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DOI	10.1525/cse.2019.002253
	Costa Rica's Water Paradox: Linking Rainforests and Droughts through the Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus in Guanacaste Province
	Magliocca, Nicholas R.; Gonzalez-Jimenez, Eugenio
通讯作者	Magliocca, NR
来源期刊	CASE STUDIES IN THE ENVIRONMENT
ISSN	2473-9510
出版年	2020
卷号	4 期号:1
英文摘要	Costa Rica is known as a verdant, tropical paradise with rich rainforests, abundant wildlife, striking mountains and volcanoes, and picturesque beaches. However, the perceived abundance of Costa Rica's water resources is only true for part of the country. The same geography and climate that bring abundant precipitation to most of southern Costa Rica and its Caribbean coast also leave the northern Pacific province of Guanacaste with substantially less rainfall and even periods of severe drought. This case study focuses on Guanacaste province, which is a major tourist destination as well as one of the country's most productive agricultural regions. Water from the lush Caribbean slopes of the Lake Arenal region is transported across the continental divide through extensive infrastructure projects. Passing through the semi-arid regions of Guanacaste, hydroelectric power generation, extensive irrigated agriculture, and tourism development use most of the water, supporting a rapidly growing regional economy but leaving increasingly less water for environmental flows. This case study introduces students to "nexus thinking" to explore the multiple and overlapping water, energy, and food (WEF) demands and ecological challenges present in Guanacaste province. Each sector and its interconnections with other sectors are examined in turn through introductory lectures, and enriched by WEF systems thinking activities and class discussions. At the conclusion of this case study curriculum, students will be able to identify and characterize points of intersection, i.e., the nexus, of WEF supply and demand, and trade-offs that exist between WEF resources and biodiversity conservation.
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000573227100005
WOS关键词	EDUCATION ; ADDRESS
WOS类目	Education & Educational Research ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Education & Educational Research ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/334621
作者单位	[Magliocca, Nicholas R.] Univ Alabama, Dept Geog, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA; [Gonzalez-Jimenez, Eugenio] Texas A&M Univ, Soltis Ctr Res & Educ Costa Rica, San Isidro, Alajuela, Costa Rica
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Magliocca, Nicholas R.,Gonzalez-Jimenez, Eugenio. Costa Rica's Water Paradox: Linking Rainforests and Droughts through the Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus in Guanacaste Province[J],2020,4(1).
APA	Magliocca, Nicholas R.,&Gonzalez-Jimenez, Eugenio.(2020).Costa Rica's Water Paradox: Linking Rainforests and Droughts through the Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus in Guanacaste Province.CASE STUDIES IN THE ENVIRONMENT,4(1).
MLA	Magliocca, Nicholas R.,et al."Costa Rica's Water Paradox: Linking Rainforests and Droughts through the Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus in Guanacaste Province".CASE STUDIES IN THE ENVIRONMENT 4.1(2020).