The Water-Energy-Carbon Nexus: Optimising Rainwater Harvesting in Mexico City

Environmental Processes

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 307-323

  Valdez, M Carmen ^a   Adler, Ilan ^a   Barrett, Mark ^a   Ochoa, Ricardo ^b   Pérez, Angel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Mario Molina Centre for Strategic Studies on Energy and Environment   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Energy consumption; Flood mitigation; Life cycle assessment; Rainwater harvesting; Water management

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLOODS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARVESTING; MATERIALS HANDLING; RAIN; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CARBON EMISSIONS; COMPARATIVE SIMULATION; FLOOD MITIGATION; GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PUMPING ENERGIES; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM;

LIFE CYCLE;

AQUIFER; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY USE; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; LEAKAGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RAINWATER; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84971241642     PISSN: 21987491     EISSN: 21987505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40710-016-0138-2     Document Type: Article

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