In recent years the "nexus" has emerged as a powerful concept to capture inter-linkages of resources and is now a key feature of policy-making. This book is one of the first to provide a broad overview of both the science behind the nexus and the implications for policies and sustainable development.

Introduction Felix Dodds and Jamie Bartram Part 1: Learning from the Past, Building a New Future: Nexus Scientific Research 1. History of the Nexus at the Intergovernmental Level Felix Dodds and Jamie Bartram 2. Sustainable Development Goals and Policy Integration in the Nexus David Leblanc 3. Nexus Scientific Research: Theory and Approach Serving Sustainable Development Joachim von Braun and Alisher Mirzabaev 4. Global Risks and Opportunities in Food, Energy, Environment and Water to 2050 R. Quentin Grafton 5. Stewardship of Ecosystems Tony Allan and Nathanial Matthews Part 2: Urban Challenges of the Nexus: Local and Global Perspectives 6. The Contribution of Innovation in Urban Resilience and Sustainability to Realising the Urban Nexus Nicholas You 7. Operationalizing the Urban NEXUS: Increasing the Productivity of Cities and Urbanized Nations Kathrine Brekke and Jeb Brugmann 8. The Confederacy of Experts: The Crushing Nexus of Silos, Systems, Arrogance and Irrational Certainty Gary Lawrence Part 3: Natural Resource Security for People: Water, Food and Energy 9. Water-Food-Energy-Climate: Strengthening the Weak Links in the Nexus Ania Grobicki 10. Natural Resource Security in an Uncertain World Sylvia Lee Part 4: Nexus Perspectives: Energy: Water and Climate 11. The Nexus in Small Island Developing States Liz Thompson 12. Renewable Energy: Nexus-friendly Pathways for Growth Frank Wouters and Divyam Nagpal 13. The Challenge of Climate Change in the Energy-Water Nexus Diego Rodriguez, Anna Delgado Martin and Antonia Sohns Part 5: Nexus Perspectives: Food, Water, and Climate 14. Smallholder Farmers are at the Nexus of Post-2015 Development Issues Iain MacGillivray 15. Green Opportunities for Urban Sanitation Challenges through Energy, Water and Nutrient Recovery Pay Drechsel and Munir A. Hanjra Part 6: Nexus Corporate Stewardship: How Business is Improving Resource Use 16. Building Partnerships for Resilience David Norman and Stuart Orr 17. Capital Markets at the Nexus of Sustainable Development Steve Waygood 18. Principles for the Integration of the Nexus within Business Felix Dodds and Cole Simons

Felix Dodds is a Senior Affiliate of the Water Institute and a Senior Fellow at the Global Research Institute at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Tellus Institute, and was the Executive Director of the Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future from 1992 to 2012. He is author or editor of several books on sustainable development and resource security.

Jamie Bartram is a Don and Jennifer Holzworth Distinguished Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Director of the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He is the author or editor of numerous academic papers and books, including the Routledge Handbook of Water and Heath (2015).