This book argues that a variety of policies will be required to create synergies between the water-energy-food nexus sectors while reducing trade-offs in the development of a green economy. Despite rising demand for water, energy and food globally, the governance of water-energy-food sectors has generally remained separate with limited attention placed on the interactions that exist between them.
Brears provides readers with a series of in-depth case studies of leading cities, states, nations and regions of differing climates, lifestyles and income-levels from around the world that have implemented a variety of policy innovations to reduce water-energy-food nexus pressures and achieve green growth.
The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus will be of interest to town and regional planners, resource conservation managers, policymakers, international companies and organisations interested in reducing water-energy-food nexus pressures, environmental NGOs, researchers, graduate and undergraduate students.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. introduction. - 2. The Green Economy. - 3. The Green Economy and Sustainable Development. - 4. Policy Tools to Reduce Water-Energy-Food Nexus Pressure. - 5. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in New York City. - 6. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Singapore. - 7. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Massachusetts. - 8. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Ontario. - 9. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Denmark. - 10. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Korea. - 11. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Colorado River Basin. - 12. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Murray-Darling River. - 13. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Rhine River Basin. - 14. Best Practices. - 15. Conclusions.
