Smart Innovations and the Energy–Food–Water–Waste Nexus in the Context of Sustainable Urban and Rural Bioeconomies
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 260
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable development; sustainable development of rural areas and agriculture; education for sustainable development; rural advisory services; agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS); diffusion and adoption of innovations in rural areas; multifunctional development of rural areas; entrepreneurship; non-agricultural entrepreneurship in rural areas; horizontal and vertical integration in the food sector and agriculture; formation and operation of agricultural producer groups
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Interests: sustainable development; precision agriculture; smart village; bioeconomy; disruptive technologies; smart city; smart energy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energy, food, water, and waste (EFWW) are the core resources that define human well-being and are prime topics of concern in the context of the sustainable development of urban and rural bioeconomies. These concerns are based on an inter-related EFWW nature, including often-competing stakeholder interests and continuously growing demands for energy, food, and water resources, as well as the environmental implications of waste overproduction
Smart innovations have significant potential in offsetting these concerns and boosting the effective and efficient use of EFWW in the context of the sustainable development of urban and rural bioeconomies, therefore supporting the transition of current cities and villages from the “resource sinks” to future resource “regenerative hubs” (Yang and Yang, 2022), contributing to the mitigation of diverging urban–rural developmental patterns.
The aim of this Special Issue is to explore the components, processes, challenges, and opportunities related to the application of smart innovations for the proper usage and management of EFWW in the context of urban and rural bioeconomies from various environmental, economic, social, and technological perspectives. We welcome empirically grounded and theoretically based research papers, reviews, and meta-analyses focused on recent developments and future prospects in this research field. Additionally, the wrap-up “editorial” will provide a synthesis of the papers published in this Special Issue, outlining the papers’ contributions to the research field and providing the Editor’s perspectives on future developments in this area.
Dr. Piotr Prus
Dr. Aksana Yarashynskaya
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy–food–water–waste (EFWW) nexus
- effective and efficient EFWW use
- biofuels and bioenergy
- smart innovations
- AI, big data, IoT, machine learning
- EFWW nexus in urban and rural areas
- EFWW nexus policy
- EFWW nexus economics
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