Ecological security and efficient utilization of resources in the water-land-energy-food
(WLEF) nexus are important strategic needs. Therefore, this study developed an emergy …

Many cities are experiencing rapid urbanization and ecological degradation, which has
resulted in unsustainable development. It is essential to conduct a scientifically rigorous …

An explanation and quantification of the water-energy-food nexus (WEF-Nexus) is important
to advance our understanding of regional resource management, which is presently in its …

Understanding the region-specific efficiency of the water, energy, and food (WEF) nexus is
critical for the effective design of governance strategies. To exclude the heterogeneous …

Cultivated land is the result of the cooperation between humans and nature. The utilization
of cultivated land hopes to realize a “win-win” situation of food production and ecological …

Urban sustainable development is important for addressing the urgent pressure of
ecological transformation in China. This study used an improved emergy ecological footprint …

Herein, we investigated the relationship between water, food, and energy (W–E–F) in
different regions of China to provide suggestions for sustainable and stable regional …

Food, energy and water are critical resources for human well-being. A prerequisite for
achieving the sustainable utilization of these resources is how to identify and manage the …

Rapid urbanization in China has worsened the sustainable utilization of limited cultivated
land resources, which seriously threatens food security and ecological security. To realize …

As industrialization and urbanization in China have significantly increased ecological
problems such as environmental pollution and resource waste, it has become important to …