Food, energy and water sustainability /

Food, energy and water sustainability / edited by Laura M. Pereira, Caitlin A. McElroy, Alexandra Littaye and Alexandra M. Girard. - xiv, 277 pages ; 22 cm. - Earthscan studies in natural resource management .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Securing food, energy, and water in India : shifting the governance landscape to tackle socio-economic challenges through integrated policies / Melissa M. Rohde -- The evolution of the narrative of corn in Mexico from impediment to progress, to a commodity and as heritage / Alexandra Littaye -- Historical path dependencies and energy governance in post-apartheid South Africa / Agostino Inguscio -- Water for energy in China / Xiawei Liao, Jim Hall and Nick Eyre -- The case of Peruvian asparagus : water governance trade-offs under climate change / Swathi Veeravalli -- Water markets and the food-water-energy nexus in Australia / Michael Valli and Alexandra M. Girard -- Institutional bricolage to address sustainability challenges in the South African sugarcane industry : a case study of the SUSFARMS initiative in the Midlands area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / Jessica Cockburn, Vaughan Koopman, Laura Pereira and Jaci van Niekerk -- Corporate water risk and return / Alex Money -- Natural resource management and marine protected areas : the importance of balancing environmental sustainability and community support / Tomas Chaigneau -- An ontology of development in the geopolitical North : resource extraction in the Canadian Northwest Territories and the shift in indigenous experiences of nature / Brice Perombelon -- Bridging ICTs with governance capabilities for food-energy-water sustainability / Timothy Karpouzoglou, Laura Pereira and Samir Doshi -- Out of sight, out of mind? : bringing the governance of mining and water risk into focus / Caitlin McElroy -- Conclusion / Laura Pereira, Alexandra Girard and Caitlin McElroy.

9781138904095 (hbk)

2017026404


Environmental management--Case studies.
Food security--Case studies.
Water security--Case studies.
Energy security--Case studies.
Conservation of natural resources--Case studies.
Natural resources--Management--Case studies.

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