TY - CHAP
T1 - General Description of Water, Energy, and Food Resources
AU - David, Love Opeyemi
AU - Aigbavboa, Clinton
AU - Nwulu, Nnamdi
AU - Adepoju, Omoseni Oyindamola
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This chapter expounds on water, energy, and food resourcesFood resources. It commences by providing a detailed overview of water resourcesWater resources, delineating the various types and sources of water, their volumes, and geographical distribution. The chapter also explores vital terminologies associated with water resources, including water securityWater security, desalination, sustainability, scarcity, and water 4.0Water 4.0. Moreover, the chapter explores energy resourcesEnergy resources, presenting different classifications and types of energy alongside their quantities and geographic distribution. It further discusses fundamental concepts such as energy securityEnergy security, poverty, demand and supply dynamics, efficiency, sustainability, and the emergence of Energy 4.0Energy 4.0. Furthermore, the chapter offers insights into food resourcesFood resources, categorizing them based on chemical composition, physiological functions, properties, and nutritional valueNutritional value. It addresses various types of food and elucidates terminologies like food securityFood security, safety, sustainability, crises, Agri-Food 4.0, and nutrition. Lastly, the chapter examines the intricate relationship between water, energy, and food resourcesFood resources within the built environment, highlighting their impact on resource security and the sustainability of human settlements.
AB - This chapter expounds on water, energy, and food resourcesFood resources. It commences by providing a detailed overview of water resourcesWater resources, delineating the various types and sources of water, their volumes, and geographical distribution. The chapter also explores vital terminologies associated with water resources, including water securityWater security, desalination, sustainability, scarcity, and water 4.0Water 4.0. Moreover, the chapter explores energy resourcesEnergy resources, presenting different classifications and types of energy alongside their quantities and geographic distribution. It further discusses fundamental concepts such as energy securityEnergy security, poverty, demand and supply dynamics, efficiency, sustainability, and the emergence of Energy 4.0Energy 4.0. Furthermore, the chapter offers insights into food resourcesFood resources, categorizing them based on chemical composition, physiological functions, properties, and nutritional valueNutritional value. It addresses various types of food and elucidates terminologies like food securityFood security, safety, sustainability, crises, Agri-Food 4.0, and nutrition. Lastly, the chapter examines the intricate relationship between water, energy, and food resourcesFood resources within the built environment, highlighting their impact on resource security and the sustainability of human settlements.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-72833-4_2
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-72833-4_2
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85212249299
T3 - Green Energy and Technology
SP - 21
EP - 61
BT - Green Energy and Technology
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
ER -