Interconnected Infrastructure

Our infrastructure for water, energy, transportation, food production, health and everything else in for connected systems that interact with each other.  Links to a collection of recent articles on this subject appear below.

ENERGY & FOOD

The era of cheap food may be over (Elliott, L., The Guardian, Sept. 2, 2012)

The Water Energy Food Nexus (SABMiller, Aug. 26, 2012, video)

The Earth in 2050: What Is the Stress Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water? (Aspen Institute, July 13, 2012, video)

Talk point: the water-energy-food nexus (Bristow, R., The Guardian, Jan. 23, 2012)

The Water-Food-Energy Nexus (Wales, A., TED, Oct. 28, 2011, video)

Global Risks 2011: The Water-Food-Energy Nexus (World Economic Forum, Jan. 11, 2011, video)

WATER & ENERGY

A New Energy Source: Major Advance Made in Generating Electricity from Wastewater (Science Daily, Aug. 13, 2012)

The Water Energy Food Nexus (SABMiller, Aug. 26, 2016, video)

Water shortages hit US power supply (Reardon, S., New Scientist, Aug. 20, 2012)

The Earth in 2050: What Is the Stress Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water? (Aspen Institute, July 13, 2012, video)

Energy-Water Nexus (Government Accountability Office, Jan. 2012)

Talk point: the water-energy-food nexus (Bristow, R., The Guardian, Jan. 23, 2012)

US Energy Production Facing Limits of Water Scarcity (Palacio, Z., Voice of America, Jan. 8, 2012)

The Water-Food-Energy Nexus (Wales, A., TED, Oct. 28, 2011, video)

Global Risks 2011: The Water-Food-Energy Nexus (World Economic Forum, Jan. 11, 2011, video)

WATER & FOOD

Water n’ Food – PSA-a-thon Series (Water for the Ages, Sept. 8, 2012)

The Water Energy Food Nexus (SABMiller, Aug. 26, 2012, video)

World Water Week blog: is nexus thinking finally taking off? (Tharme, R., The Guardian, Aug. 30, 2012)

The Earth in 2050: What Is the Stress Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water? (Aspen Institute, July 13, 2012, video)

US drought could trigger repeat of global food crisis, experts warn (Goldenberg, S., The Guardian, July 23, 2012)

Talk point: the water-energy-food nexus (Bristow, R., The Guardian, Jan. 23, 2012)

The Water-Food-Energy Nexus (Wales, A., TED, Oct. 28, 2011, video)

Global Risks 2011: The Water-Food-Energy Nexus (World Economic Forum, Jan. 11, 2011, video)

H20 Food (Water for the Ages, n.d.)

OTHER

Our Interconnected Infrastructure (Infrastructure Watch, Aug. 7, 2012)