@misc{10481/80076,
year = {2023},
month = {1},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/80076},
abstract = {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.},
organization = {PAIDI (Andalusian Plan for Research, Development and Innovation) research group},
organization = {SEJ-054: SWEEP (Studies on Wellbeing, Environment and Economic Policy)},
publisher = {Springer},
keywords = {Climate change},
keywords = {Energy},
keywords = {Environment},
keywords = {Food},
keywords = {Methods},
keywords = {Nexus},
keywords = {Scale},
keywords = {Security},
keywords = {Sustainable Development Goals},
keywords = {Water},
title = {Sustainability of an economy from the water‑energy‑food nexus perspective},
doi = {10.1007/s10668-022-02877-4},
author = {Morales García, Manuel and García Rubio, Miguel Ángel},
}