Author : Mario Giampietro
Release : 2013
Genre : Agriculture
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 645/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis An Innovative Accounting Framework for the Food-energy-water Nexus by : Mario Giampietro
Download or read book An Innovative Accounting Framework for the Food-energy-water Nexus written by Mario Giampietro. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human wellbeing relies upon the availability and wise management of food, energy and water. The interconnections between these resources make clear that the management of each of them cannot be considered in isolation but in an integrated and holistic way. This report presents the results of the application of an integrated analysis approach, the Multi-Scale Integrated Assessment of Society and Ecosystem Metabolism to three case studies: an analysis of the option to produce biofuel from sugarcane in the Republic of Mauritius; an exploration of the future of grain production in the Indian state of Punjab; an assessment of two alternative energy sources to produce electricity in the Republic of South Africa.