The water-energy nexus in the American west / edited by Douglas S. Kenney and Robert Wilkinson.
2011
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The water-energy nexus in the American west / edited by Douglas S. Kenney and Robert Wilkinson.
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Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2011.
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1 online resource (xvii, 274 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Pt. 1. Introduction and overview
The Water-Energy Nexus: Methodologies, Challenges and Opportunities / Robert Wilkinson
Energy, Water and the Natural Environment / Melinda Kassen and Jack E. Williams
Pt. 2a. Water for energy : fossil fuels
The Coal Conundrum / Kristen Averyt
Oil Shale and Water / Bart Miller
Managing Produced Water from Coalbed Methane Production / Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Katherine L. Guerra
Pt. 2b. Water for energy : water-intensive renewables Water-Intensive Renewables
Concentrated Thermal Solar Power and the Value of Water for Electricity / Cynthia L. Schwartz
The New Generation of Biofuels / Ronald C. Pate
Pt. 3a. Energy for water : big projects
Water-Energy Interdependencies and the Central Arizona Project / Susanna Eden, Christopher A. Scott, Melissa L. Lamberton and Sharon B. Megdal
Energy-Intensive Water Supplies / Stacy Tellinghuisen
The Energy Implications of Desalination / Heather Cooley
Pt. 3b. Energy for water : select state case studie s
Energy Requirements for Water Supply in Utah / Sarah G. Larsen and Steven J. Burian
The Vital Role of Electrical Energy for Arizona Water Services / Joseph H. Hoover
Pt. 4. Solutions : examples of ways forward
Adaptive Management as a Tool for Negotiating the Water-Energy Nexus / Melinda Harm Benson
Decision-Support for the Water-Energy Nexus: Examining Decision-making in the American West / Steve A. Conrad
Integrated Planning: Transmission, Generation and Water in the Western States / Tom Iseman and Alex Schroeder
The Water Bargain of Solar and Wind Energy / Martin J. Pasqualetti
Water-Energy Integration in California / Frances Spivy-Weber.
The Water-Energy Nexus: Methodologies, Challenges and Opportunities / Robert Wilkinson
Energy, Water and the Natural Environment / Melinda Kassen and Jack E. Williams
Pt. 2a. Water for energy : fossil fuels
The Coal Conundrum / Kristen Averyt
Oil Shale and Water / Bart Miller
Managing Produced Water from Coalbed Methane Production / Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Katherine L. Guerra
Pt. 2b. Water for energy : water-intensive renewables Water-Intensive Renewables
Concentrated Thermal Solar Power and the Value of Water for Electricity / Cynthia L. Schwartz
The New Generation of Biofuels / Ronald C. Pate
Pt. 3a. Energy for water : big projects
Water-Energy Interdependencies and the Central Arizona Project / Susanna Eden, Christopher A. Scott, Melissa L. Lamberton and Sharon B. Megdal
Energy-Intensive Water Supplies / Stacy Tellinghuisen
The Energy Implications of Desalination / Heather Cooley
Pt. 3b. Energy for water : select state case studie s
Energy Requirements for Water Supply in Utah / Sarah G. Larsen and Steven J. Burian
The Vital Role of Electrical Energy for Arizona Water Services / Joseph H. Hoover
Pt. 4. Solutions : examples of ways forward
Adaptive Management as a Tool for Negotiating the Water-Energy Nexus / Melinda Harm Benson
Decision-Support for the Water-Energy Nexus: Examining Decision-making in the American West / Steve A. Conrad
Integrated Planning: Transmission, Generation and Water in the Western States / Tom Iseman and Alex Schroeder
The Water Bargain of Solar and Wind Energy / Martin J. Pasqualetti
Water-Energy Integration in California / Frances Spivy-Weber.
Summary
The nexus between water and energy raises a set of public policy questions that go far beyond water and energy. Economic vitality and management of scarce and precious resources are at stake. This book contributes to the body of knowledge and understanding regarding water, energy, and the links between the two in the American West and beyond. The research and analyses presented by the authors shed new light on the choices that must be made in order to avoid unnecessary harm in the development and management of water and energy systems to meet public needs in an ever changing environmental and economic climate-- Source other than Library of Congress.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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9781849809375 e-book
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