Tools for Tackling the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

• Autorzy: Edward A. Byers
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Researchers and practitioners have developed many tools to study the water-energy-food nexus at a variety of scales and perspectives in order to aid decision-making. However, there is a recognised lack of tools that consider these interdependent and complex interactions in an integrated fashion. Whether to connect and federate well established modelling systems and approaches, which may be challenging, or to design truly integrated tools for holistic consideration of the nexus issues, is also debated. This paper discusses four distinctly different approaches which appear to have wide-scale applicability, although demonstration of these approaches in multiple cases (besides the Polestar model which is already regional/ global) is yet to be applied. Sustainable implementation of any tools will require greater accessibility such that they may be more widely deployed by practitioners. Harmonisation of results and insights between different scales, so that decision-makers may consider global-local impacts, also remains a challenge. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Zielona gospodarka; Metodologia badań; Woda; Energia; Żywność; Rozwój zrównoważony

EN

Green economy; Research methodology; Water; Energy; Food; Sustainable development

• Czasopismo: Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 2
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 112-114

Twórcy

autor

Edward A. Byers

• Newcastle University, UK

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/cass-2015-0019