The social development, economic growth and booming population have caused
aggravated water pollution, making clean water shortage an urgent issue to be solved. In …

Essential for society to function, the production and consumption of food, energy, and water
(FEW) are deeply intertwined, leading to calls for a nexus approach to understand and …

Traditional, mainstream definitions of drought describe it as deficit in water‐related variables
or water‐dependent activities (eg, precipitation, soil moisture, surface and groundwater …

The quantity and quality of water resources are of great importance in maintaining urban
socio-economic development. Accordingly, substantial research has been conducted on the …

INTRODUCTION There is an urgent need for a new paradigm that integrates the continued
development of human societies and the maintenance of the Earth system (ES) in a resilient …

In a rapidly changing water resources system, dynamic models based on the notion of
systems thinking can serve as useful analytical tools for scientists and policy-makers to study …

Zayandeh-Rud River Basin is one of the most important basins in central Iran, which has
been continually challenged by water stress during the past 60years. Traditionally, a supply …

In this study, a spatiotemporal disaggregated simulation model was developed based on
water–food–energy (WFE) nexus approach to assess water and food supply security …

This paper systematically reviewed system dynamics applications in water resource
management with respect to spatial factors, research aims, modelling sub-systems and …

Out-of-context analysis of water resources systems can result in unsustainable management
strategies. To address this problem, systems thinking seeks to understand interactions …