1st Edition

Energy For Water Regional Case Studies

Edited By Christopher Napoli Copyright 2018
182 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge

Water and energy are inextricably linked as unsound management of either resource can have an impact on the cost, availability, and sustainability of the other. This book explores the "energy for water" component of the water–energy nexus. It offers diverse case studies from around the world including the deserts of Saudi Arabia, rural China, Pakistan’s Indus Basin, arid Greek islands, and... Read more

1. A framework for understanding energy for water Christopher Napoli and Berenice Garcia-Tellez

2. The energy trade-offs of adapting to a water-scarce future: case study of Los Angeles Kelly Twomey Sanders

3. Quantifying and managing urban water-related energy use systemically: case study lessons from Australia Steven John Kenway and Ka Leung Lam

4. Energy for freshwater supply, use and disposal in the Netherlands: a case study of Dutch households P.W. Gerbens-Leenes

5. Evaluating the economic viability of solar-powered desalination: Saudi Arabia as a case study Christopher Napoli and Bertrand Rioux

6. Responding to water challenges in Greece through desalination: energy considerations A. Kartalidis, E. Tzen, E. Kampragkou and D. Assimacopoulos

7. Modernization of irrigation systems in Spain: review and analysis for decision making Javier Alarcón, Alberto Garrido and Luis Juana

8. Drivers of groundwater use and technical efficiency of groundwater, canal water, and conjunctive use in Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System Dawit Mekonnen, Afreen Siddiqi and Claudia Ringler

9. Energy for water utilization in China and policy implications for integrated planning Xi Li, Jie Liu, Chunmiao Zheng, Guoyi Han and Holger Hoff

Biography

Christopher Napoli is a research fellow at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, where he researches and advises on natural resource economics and environmental management. Prior to this, he was Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. He has a PhD from the University of Kent, UK, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen's University, Canada.