An accounting framework recognising the complexity of the nexus
Giampietro, Mario (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Renner, Ansel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Cadillo Benalcazar, Juan José (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)

Imprint:	Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2022
Description:	17 pàg.
Abstract:	This chapter presents a structured approach to quantitative analysis of the water-energy-food resource nexus based on the multi-scale integrated analysis of societal and ecosystem metabolism (MuSIASEM) accounting framework. Concerning a social-ecological system of interest, the presented approach focuses on addressing: (i) system size and state; (ii) the environmental pressures associated with a particular size and state; (iii) the level of system openness, referring primarily to the role of externalization in the stabilization of both state and pressure; and (iv) the ecological impacts resulting from a localized contextualization of environmental pressures. An integrated toolkit consisting of four criteria of performance, four data matrices and four scopes/lenses is presented. The presented toolkit is proposed to be used by sustainability analysts. In illustrating the value-added of the toolkit, practical considerations and empirical results concerning agriculture in Europe are presented.
Grants:	European Commission 689669 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CEX2019-000940-M Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte FPU15/03376
Note:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Capítol de llibre ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Published in:	Handbook on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, (August 2022) pag. 329-345, ISBN 9781839100543

DOI: 10.4337/9781839100550.00026

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