A critical review of quantifying water-energy-food nexus interactions

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cg.contributor.affiliationVrije Universiteit Amsterdam
cg.contributor.donorEuropean Union’s Horizon
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.115280
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053492
cg.issn1364-0321
cg.journalRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
dc.contributor.authorLi, W.
dc.contributor.authorWard, P. J.
dc.contributor.authorvan Wesenbeeck, L.
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-21T06:08:58Zen
dc.date.available2025-02-21T06:08:58Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/173319
dc.titleA critical review of quantifying water-energy-food nexus interactionsen
dcterms.abstractThe water-energy-food (WEF) nexus exemplifies the holistic, integrated, and interdisciplinary system approach, emphasizing mutual interactions between water, energy, and food resources. This study presents the first systematic review that critically evaluates the past progress of WEF nexus research from the evidence-based lens of resource interactions, in terms of quantifying the types and the number of interactions studied. Using a novel classification, this review first classifies 834 WEF nexus interaction studies into four classes based on two axes: (1) The type of study (theoretical or empirical) and (2) The extent of resource interactions examined (all six interactions as a 'full' WEF nexus study or fewer interactions as a 'partial' WEF nexus study). Despite the proliferation of WEF nexus studies since 2011, no significant progress has been made towards including more resource interactions over time in either theoretical studies or empirical applications. Moreover, this review shows that: the number of resource interactions examined in empirical applications is much lower than in theoretical studies; the study of physical resource interactions remains dominant; environmental considerations are biased towards water quality and carbon emissions; and there is a misalignment between research questions and empirical methodologies. Further, this review identifies future directions and provides concrete recommendations for aligning future research to jointly achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2, 6, and 7.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLi, W.; Ward, P. J.; van Wesenbeeck, L. 2025. A critical review of quantifying water-energy-food nexus interactions. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 211:115280. [doi. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.115280]en
dcterms.issued2024-12-24
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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