The nexus across water, energy, land and food (WELF): Potential for improved resource use efficiency?

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 617-624

  Ringler, Claudia ^a   Bhaduri, Anik ^b   Lawford, Richard ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Global Water System Project   (Germany)

^c MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INVESTMENT; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84890140252     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.11.002     Document Type: Review

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