Integrated assessment of water-energy-GHG emissions tradeoffs in an irrigated lucerne production system in eastern Australia

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 491-498

  Mushtaq, S ^a   Maraseni, T N ^a   Reardon Smith, K ^a,b   Bundschuh, J ^c,d   Jackson, T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^e CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy demand; Evidence base for policy; GHG emissions; Irrigation systems; Trade offs analysis; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; INVESTMENTS; IRRIGATION; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ENERGY DEMANDS; GHG EMISSION; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; TRADE OFF; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84953337473     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.037     Document Type: Article

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