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Modern food chains are energy intensive processes, which implies environmental impacts and a dependence on non-renewable resources. Nevertheless, some studies tend to underestimate the energy use of transport by assuming some simplifications in [...]
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Le modèle agro-industriel prédomine aujourd'hui dans les systèmes alimentaires des pays industrialisés. Dans cet article, nous présentons les ressorts énergétiques ayant permis l'émergence de ce modèle. Nous étudions le rôle du pétrole et du gaz[...]
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S. Abis, dir. ; A. Marie, coord. | Paris [France] : Club Déméter | Déméter : Economie et Stratégies Agricoles, ISSN 1166-2115 | 2023L’agriculture et l’alimentation sont au cœur des défis contemporains et des solutions de demain. Toujours déterminantes pour la sécurité collective et l’existence de chacune et chacun, elles conditionnent les trajectoires de développement durabl[...]
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P. Fortes ; S.G. Simoes ; T. Armada Brás ; F. Amorim |Climate change may increase water needs for irrigation in southern Europe competing with other water uses, such as hydropower, which may likely be impacted by lower precipitation. Climate change will also potentially affect the variability and a[...]
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Souvent on se réfère aux crises comme étant des fenêtres d’opportunités. Mais celles-ci ne peuvent être saisies que s’il y a une volonté politique de surmonter les défis, commensurable à la magnitude de la transformation qui s’avère nécessaire.[...]
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R. Ouassissou ; G. Lacombe ; M. Kuper ; A. Hammani ; M. El Amrani |Despite the attention given to the water–energy–food nexus, there is little field evidence of how this plays out for irrigators. This article analyses the diversity of irrigation system configurations and their related water and energy use in se[...]
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The role of energy management (EM) capabilities in enhancing circular economy (CE) business models of agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises by way of developing dedicated organisational competences is an under-investigated topic. In ad[...]
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We used Cyprus as a model to link the Water–Energy–Food–Climate (WEFC) nexus indicators (e.g., carbon and water footprints) to the ecosystem services (ES) provided by 39 mixed orchards (stone fruits and nuts) on organic (Org) and conventional (C[...]
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The increase in world population and the resulting demand for food, water and energy are exerting increasing pressure on soil, water resources and ecosystems. Identification of tools to minimise the related environmental impacts within the food-[...]
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Mediterranean rural settlements suffer from numerous environmental challenges, specifically the annual decrease of the farmlands, climate change threats, and growing resource consumption and demand, such as energy, the core of development. Rural[...]
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A. Coudard ; E. Corbin ; J. de Koning ; A. Tukker ; J.M. Mogollón |Food products require significant amounts of energy and water throughout their lifecycle, yet humanity wastes 1.3e9 tons of food on a yearly basis. A large part of this waste occurs during the consumption (post-retail) phase of the food system a[...]
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Si la transition énergétique passe par les villes, elle ne peut être uniquement mise en œuvre dans leurs périmètres administratifs : la majorité de l’énergie qu’elles consomment est produite en dehors de ces derniers. Alors que le système [...]
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The COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to examine the impacts of system-wide crises on key supply sectors such as water, energy and food. These sectors are becoming increasingly interlinked in environmental policy-making and with regard to [...]
Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
L’eau, l’énergie et l’alimentation constituent les trois commodités essentielles pour le fonctionnement de toute économie. Depuis un certain nombre d’années, leurs ressources ne cessent de se raréfier ou de se dégrader avec des degrés différents[...]
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Integrating stakeholder views and system dynamics to assess the water–energy–food nexus in Andalusia
A nexus approach can support the transition to sustainability by addressing trade-offs and pursuing synergies to improve water, energy, and food security. In this paper, a participatory system dynamics model was developed to identify and assess [...]
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In this paper we argue that there is nothing intrinsically wrong with case studies or environmental modelling. But what is missing is the articulation of necessary complimentary measures (reflected in theory, method, models and techniques for da[...]
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This study describes the evolution of the Spanish irrigated sector and focuses on water abstraction, water consumption, and energy use in the period 1950–2017. The analysis shows evidence of the basins reaching closure state and the impact on en[...]
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On peut distinguer différentes stratégies de séquestration de carbone par la filière bois-forêt : celles fondées sur la volonté d’augmenter le stock de carbone contenu dans les forêts et celles fondées sur la volonté d’exporter rapidement du car[...]
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Recent research studies and policies about innovative solutions to reduce water and energy consumption in food production are briefly reviewed. Options to increase water use efficiency and productivity include soil mulching, drip irrigation, def[...]
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The big challenge of the next decades is meeting the global nutritional demand, while reducing the pressure on food resources and the GHG emissions. In this regard, the overall goal consists of redesigning the food systems and promoting sustaina[...]
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S. Fabiani ; S. Vanino ; R. Napoli ; P. Nino |Sustainable management of natural resources under economic, environmental and social perspective, needs to consider a fair balance between its uses and availability. Sustainable agriculture goal is to establish innovative and new farm tools and [...]
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D. Bochtis, ed. ; C. Achillas, ed. ; G. Banias, ed. ; M. Lampridi, ed. | Londres [Royaume-Uni] : Academic Press | 2020Bio-Economy and Agri-Production: Concepts and Evidence bridges the knowledge gap between sustainability and bio-economy aspects of agri-production. It complements traditional perspectives of agri-production with advanced engineering, information[...]
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L’Union européenne a mis en place et finance des jumelages entre administrations de ses États membres et, notamment, des pays méditerranéens. Cet « instrument », parmi d’autres mécanismes de coopération, présente l’originalité d’entretenir des c[...]
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De tout temps, le prélèvement sur la ressource forestière a constitué une menace sur les espaces naturels et sur leur diversité biologique. L’énergie bois est probablement la première à avoir été utilisée par l’homme, après le soleil, mais elle [...]
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Crop yields are endogenous as long as economic agents adjust to permanent changes in expected prices. The literature, however, does not offer a definitive value of how much yield would change in response to sustained price changes. To fill the g[...]
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E. Verdeil, coord. ; G. Faour, coord. ; M. Hamzé, coord. ; C. Gillette, cartographe | Beyrouth [Liban] : IFPO | 2018Après une quinzaine d’années de reconstruction dans un climat de paix relative, de 1990 à 2004, le Liban a connu depuis 2005 une succession d’épisodes politiques violents mêlant de manière complexe enjeux internes et tensions régionales. Le décl[...]
Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
E. Borgomeo ; A. Jagerskog ; A. Talbi ; M. Wijnen ; M. Hejazi ; F. Miralles-Wilhelm | Washington [États-Unis] : Banque Mondiale | Water Papers | 2018Water, energy, and agriculture have been conventionally dealt with separately in investment planning. For each of these sectors, regulatory frameworks, organizations, and infrastructures have been put in place to address sector-specific challeng[...]
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Water Scarcity and Sustainable Agriculture in Semiarid Environment: Tools, Strategies and Challenges for Woody Crops explores the complex relationship between water scarcity and climate change, agricultural water-use efficiency, crop-water stres[...]
