Linking Environmental Policy Integration and the Water-Energy-Land-(Food-)Nexus: A Review of the European Union’s Energy, Water, and Agricultural Policies
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Conceptual Framework and Methodology
2.1. EPI Concept
2.2. WEL Nexus Concept
3. Review
3.1. Cross-Sectoral Considerations in EU Policy Documents by Policy Sector
3.2. In-Depth Analysis of Vertical and Horizontal Policy Integration in Nexus-Relevant European Policies
3.2.1. Vertically Integrated EU Water and Agricultural Policies
3.2.2. Approaches for Horizontal Policy Integration in Nexus-Relevant European Policies
4. Discussion and Policy Implications
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Venghaus, S.; Märker, C.; Dieken, S.; Siekmann, F. Linking Environmental Policy Integration and the Water-Energy-Land-(Food-)Nexus: A Review of the European Union’s Energy, Water, and Agricultural Policies. Energies 2019, 12, 4446. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12234446
Venghaus S, Märker C, Dieken S, Siekmann F. Linking Environmental Policy Integration and the Water-Energy-Land-(Food-)Nexus: A Review of the European Union’s Energy, Water, and Agricultural Policies. Energies. 2019; 12(23):4446. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12234446
Chicago/Turabian StyleVenghaus, Sandra, Carolin Märker, Sophia Dieken, and Florian Siekmann. 2019. "Linking Environmental Policy Integration and the Water-Energy-Land-(Food-)Nexus: A Review of the European Union’s Energy, Water, and Agricultural Policies" Energies 12, no. 23: 4446. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12234446