Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
10 |
10 |
4 |
2 weeks |
60 hours |
Instructor
Francisco Muñoz Arriola
Thiago Liborio Romanelli
Objective
To explore the drivers of sustainable development through uncoupled water, energy and food footprints
in a changing climate for distinct production systems in the USA and Brazil.
Content
Overview on production systems for food, fiber and energy. Methods for sustainable assessment (water,
energy, inputs, environmental services, cost). Integration of science, engineering and innovation
towards sustainability and policy making.
Bibliography
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Challenges in the American Southwest. RFF Press. 2011. 264p.
Pittock, J.; Hussey, K.;Dovers, S. Climate, Energy and Water. Cambridge University Press. 2015. 341p.
Schneider, E. D.; Kay, J.J. Life as a manifestation of the second law of thermodynamics. Mathematical
and Computer Modelling. 19, 6–8, 1994, p. 25-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/0895-7177(94)90188-0
Shekhar, S., J. Colleti, F. Munoz-Arriola, L. Ramaswamy, C. Krinz, L. Varshney, D. Richardson. (2017).
Intelligent Infrastructure for Smart Agriculture: An Integrated Food, Energy and Water System. eprint
arXiv:1705.01993. 2017arXiv170501993S. A Computing Community Consortium (CCC) white paper, 8
pp.
Romanelli, T. L.; Milan, M. Material flow determination through agricultural machinery management.
Scientia agricola, 67, 4Aug. 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90162010000400001