Food, Energy, and Water are components of a complex web of interdependencies (FEW Nexus). Using this Nexus concept as a lens, we investigated the environmental and social impacts of the Panama Canal Expansion. We mapped the relationships between water security, biodiversity, environmental awareness, sustainable agriculture, deforestation, economy, urbanization, and waste management as well as the connections between these issues, both directly and tangentially, to the broader FEW Nexus. This framework gives rise to the potential for future research.

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Creator

• Terwilliger, Sarah Rose
• Beinor, Michael Albert
• Bucknam, Sarah Kathryn
• Delaney, Veronica May
• Temple, William Miller

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Water
• Sustainability
• Food

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121515-133606

Palabra Clave

• Rural development
• Recycling (Waste, etc.)
• Water-supply--Health aspects
• Agriculture

Advisor

• Elgert, Laureen
• Sakulich, Aaron R.

Year

• 2015

Center

• Panama City, Panama Project Center - IQP

Date created

• 2015-12-15

Ubicación

• Panama City

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright