[HTML][HTML] A review of interconnected challenges in the water–energy–food nexus: Urban pollution perspective towards sustainable development

K Javan, A Altaee, S BaniHashemi, M Darestani… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The swift growth of cities worldwide poses significant challenges in ensuring a sufficient
water, energy, and food supply. The Nexus has innovated valuable systems to address …

A systematic review on the role of nature-based solutions (NbS) in housing delivery in Africa

S Asamoah, EK Simpeh, H Mensah… - Journal of Engineering …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The study aims to examine the potential benefits of integrating nature-based
solutions (NbS) in the housing sector. Design/methodology/approach The approach …

Urban rooftops for food and energy in China

R Yang, C Xu, H Zhang, Z Wang, P Pradhan, X Lian… - Nature Cities, 2024 - nature.com
Urban rooftop agriculture (RA) and photovoltaic power production (RPV) offer sustainable
solutions for the food–energy nexus in cities but compete for limited rooftop space. Here we …

Dynamic simulation of the water-energy-food nexus (WEFN) based on a new nexus in arid zone: A case study in Ningxia, China

H Gao, X Liu, L Wei, X Li, J Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Quantity-type'water shortages and 'quality-type'water shortages are important
factors that constrain the security and coordinated development of regional water-energy …

Carbon dioxide reduction from an intensive green roof through carbon flux observations and energy consumption simulations

S Yang, F Kong, H Yin, N Zhang, T Tan… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Green roofs have the potential to reduce carbon dioxide directly through photosynthesis and
indirectly through building energy savings. Most previous studies either focused exclusively …

Tradeoff optimization of urban roof systems oriented to food-water-energy nexus

Q Yuan, F Meng, W Li, J Lin, JAP de Oliveira, Z Yang - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Urban roof development serve as a form of urban tinkering that could provide favorable
conditions to meet wicked food, water, and energy challenges. In this research, three urban …

Stormwater retention capacity of blue-green roofs with various configurations: Observational data and modelling

J Yan, F Zhang, S Zhang, W Liu, S Zhang, R Li, Y He… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Although dynamic changes in stormwater retention capacity (SRC) determine overall
stormwater retention performance of blue-green roofs, few previous studies have …

Multi-disciplinary strategy to optimize irrigation efficiency in irrigated agriculture

A Batisha - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Equilibrium among water, food, energy, and climate actions is necessary for life to exist,
quality, and sustainability. This article explored how to ensure sustainability, and equilibrium …

Urban Water-Energy consumption Prediction Influenced by Climate Change utilizing an innovative deep learning method

D Wang, Y Zhang, N Yousefi - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The growing global demand for water and energy has created an urgent necessity for
precise forecasting and management of these resources, especially in urban regions where …

An emergy analysis of environmental sustainability in urban agriculture: evidence from protected agriculture in Bei**g, China

Q Yuan, S Mi, F Meng, J Hou, Y Sun, H Li… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Urban agriculture (UA) serves as an essential aspect of local food production that could
promote the urban resilience enhancement of food system. This study applies a “farm-to …