The authors examine & decode some of the basic elements of sustainability: food, water & energy. Current resource uses & human development strategies are discussed that can help maintain resilient environments & societies at a country level.

Food, water and energy form some of the basic elements of sustainability considerations. This ground-breaking book examines and decodes these elements, exploring how a range of countries make decisions regarding their energy and bio-resource consumption and procurement. The authors consider how these choices impact not only the societies and environments of those countries, but the world in general. To achieve this, the authors review the merits of various sustainability and environmental metrics, and then apply these to 34 countries that are ranked low, medium or high on the human...

This volume offers a scientific assessment of the effects of climatic variability and change on forest resources in the United States. It serves as a framework for managing U.S. forest resources in the context of climate change.