"Contents" [2011] ELECD 1015; in Kenney, S. Douglas; Wilkinson, Robert (eds), "The Water–Energy Nexus in the American West" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011)

Book Title: The Water–Energy Nexus in the American West

Editor(s): Kenney, S. Douglas; Wilkinson, Robert

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781849809368

Section Title: Contents

Number of pages: 2

Extract:

Contents
List of contributors vii
Preface xiv
Acknowledgements xvi
Units of measure and conversions xvii

PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

1. The water­energy nexus: methodologies, challenges and
opportunities 3
Robert Wilkinson
2. Energy, water and the natural environment 18
Melinda Kassen and Jack E. Williams

PART IIa: WATER FOR ENERGY
Fossil fuels

3. The coal conundrum 33
Kristen Averyt
4. Oil shale and water 45
Bart Miller
5. Managing produced water from coalbed methane production 57
Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Katherine L. Guerra

PART IIb: WATER FOR ENERGY
Water-intensive renewables

6. Concentrated thermal solar power and the value of water for
electricity 71
Cynthia L. Schwartz
7. The new generation of biofuels 84
Ronald C. Pate




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PART IIIa: ENERGY FOR WATER
Big projects

8. Water­energy interdependencies and the Central Arizona
Project 109
Susanna Eden, Christopher A. Scott, Melissa L. Lamberton
and Sharon B. Megdal
9. Energy-intensive water supplies 123
Stacy Tellinghuisen
10. The energy implications of desalination 136
Heather Cooley

PART IIIb: ENERGY FOR WATER
Select state case studies

11. Energy requirements for water supply in Utah 153
Sara G. Larsen and Steven J. Burian
12. The vital role of electrical energy for Arizona water services 165
Joseph H. Hoover

PART IV: SOLUTIONS: EXAMPLES OF WAYS
FORWARD

13. Adaptive management as a tool for negotiating the
water­energy nexus 179
Melinda Harm Benson
14. Decision-support for the water­energy nexus: examining
decision-making in the ...