Food-energy-water (FEW) nexus for urban sustainability: A comprehensive review

P Zhang, L Zhang, Y Chang, M Xu, Y Hao… - Resources …, 2019 - Elsevier
The emerging popularity of the nexus discussion reflects the ongoing transition from a
sectoral or silo approach to an integrative approach to address the global challenges …

[HTML][HTML] Water-energy-food security: A Nexus perspective of the current situation in Latin America and the Caribbean

J Mahlknecht, R González-Bravo, FJ Loge - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
To attain sustainable development in Latin Ameica and the Caribbean, where there is a
strong dependence on commodity and food price development, priority attention towards …

Strategies to improve the productivity, product diversity and profitability of urban agriculture

CA O'sullivan, GD Bonnett, CL McIntyre, Z Hochman… - Agricultural …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that more than 800 million people
engage in urban agriculture producing more than 15% of the world's food. Recently, there …

A system dynamics model to simulate the water-energy-food nexus of resource-based regions: A case study in Daqing City, China

C Wen, W Dong, Q Zhang, N He, T Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Resource-based regions (RBRs) have made significant contributions to the social and
economic development of nations. The long-term and high-intensity development of …

[HTML][HTML] Approach on water-energy-food (WEF) nexus and climate change: A tool in decision-making processes

G Herrera-Franco, HA Bollmann, JCP Lofhagen… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change has influenced the demand for natural resources, such as water, energy,
and food. This study aimed to analyse the relationship between the Water-Energy-Food …

Measuring urban food-energy-water nexus sustainability: Finding solutions for cities

MH Yuan, PT Chiueh, SL Lo - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
A city is the place where food, energy, and water consumption happen. This consumption
leads to challenges and has a strong impact on natural sources. Although researchers …

Urban water-energy-food-climate nexus in integrated wastewater and reuse systems: Cyber-physical framework and innovations

S Radini, E Marinelli, Ç Akyol, AL Eusebi, V Vasilaki… - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment is one of the major carriers of the water-energy-food-climate (WEFC)
nexus, and although the relationship between water and energy is well recognized, there is …

How can material stock studies assist the implementation of the circular economy in cities?

W Wuyts, A Miatto, K Khumvongsa, J Guo… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
City and regional planners have recently started exploring a circular approach to urban
development. Meanwhile, industrial ecologists have been designing and refining …

The nexus of water-energy-food in China's tourism industry

LC Lee, Y Wang, J Zuo - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
The tourism industry contributes significantly to the growth of the global economy and is
considered to be strongly associated with a large amounts of water and energy …

Environmental injustices on green and blue infrastructure: Urban nexus in a macrometropolitan territory

MH Amaral, LL Benites-Lazaro… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Green-blue infrastructure in urban regions guarantees the provision of resources such as
water, energy, and food, which are interdependent and fundamental in ensuring human …