Contributions of sociometabolic research to sustainability science

H Haberl, D Wiedenhofer, S Pauliuk… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Recent high-level agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable
Development Goals aim at mitigating climate change, ecological degradation and …

The water-energy-food nexus: Climate risks and opportunities in southern Africa

L Nhamo, B Ndlela, C Nhemachena, T Mabhaudhi… - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
The discourse on the need for water, energy, and food security has dominated the
development agenda of southern African countries, centred on improving livelihoods …

[HTML][HTML] Critical appraisal of the circular economy standard BS 8001: 2017 and a dashboard of quantitative system indicators for its implementation in organizations

S Pauliuk - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2018 - Elsevier
So far, organizations had no authoritative guidance on circular economy (CE) principles,
strategies, implementation, and monitoring. Consequentially, the British Standards Institution …

Artificial intelligence in the water–energy–food model: a holistic approach towards sustainable development goals

G D'Amore, A Di Vaio, D Balsalobre-Lorente, F Boccia - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aims to analyze the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Water–Energy–Food
(WEF) nexus under the lens of institutional, stakeholder, and innovation theories …

[HTML][HTML] Moving from theory to practice in the water–energy–food nexus: An evaluation of existing models and frameworks

D Mabrey, M Vittorio - Water-Energy Nexus, 2018 - Elsevier
The recognition of the interlinked nature of water, energy and food (WEF) resources has
resulted in growing momentum to change the approaches for managing these interlinked …

The conceptual framework to determine interrelations and interactions for holistic Water, Energy, and Food Nexus

A Afshar, E Soleimanian, H Akbari Variani… - Environment …, 2022 - Springer
Several models with a variety of concepts and approaches have been proposed to address
different aspects of the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus system. In some models, the …

Understanding water-energy-food and ecosystem interactions using the nexus simulation tool NexSym

E Martinez-Hernandez, M Leach, A Yang - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus concept highlights the importance of integrative
solutions that secure resource supplies and meet demands sustainably. There is a need for …

Principles for designing Agroecology-based Local (territorial) Agri-food Systems: A critical revision

M Gonzalez De Molina… - … and Sustainable Food …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Alternative food systems and networks, which have emerged around the world, are often
fragmentary, reduced in size and frequently unfold in parallel, hardly linked to each other …

The material stock–flow–service nexus: A new approach for tackling the decoupling conundrum

H Haberl, D Wiedenhofer, KH Erb, C Görg… - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Fundamental changes in the societal use of biophysical resources are required for a
sustainability transformation. Current socioeconomic metabolism research traces flows of …

The 'bioeconomics vs bioeconomy'debate: Beyond criticism, advancing research fronts

S Allain, JF Ruault, M Moraine, S Madelrieux - … Innovation and Societal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The case for solving the environmental crisis through a bioeconomic transition is gaining
momentum. However, aims and content of such a transition remain unclear, as this could …