Urban Nexus

Storey, Donovan; Santucci, Lorenzo; Sinha, B. K . P.

doi:10.1002/9781119243175.ch5

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“…The analysis of an economy from the WEFnX perspective is useful for identifying synergies and trade-offs that affect the SDG (Putra et al, 2020) given the interdependence of the key resources involved in the nexus. This can make it easier to advance in some objectives in an indirect way, through the improvement of others (Storey et al, 2017). On the contrary, identification of trade-offs allows us to draw up strategies to avoid the advance in an objective occurring at the expense of the deterioration of another (Terrapon-Pfaff et al, 2018).…”

Section: Sustainable Development Goalsmentioning

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“…The nexus has a direct impact on SDGs 2, 6 and 7, relating to food, water and energy security, respectively (Saladini et al, 2018;Simpson & Jewitt, 2019). In a more indirect form, the nexus also has a bearing on goals 11 and 12, sustainable cities and sustainable production and consumption, respectively (Storey et al, 2017). Nevertheless, analysis of the works taken into consideration links to most of the goals and a large set of the sustainable development targets (Table 1).…”

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Sustainability of an economy from the water-energy-food nexus perspective

Morales-García

García‐Rubio

2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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In this paper we study the usefulness of the water-energy-food nexus in assessing the sustainability of an economy. All economic activity depends on its surrounding physical environment, and especially on the interconnection between these three essential resources. As a result, the nexus is a useful tool for detecting the economic risk of resource scarcity, optimising investments or resource use, and assessing the effects of economic policies or shocks such as climate change. The nexus approach is also useful for guiding policies towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We show that both the objective of each study and the scale on which it is conducted are factors worth considering when choosing the most suitable research methodology. We detected important challenges relating to the heterogeneity of the methods, scales and variables used, and therefore necessary measures nare suggested in order to homogenise the studies for their comparability and/or integration, both horizontally and vertically, or over time. Graphical abstract

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Section: Sustainable Development Goalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sustainable Development Goalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability of an economy from the water-energy-food nexus perspective

Morales-García

García‐Rubio

2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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Security vs efficiency of the water-energy-food nexus. A study of the economies of the regions of Spain

Morales-García,

García-Rubio

2024

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Urban Systems Design Case Study: Tokyo’s Sumida Ward

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Meeting the needs of increasing environmental and systematic pressures in urban settlements requires the use of integrated and wholistic approaches. The Urban Systems Design (USD) Conceptual Framework joins the metric-based modeling of rationalized methods with human-driven goals to form a combined iterative design and analysis loop. The framework processes information for the fundamental element of cities—humans—to large-scale modeling and decision-making occurring in district- and ward-level planning. There is a need in the planning and design profession to better integrate these efforts at a greater scale to create smart communities that are inclusive and comprehensive in aspects from data management to energy and transportation networks. The purpose of this study is to examine the applicability of this method as it pertains to a model and design integrated approach. Northern Sumida Ward, located in Tokyo, exemplifies the contextualized needs of Tokyo, and Japan, while forming a coherent internal community. Focusing on methodology, our process explores the creation of typologies, metric-based analysis, and design-based approaches that are integrated into modeling. The results of the analyses provide initial evidence regarding the validity of the USD approach in modeling changes to complex systems at differing design scales, connecting various qualities of the built environment, building and urban forms, and diagnostic comparisons between baseline and change conditions. Because of some inconsistencies and the need for further evidence gathering, the methods and processes show that there is much work to be done to strengthen the model and to continue building a more productive field of USD. However, in this framework’s continuing evolution, there is increasing evidence that combining the planning and design of urban systems creates a more resilient, economically viable, sustainable, and comfortable city.

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Urban Nexus

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Sustainability of an economy from the water-energy-food nexus perspective

Sustainability of an economy from the water-energy-food nexus perspective

Security vs efficiency of the water-energy-food nexus. A study of the economies of the regions of Spain

Urban Systems Design Case Study: Tokyo’s Sumida Ward

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