It’s a Matter of Cities Serving Their Citizens Resources are finite. Earth’s population is growing. More and more people are becoming part
That’s one way of perfectly framing the importance of the FWE nexus. However, there are many other benefits accompanying the implementation of
The relevance of the FWE interdependencies really only took off as recently as 2011 when a Nexus Conference took place in Bonn,
Thinking about the food-water-energy (FWE) nexus, it’s only normal some questions may arise: Where does self-sufficiency fit in? Can it be measured?
To quote the film Jurassic Park, “Life finds a way”. Nature functions on the principle of balance. Disrupt an ecosystem and it
The 15-Minute City concept is a more and more widely used approach to redefine urban daily life in neighbourhoods and make cities more attractive and climate resilient. Still, many questions on priorities and implementation of proximity urbanism need further discussion.
The integrated modelling framework developed by SUNEX analyses alternative development pathways, showing the impacts on the supply and demand for food, water and energy different scenarios. The project offers decision-makers a set of policy guidelines that produce “win-win” outcomes that fight climate change and make urban food, water and energy systems more efficient.
In the fight against climate change, combining Green and Blue Infrastructure (GBI) planning strategies with urban systems integration is a promising strategy for reducing carbon emissions and waste production whilst strengthening cities’ ecosystem services. The IFWEN project fills an important knowledge gap by demonstrating which types of GBI and ecoservice are connected, as well as showing policy makers how GBI can be used as an instrument for transformative change.
Building on more than 30 published academic papers and extensive modelling the METABOLIC project proves possible energy- and water gains from treating food, water and energy as interrelated systems and delivers recommendations to policy makers on national as well as local level in Brazil, Taiwan and Japan.