The water-energy-food nexus: Trade-offs, thresholds and transdisciplinary approaches to sustainable development

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2017, Pages 97-106

  Kurian, Mathew ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Critical mass; Nexus nodes; Thresholds; Trade offs; Transdisciplinarity; Wastewater reuse effectiveness index; Water energy food nexus

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BENCHMARKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 85007108686     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2016.11.006     Document Type: Article

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