This book argues that a variety of policies will be required to create synergies between the water-energy-food nexus sectors while reducing trade-offs in the development of a green economy. Despite rising demand for water, energy and food globally, the governance of water-energy-food sectors has generally remained separate with limited attention placed on the interactions that exist between them. Brears provides readers with a series of in-depth case studies of leading cities, states, nations and regions of differing climates, lifestyles and income-levels from around the world that have implemented a variety of policy innovations to reduce water-energy-food nexus pressures and achieve green growth. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus will be of interest to town and regional planners, resource conservation managers, policymakers, international companies and organisations interested in reducing water-energy-food nexus pressures, environmental NGOs, researchers, graduate and undergraduate students.

Robert C. Brears is the founder of Mitidaption, Mark and Focus, and is Director on the International Board of the Indo Global Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture.

1. introduction.- 2. The Green Economy.- 3. The Green Economy and Sustainable Development.- 4. Policy Tools to Reduce Water-Energy-Food Nexus Pressure.- 5. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in New York City.- 6. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Singapore.- 7. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Massachusetts.- 8. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Ontario.- 9. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Denmark.- 10. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Korea.- 11. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Colorado River Basin.- 12. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Murray-Darling River.- 13. The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Rhine River Basin.- 14. Best Practices.- 15. Conclusions.