Water, Energy & Food Sustainability in the Middle East The Sustainability Triangle /

Water, Energy & Food Sustainability in the Middle East The Sustainability Triangle /

This book provides a survey of technologies available to tackle the problems associated with climate change in the energy, water and food security nexus with a special focus on the Middle East. It is divided into three main sections. The energy Section consists of six chapters, the water section of...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Murad, Sohail (Editor), Baydoun, Elias (Editor), Daghir, Nuhad (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects:
Environment.
Renewable energy resources.
Environmental health.
Climate change.
Renewable energy sources.
Alternate energy sources.
Green energy industries.
Natural resources.
Climate Change.
Natural Resources.
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.
Renewable and Green Energy.
Water and Health.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Water
  • 1. Climate Change and Water Science Policy in Management (Adnan Badran)
  • 2. The Triangle: Energy, Water & Food nexus for Sustainable Security in the Arab Middle East (Peter Rogers)
  • 3. Water, food and trade as an element of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the MENA region (J. A. (Tony) Allan)
  • 4. Water And Water Supply In The Mena: Less Of The Same (John Waterbury)
  • 5. Water Conservation in the Arab Region (Abdin M.A. Salih)
  • 6. State of the Art and Future Applications of Desalination Technologies in the Middle East (Corrado Sommariva)
  • Part 2. Energy
  • 7. Hydrocarbon Fuels from Lignocellulose (John R. Regalbuto)
  • 8. Energy Storage Systems for Smart Grid Applications (Said Al-Hallaj)
  • 9. Solar Energy in the Middle East (Nasir El Bassam)
  • 10. Reducing Energy Cost for Wastewater Treatment in the Middle East: A Physio-Chemical Prospective (Digambara Patra)
  • 11. Wind Power and Potential for its Exploitation in the Arab World (Muhammad R. Hajj)
  • Part 3. Food
  • 12. Food Security in an Insecure Future (John R. Hillman)
  • 13. Soils and Food Security in The Arab World (Isam Bashour)
  • 14. Rainfed Agriculture and Food Security in Dry Areas (Kamil Shideed)
  • 15. Ensuring Food Security by Improving “Freshwater Use Efficiency” or by Farming the Seas (Imad Saoud)
  • 16. Impact Of Food Losses And Waste On Food Security (Wajih.N.Sawaya)
  • 17. Foodborne Disease in the Middle East (Ewen C. D. Todd).

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