The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Description

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv The Green Economy (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 1-22 The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 23-50 Policy Tools to Reduce Water-Energy-Food Nexus Pressures (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 51-80 The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in New York City (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 81-112 The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Singapore (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 113-145 The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Massachusetts (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 147-180 The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Ontario (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 181-214 The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Denmark (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 215-248 The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Korea (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 249-274 The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Colorado River Basin (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 275-310 The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Murray-Darling River Basin (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 311-347 The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Rhine River Basin (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 349-384 Best Practices (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 385-402 Back Matter ....Pages 403-423