The Water–Energy–Food Nexus , 1st ed. 2021 Concept and Assessments Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes Series

Water, Energy and Food are the very basic necessities of human life and all the three of them are interconnected with each other, this connection being called the Water-Energy-Food nexus. Water is an inevitable element to energy and food systems to work. Water is essential for the growth of crops and produce energy and it consumes a lot of energy to treat and move water. Food and energy are equally dependent upon each other as well. This book highlights with various examples and case studies from around the World, the importance of this concept.

The Food-Energy-Water-Nexus in a post growth economy – a model approach with an informal sector

Energy, Water, Food nexus Decision-making for Sustainable Food Security

Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Benchmarking: A Bibliometric Analysis

ASSESSMENT OF WATER-FOOD-ENERGY NEXUS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL

SUSTAINABILITY: THE CASE OF DEVELOPING ECONOMIES

Conflicts and power relations: Water – energy – food nexus of biofuels in Brazil

The Food-Energy-Water-Nexus capability index – an operationalization of Sen’s capability approach

Dr. Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu currently works for SgT Group as Head of Sustainability, and is based out of Hong Kong. He earned his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is a renowned expert in the areas of Environmental Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing Supply Chain, Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Carbon Footprint Assessment (PCF) in various industrial sectors. He has five years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, research and development and textile testing and over a decade's of experience in life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon and ecological footprints assessment of various consumer products. He has published more than 100 research publications, written numerous book chapters and authored/edited over 95 books in the areas of Carbon Footprint, Recycling, Environmental Assessment and Environmental Sustainability.

Highlights with case studies from around the World, importance of the water-energy-food nexus

Presents details on The Food-Energy-Water-Nexus in a post growth economy

Discusses the Reflections about the Food-Energy-Water-Nexus in a World without Economic Growth – A Dynamic Multinational CGE Model-Based Thought Experiment

Deals with Integrated Watershed Management vis-a-vis Water-Energy-Food Nexus