1st Edition

Beyond the Energy–Water–Food Nexus New Strategies for 21st-Century Growth

By Will Sarni Copyright 2015
73 Pages
by Routledge

73 Pages
by Routledge

Providing food, clean water and energy for a growing population is one of the greatest challenges facing public and private sector professionals. While there is widespread recognition of the complex feedback loops between energy, water and food, there has been less focus on viable solutions. This guide by Will Sarni – an internationally recognized thought leader on corporate water stewardship... Read more

Introduction1. What is the nexus? Meeting the energy, water and food needs of 9 billion people2. Global trends in energy, water and food3. How did we get here? What is not working? 3.1 Silo thinking 3.2 Public policy 3.3 Market failure4. What has to change? 4.1 Decoupling growth from resource use 4.2 Moving out of the silos – What do solutions look like? 4.3 Integrated solutions in the utility sectors 5. Twenty-first-century thinking: A new framework with new rules 6. Closing thoughts: Abandon business as usualReferences

Biography

Sarni, Will