Water, energy & food sustainability in the Middle East : the sustainability triangle
Title By: Badran, Adnan [Edited by] | Murad, Sohail [Edited by] | Baydoun, Elias [Edited by] | Daghir, Nuhad [Edited by]
Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing Springer, c2018.Description: x, 440 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9783319840482Other title: Water, energy and food sustainability in the Middle East.Subject(s): Climate Change Impacts | Drought, Water Shortage | Food Security in the Middle East | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Water and Energy SuppliesDDC classification: 577.27 WA TE Online resources: Location Map| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 577.27 WA TE (Browse shelf) | Available | Jan2019 | T0061271 |
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).
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. The energy Section consists of six chapters, the water section of seven chapters and finally the food security section has six chapters.