3.2 Impacts of changing trends in resource consumption

Unit Contents

• 3.2.1 Nexus Thinking
• 3.2.2 Water, food and energy security
• 3.2.3 Recycling and waste

3.2 Impacts of changing trends in resource consumption is part of the core — Global change (Paper 2). The geographic inquiry for this sub-topic is: how pressure on resources affects the future security of places

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Geographic inquiry: How pressure on resources affects the future security of places

• The water–food–energy “nexus” and how its complex interactions affect:
  • national water security, including access to safe water
  • national food security, including food availability
  • national energy security, including energy pathways and geopolitical issues
• The implications of global climate change for the water–food–energy nexus
  • Detailed examples of two countries with contrasting levels of resource security
• The disposal and recycling of consumer items, including international flows of waste

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