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Author:   Peter Saundry ,  Benjamin L. Ruddell
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   1.214kg
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9783030299132

ISBN 10:   3030299139
Pages:   688
Publication Date:   07 April 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part I   Framing the Nexus Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1               Structure of the Book 1.2               Why food, energy, and water? 1.3               Systems science 1.4               Integrating systems 1.5               Scientific challenges at the nexus 1.6               Human challenges at the nexus Chapter 2. Demographics, Supply, Demand and Sustainable Development Goals 1.1               Demographics and geography 1.2               Evolving demands for food, energy, and water 1.3               Geographical variations and their consequences 1.4               Sustainable Development Goals 1.5               The nexus and implementation of the SDGs Chapter 3. Ecosystems at the Nexus 3.1               Introduction to ecosystem services   3.2               Valuing ecosystems and ecosystem services 3.3               Relationship to sustainable development goals (SDGs) 3.4               Case study: Erosion and agriculture Chapter 4. Infrastructure 4.1.              Introduction to Infrastructure Integration 4.2.              Hard and Soft Infrastructures 4.3.              Infrastructure Networks 4.4.              Cascading Failures 4.5.             Case Studies: Energy, Water, Food Chapter 5. Climate 5.1.             Climate change basics 5.2.             Climate change stress at the nexus: Slow systemic changes, extreme events, cascading effects, climate risks at different scales 5.3.             Climate modelling and the nexus 5.4.             Climate policies vs. nexus policies 5.5.             Climate adaptation strategies Chapter 6. Economics 6.1.             Introduction 6.2.             Economic aspects of the nexus (demand & supply; rebound effect; non-market valuation) 6.3.             Transferring results 6.4.             Case studies: water 6.5.             Economic influences (general influences; induced innovation, limits; incentives; welfare) 6.6.             Broader items (externalities; income distribution and income inequality; incorporating dynamic concerns; uncertainty and risk aversion; private-public issues; cost-benefit) 6.7.             Conclusions Part II Scientific Tools at the Nexus Chapter 7. Questions and Scales 7.1.             Framing the nexus 7.2.             Scale issues 7.3.             Time issues 7.4.             Addressing Risk 7.5.             Addressing human behavior 7.6.             Scientific tools at nexus 7.7.             Challenges and Applications Chapter 8. Metrics 8.1.             Introduction 8.2.             Metric characteristics 8.3.             Metrics and models 8.4.             Data constraints 8.5.             Computing constraints 8.6.             Methodological frameworks (life cycle assessment; metric scale; metric taxonomy) 8.7.             Case studies: Two Texas river basins; use of metrics to improve drought management Chapter 9. Data 9.1.             Introduction 9.2.             Data Structure 9.3.             Data quality 9.4.             Metadata 9.5.             Spatial resolution 9.6.             Temporal resolution 9.7.             Process resolution Chapter 10. Modeling 10.1.          Introduction to modeling 10.2.          Modeling needs at the nexus 10.3.          Challenges for FEWS modeling 10.4.          Some key questions (food-energy; energy-water; water-food; FEWS-climate) 10.5.          Moving forward Chapter 11. Computing 11.1.          Introduction to Computer Science 11.2.          Computer Science Background 11.3.          Computer science as a tool 11.4.          Challenges and tools 11.5.          Case Studies: Precision agriculture; geodesign on large farms-landscape level; GEOGLAM (Global Agricultural Monitoring) Chapter 12. Questions and Scales revisited 12.1.          Pulling the lessons from chapters 7-11 Part III: Human dimensions Chapter 13. Human Behavior and Adaptation 13.1.          Introduction 13.2.          Social science perspectives of coupled human-natural systems (decision science; economics; sociology; human motivations, perceptions and beliefs; individuals and communities) 13.3.          Data and methods used to model decisions at individual and community scales. 13.4.          Case study 1: Migration 13.5.          Modeling challenges Chapter 14. Conflict, Mediation, and Dispute Resolution 14.1.          Introduction: Existing conflicts over  food, energy and water systems 14.2.          Conflicts at Different Scales (individual, community, regional, national, international) 14.3.          Opportunities to address and manage conflicts  (Alternative Dispute Resolution methods) 14.4.          Ways of bring the science into the decision-making process 14.5.          Case studies (individual, community, regional, national, international) 14.6.          Conflict resolution toolkit 14.7.          Conclusion Chapter 15. Global and International Policy and Law 15.1.          Introduction 15.2.          International water law 15.3.          International energy law 15.4.          International food law 15.5.          Conclusions Chapter 16. U.S. Policy and Law 16.1.          Introduction (framing international and U.S. law at the nexus; federalism) 16.2.          The U.S. Regulatory Framework (water, energy, food) 16.3.          Innovation from below (state regulations) 16.4.          Pathways for increased integration 16.5.          Conclusion Part IV: Two Approaches to the Nexus Chapter 17. Cities 17.1.          Introduction 17.2.          Drivers: The Socio-Political Context 17.3.          Supply Chain: The Biophysical context  17.4.          City Types and Case Studies (Portland, Detroit, Curitiba, Tianjin) Chapter 18. Watersheds 18.1.          Introduction 18.2.          The Great Lakes Region of North America 18.3.          The Amazon river basin of South America 18.4.          Lake Victoria Basin of East Africa 18.5.          Conclusions Part V: The Future of the Nexus Field   Chapter 19: A Community of Science and Practice 19.1.          Introduction 19.2.          An integrated approach to resource management 19.3.          A Community of Science and Practice 19.4.          Conclusion Chapter 20: Opportunities at the Nexus 20.1.          Looking forward 20.2.          Opportunities in science 20.3.          Opportunities in practice 20.4.          Sustainable societies 20.5.          Conclusions

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Peter Saundry is an Adjunct Professor of Energy at Johns Hopkins University and Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and Environment where he was Executive Director (1993-2016). He is also a consultant on science and policy integration, energy and climate policy development, and federal funding for  energy and climate research and development. His PhD is in Physics from the University of Southern California, and was an American Physical Society Congressional Science Fellow for the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. Senate. Ben Ruddell is currently a Professor in and the Director of the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems at Northern Arizona University, the President of Ruddell Environmental consulting, Chief Science Officer for Criticality Sciences Inc., and the Director of the FEWSION project. His PhD is in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Arizona (Water Resources practice). His professional goals are the advancement of the science and management of complex systems, and excellence in education in a university setting.

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