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The nexus across water, energy, land and food (WELF): potential for improved resource use efficiency?

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In this paper, the authors consider the sustainable development goals (SDGs) as a globally significant test for the implementation of nexus thinking, and propose that the environment has to have a seat at the table for nexus analyses.
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This article is published in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability.The article was published on 2013-12-01. It has received 487 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nexus (standard) & Food security.

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Sustainable development and the water–energy–food nexus: A perspective on livelihoods

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a critical review of water-energy-food nexus approaches and identify potential linkages with sustainable livelihoods theory and practice, to deepen our understanding of the interrelated dynamics between human populations and the natural environment.
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A review of the current state of research on the water, energy, and food nexus

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed and analyzed the water, energy, and food nexus and regions of study, nexus keywords and stakeholders in order to understand the current state of nexus research.
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The nexus approach to water–energy–food security: an option for adaptation to climate change

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the linkages between the water, energy, and food nexus perspective and adaptation to climate change, using the Hindu Kush Himalayan region as an example.
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Technical change and the aggregate production function

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a method to improve the performance of the system by using the information of the user's interaction with the system and the system itself, including the interaction between the two parties.
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Planetary boundaries: Exploring the safe operating space for humanity

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a new approach to global sustainability in which they define planetary boundaries within which they expect that humanity can operate safely. But the proposed concept of "planetary boundaries" lays the groundwork for shifting our approach to governance and management, away from the essentially sectoral analyses of limits to growth aimed at minimizing negative externalities, toward the estimation of the safe space for human development.
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Groundwater use for irrigation - a global inventory

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a new global inventory on the extent of areas irrigated with groundwater, surface water or non-conventional sources, and determine the related consumptive water uses.
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