An Innovative Accounting Framework for the Food-energy-water Nexus

Application of the MuSIASEM Approach to Three Case Studies

• Author(s): Mario Giampietro,
• Publisher: Food and Agriculture Association of the United Nations
• Pages: 81
• ISBN_10: 9251079641
  ISBN_13: 9789251079645
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Industries / Agribusiness , Business & Economics / Development / Sustainable Development , Nature / Natural Resources , Social Science / Agriculture & Food , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture , Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / General , Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable ,

Description:... Human wellbeing relies upon the availability and wise management of food, energy and water. The interconnections between these resources make clear that the management of each of them cannot be considered in isolation but in an integrated and holistic way. This report presents the results of the application of an integrated analysis approach, the Multi-Scale Integrated Assessment of Society and Ecosystem Metabolism to three case studies: an analysis of the option to produce biofuel from sugarcane in the Republic of Mauritius; an exploration of the future of grain production in the Indian state of Punjab; an assessment of two alternative energy sources to produce electricity in the Republic of South Africa.