A novel modelling toolkit for unpacking the Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) nexus of agricultural development

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dc.contributor.authorCorrea-Cano, M. E.
dc.contributor.authorSalmoral, Gloria
dc.contributor.authorRey Vicario, Dolores
dc.contributor.authorKnox, Jerry W.
dc.contributor.authorGraves, Anil
dc.contributor.authorMelo, O.
dc.contributor.authorFoster, W.
dc.contributor.authorNaranjo, L.
dc.contributor.authorZegarra, E.
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, C.
dc.contributor.authorViteri-Salazar, O.
dc.contributor.authorYan, X.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-28T08:57:51Z
dc.date.available2022-03-28T08:57:51Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-09
dc.description.abstractIncreasing food demand has led to significant agricultural expansion globally with negative impacts on resources and the environment, a perfect manifestation of the Water-Energy-Food-Environment nexus. Whilst many tools have been developed to understand the complexity of the Water-Energy-Food-Environment nexus most have failed to explicitly consider biophysical and socio-economic aspects simultaneously. A novel Water-Energy-Food-Environment modelling toolkit is developed that integrates both these components by combining different modelling approaches including irrigation simulation, economic modelling and life cycle environmental assessment. The toolkit is demonstrated using two major agro-export crops (asparagus and table grapes) in the Ica Valley, Peru, a severely water-stressed region. The toolkit was able to provide novel insights into the implications of different farming practices on resource efficiency at the field level in relation to water and energy, under contrasting future scenarios reflecting socio-economic outcomes at the local to regional levels (e.g., food prices, employment, and income) as well as environmental impacts at local to global scales. This information enables different stakeholders to better understand the interlinkages and inter-dependences between the Water-Energy-Food-Environment nexus elements and the complex impacts of agricultural expansion beyond the immediate sector and its geographical extent, helping decision makers design more coordinated agricultural policies and support sustainable agricultural transformation.en_UK
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Environment Research Council (NERC): NE/R015759/1. Chilean National Agency for Research and Development (ANID/CONICYT) - FONDEFen_UK
dc.identifier.citationCorrea-Cano ME, Salmoral G, Rey D, et al., (2022) A novel modelling toolkit for unpacking the Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) nexus of agricultural development, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 159, May 2022, Article number 112182en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1364-0321
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112182
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17690
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectAgricultureen_UK
dc.subjectIca Valleyen_UK
dc.subjectEconomic modellingen_UK
dc.subjectLife cycle assessmenten_UK
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_UK
dc.titleA novel modelling toolkit for unpacking the Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) nexus of agricultural developmenten_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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