The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A systematic review of methods for nexus assessment

TR Albrecht, A Crootof, CA Scott - Environmental Research …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is rapidly expanding in scholarly literature and policy
settings as a novel way to address complex resource and development challenges. The …

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 …

Understanding and managing the food-energy-water nexus–opportunities for water resources research

X Cai, K Wallington, M Shafiee-Jood… - Advances in Water …, 2018 - Elsevier
Studies on the food, energy, and water (FEW) nexus lay a shared foundation for
researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and stakeholders to understand and manage …

Towards understanding the integrative approach of the water, energy and food nexus

M Al-Saidi, NA Elagib - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
The water, energy and food nexus (WEF nexus) is currently quite popular in environmental
management. The concept found a fertile ground in science and policymaking, but there is …

The water–food–energy Nexus–Realising a new paradigm

A Smajgl, J Ward, L Pluschke - Journal of hydrology, 2016 - Elsevier
The water–food–energy Nexus has emerged as a new perspective in debates concerned
with balancing potentially conflicting sectoral imperatives of large scale development …

Incorporating social system into water-food-energy nexus

A Molajou, P Pouladi, A Afshar - Water Resources Management, 2021 - Springer
The current study introduces a conceptual socio-hydrological-based framework for the water-
energy-food (WEF) nexus. The proposed conceptual framework aims to investigate how …

Water-energy-food nexus: Critical review, practical applications, and prospects for future research

A Purwanto, J Sušnik, FX Suryadi, C de Fraiture - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents knowledge gaps and critiques on the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus
that have emerged since the concept of the WEF nexus was proposed by the World …

Challenges in operationalizing the water–energy–food nexus

J Liu, H Yang, C Cudennec, AK Gain… - Hydrological …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Concerns about the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus have motivated many discussions
regarding new approaches for managing water, energy and food resources. Despite the …

A 40-year review of food–energy–water nexus literature and its application to the urban scale

JP Newell, B Goldstein, A Foster - Environmental Research …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Water-energy nexus and energy efficiency: A systematic analysis of urban water systems

S Ahmad, H Jia, Z Chen, Q Li, C Xu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Water-energy nexus plays a vital role to re-phase, plan and develop an urban region for the
present and future demands. This phenomenon is complex because of many inter …