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The growing need for agricultural production and the consequences of climate change necessitate new paradigms for sustainable resource management such as the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) nexus and the circular economy approach. The WEFE ne[...]
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E. Lucca ; D. Kofinas ; T. Avellán ; J. Kleemann ; C.E. Mooren ; M. Blicharska ; C. Teutschbein ; A. Sperotto ; J. Susnik ; S. Milliken ; M. Fader ; D. Dordevic ; T. Dasic ; V. Vasilic ; B. Taiwo ; A. Baubekova ; R. Pineda-Martos ; A. Spyropoulou ; G.F.M. Baganz ; J. el Jeitany ; H.V. Oral ; M. Merheb ; G. Castelli ; A. Pagano ; B. Sambo ; M. Suskevics ; M. Arnold ; T. Radenovic ; A. Psomas ; S. Masia ; I. La Jeunesse ; H. Amorocho-Daza ; S.S. Das ; E. Bresci ; S. Munaretto ; F. Brouwer ; C. Laspidou |Integrated approaches for managing natural resources are said to meet increasing demand for water, energy, and food, while maintaining the integrity of ecosystems, and ensuring equitable access to resources. The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus has[...]
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C.P. Sá ; R.N. Pagani ; A.L. Przybysz ; F.F. Souza ; D.N. Resende ; J.L. Kovaleski |Smart cities leverage information and communication technologies to enhance urban life quality, essential in densely populated environments requiring comprehensive planning. A critical area in urban settings is food production and delivery, wher[...]
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R. Sardaro ; D. Panio ; P. Chmielinski ; P. La Sala |In Italy, the environmental sustainability of the agricultural sector is regulated by the National Integrated Production Quality System. It is the foundation of the regional Integrated Production Regulations (IPRs), which identify voluntary agro[...]
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This book assists in the adoption of the sustainable cross-sectoral nexus approach of agrivoltaics, which can provide a quite significant untapped potential for the sustainable development of humanity. Increasing demand for water, energy and foo[...]
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This chapter is the forerunner of the cross-sectoral nexus approach of agrivoltaics that the present book introduces, presenting the current challenges on the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus, as well as approaches that should be adapte[...]
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L.A. Mendonça ; J.J. Loomis ; M. Limont ; M.L.C. Bartz ; W.B. Rauen |Water and food security are constantly on the sustainable development agenda since they are interrelated with anthropogenic and ecosystemic issues present in the economic, environmental, and social spheres. The non-integrative management of thes[...]
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D. Laurant ; F. Stark ; C. Le Page ; E. Rousselou ; D. Bazile |New models of collective agriculture have been developing in France over the past 10 years that could encourage the emergence of more diversified and sustainable systems. However, as such production systems are relatively more complex to manage,[...]
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In the context of water scarcity, soil erosion, and biodiversity decline, the Mediterranean basin urges to manage its nearly hundred coastal watersheds in a coordinated manner. To this end, we propose an integrated approach to model socio-ecolog[...]
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A. Guemouria ; A. Chehbouni ; S. Belaqziz ; T. Epule Epule ; Y. Ait Brahim ; E.M. El Khalki ; D. Dhiba ; L. Bouchaou |In several areas, many social, economic, and physical subsystems interact around water resources. Integrated water management is applied to maximize economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vi[...]
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A. Lyra ; A. Loukas ; P. Sidiropoulos ; K. Voudouris ; N. Mylopoulos |The scope of this study is to assess the effects of agronomic and water resources management scenarios on groundwater balance, seawater intrusion, and nitrate pollution and the comparison of the developed scenarios relative to the current crop p[...]
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S. Mpandeli ; L. Nhamo ; A. Senzanje ; G. Jewitt ; A. Modi ; F. Massawe ; T. Mabhaudhi | Amsterdam [Pays-Bas] : Elsevier | 2022Water, energy, and food are vital resources for human wellbeing. Yet, they are under increased pressure to meet demand from a growing population at a time of worsening insecurity due to depletion and degradation of reserves. These challenges pro[...]
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S. Williams ; A. Huber-Lee ; L. Forni ; Y. Almulla ; C. Ramirez Gomez ; B. Joyce ; F. Fuso-Nerini | Amsterdam [Pays-Bas] : Elsevier | 2022As the consequences of climate change continue to unfold globally, effective adaptation strategies are critical. There are many uncertainties inherent in climate change adaptation. Thus a holistic approach must be undertaken to ensure all affect[...]
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S.S. Muthu, ed. | Singapour [Singapour] : Springer | Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes | 2022Water, Energy and Food are the very basic necessities of human life and all the three of them are interconnected with each other, this connection being called the Water-Energy-Food nexus. Water is an inevitable element to energy and food systems[...]
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T. Mabhaudhi, ed. ; A. Senzanje, ed. ; A. Modi, ed. ; G. Jewitt, ed. ; F. Massawe, ed. | Amsterdam [Pays-Bas] : Elsevier | 2022Water–Energy–Food Nexus Narratives and Resource Securities: A Global South Perspective provides a knowledge synthesis on the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus, focusing primarily on the global south. By presenting concepts, analytical tools, and cas[...]
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Participatory spatial tools-community mapping, PGIS, and others-find increasing resonance among research and non-governmental organizations to make stakeholder claims and community perspectives explicit for more inclusive landscape governance. I[...]
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Integrated Water Resources Management is a topic of great importance for both researchers and decision-makers, among the solutions proposed to better manage this crucial resource what is called an aquifer contract, which is a participatory way o[...]
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L’article présente le retour d’expérience sur la conduite de l’interdisciplinarité dans 14 projets d’un programme sur la gestion intégrée de la santé des animaux. Les difficultés rencontrées portent sur l’acculturation et l’équilibre entre[...]
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C. Sanchis-Ibor ; M. Ortega-Reig ; A. Guillem-Garcia ; J.M. Carricondo ; J. Manzano-Juarez ; M. García Mollá ; A. Royuela |During the last three decades, like many other Mediterranean states, Spain has intensively promoted the modernization of irrigation, focusing mainly on the introduction of pressurized irrigation systems. Following 30 years of investment, a shift[...]
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A. Lyra ; A. Loukas ; P. Sidiropoulos ; G. Tziatzios ; N. Mylopoulos |This study presents an integrated modeling system for the evaluation of the quantity and quality of water resources of coastal agricultural watersheds. The modeling system consists of coupled and interrelated models, including (i) a surface hydr[...]
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Calabria is a region of southern Italy characterized by several natural and heritage sites located on seaboard areas, within a distance of 300 m from the coast. In fact, 58 Natura 2000 sites and 63 cultural heritage sites (42.9% of which overlap[...]
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The aim of this review is to present a holistic view on irrigation with respect to local environmental and social conditions. Future irrigation development is addressed with a focus on sustainable development. However, technical irrigation aspec[...]
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Holistic planning and management of landscape is a prominent challenge. This paper provides a methodological framework for the assessment of an integrated land management plan with its action plans. Based on the scientific understanding, contemp[...]
Chapitre d'ouvrage
S.H. Sadeghi ; E. Sharifi Moghadam | Singapour [Singapour] : Springer | Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes | 2021Iran, like most of the developing countries in the world, faces many issues with limiting water, energy, and food resources. On the other hand, the state of the watersheds is being destroyed due to the imbalance between human and the environment[...]
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T. Pacetti ; G. Castelli ; B. Schröder ; E. Bresci ; E. Caporali |The appropriate implementation of the concept of Water-related Ecosystem Services (WES) in water resources planning can support the development of productive activities and, at the same time, sustain local ecosystems. However, such implementatio[...]
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High water availability enhances agricultural performance and food security. However, many countries where water is abundant according to hydrological indicators face difficulties in the utilization of water in agriculture, being in a situation [...]
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S. Tsani ; S. Tsani ; P. Koundouri ; E. Akinsete |Recent policy developments in Europe consider the importance of water ecosystems to human wellbeing and the detrimental effects that multiple pressures may have on them. Several directives and measures which culminated with the design and the im[...]
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Coastal areas are worldwide characterized by multiple pressures generated by high levels of urbanization and by conflictual and inappropriate uses. The establishment of protected areas represents a tool to contrast such pressures. The integratio[...]
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Olive agroecosystems have for several decades undergone management changes aimed to meet the demands of new agricultural policy trends and of consumers and society. While the main role of olive groves is the production of olives and oil, its mul[...]
