The Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Optimization Models for Decision Making

1st Edition, Volume 32 - November 1, 2023
Authors: Brenda Cansino-Loeza, José Maria Ponce-Ortega
Language: English
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The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Optimization Models for Decision Making, Volume 32 covers water, energy, and food as crucial resources for human well-being and sustainable development. These resources are inextricably interrelated, therefore, to cover water, energy, and food demands in different sectors and at different scales, it must be considered several sources to produce resources, and the interlinkages of resources for a proper integration must be considered. This book emphasizes issues that must be considered in the design of water-energy-food nexus systems, such as the selection of technologies to produce water or energy, size of technologies, and food required for nutritional demands.

In addition, mathematical models are presented for the design of water-energy-food nexus systems involving several strategies to account for issues such as sustainable development, security of resources, interest in conflicts from stakeholders, and efficient allocation of resources.

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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Chapter 1. The water–energy–food nexus
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Water–energy nexus
1.3 Water–food nexus
1.4 Energy–food nexus
1.5 Water–energy–food nexus
References
Chapter 2. Water–energy–food nexus security
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Water system
2.3 Energy system
2.4 Food system
2.5 Water security
2.6 Energy security
2.7 Food security
2.8 Water–energy–food security
References
Chapter 3. Decision-making and optimization models of the water–energy–food system
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Mathematical optimization
References
Chapter 4. A systematic approach for assessing the water–energy–food nexus for sustainable development
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Problem statement
4.3 Analysis and perspectives of resource stress in the world
4.4 Case study
4.5 Results
4.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 5. Involving the water–energy–food nexus in integrating low-income communities
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Problem statement
5.3 Model formulation
5.4 Case study
5.5 Results
5.6 Conclusion
5.7 Code of the mathematical model in the software GAMS
Nomenclature
References
Chapter 6. Stochastic optimization of the water–energy–food nexus in disadvantaged rural communities
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Problem statement
6.3 Methodology
6.4 Case study
6.5 Results
6.6 Conclusion
6.7 Codel of the mathematical model implemented in the software GAMS
Nomenclature
References
Chapter 7. Sustainable assessment of water–energy–food nexus through a multistakeholder optimization approach
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Problem statement
7.3 Mathematical model
7.4 Case study
7.5 Results
7.6 Limitations and future research
7.7 Implications for the theory and practice
7.8 Conclusion
7.9 Code of the mathematical model implemented in the software GAMS
Nomenclature
References
Chapter 8. A water–energy–food security nexus framework based on optimal resource allocation
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Problem statement
8.3 Water–energy–food nexus optimization framework
8.4 Model formulation
8.5 Case study
8.6 Results
8.7 Conclusion
8.8 Code of the mathematical model in the software GAMS
Nomenclature
References
Index

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