Quantification of the urban water-energy nexus in México City, México, with an assessment of water-system related carbon emissions

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 590-591, Issue , 2017, Pages 258-268

  Valek, Adrián Moredia ^a   Sušnik, Janez ^b   Grafakos, Stelios ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

M xico City; Water savings measures; Water system CO2e emissions; Water energy nexus

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BUDGET CONTROL; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; WATERWORKS;

CARBON EMISSIONS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; OPERATIONAL DECISIONS; URBAN WATER SYSTEMS; WATER - SAVINGS; WATER AND ENERGIES; WATER ENERGY; WATER SYSTEM;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY RESOURCE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; POLICY MAKING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HYDROPOWER; MEXICO; TOPOGRAPHY; URBAN WATER ENERGY NEXUS; WASTE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

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

EID: 85014404772     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.234     Document Type: Article

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