Peri-urban areas and food-energy-water nexus : sustainability and resilience strategies in the age of climate change

• Other Authors: Colucci, Angela (Editor), Magoni, Marcello, 1958- (Editor), Menoni, Scira (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
• Series: Springer tracts in mechanical engineering.
• Subjects: Sustainable urban development.; City planning > Environmental aspects.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319410227; 9783319410203
• ISSN: 2366-2603
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 156 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

This book explores the nexus among food, energy and water in peri-urban areas, demonstrating how relevant this nexus is for environmental sustainability. In particular it examines the effective management of the nexus in the face of the risks and trade-offs of mitigation policies, and as a mean to c...