New Perspectives on Water and Energy Nexus
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water-Energy Nexus".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 4678
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water footprint; energy; sustainability
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2.Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society (IREES), University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
Interests: water footprint; energy; sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear collegues,
Water and energy are fundamental, interlinked resources for human societies. Freshwater is a scarce natural resource, often with temporal and spatial limitations for its use. Energy, e.g., electricity or transport fuel, is supplied by different energy sources, some of which need more water than others. The nexus approach introduced at the Bonn conference in 2011 in preparation of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development for the first time showed the importance of relationships between water and energy systems. Since 2011, the amount of scientific nexus papers has increased every year. The nexus provides a framework to identify trade-offs and synergies, using systems thinking to find linkages. To give suggestions for improvement, the research community needs to have access to relevant data and independent studies.
This Special Issue is open to papers that give new perspectives on the Water and Energy Nexus. We welcome, for example, papers that analyze unknown interlinkages between water and energy, improve efficient water use, or decrease water pollution. Papers on the comparison of water footprints of different types of energy would be most welcome. We also encourage papers on global or national energy scenarios and freshwater, including the role of renewable energy. The Special Issue especially welcomes case studies with new and relevant data sources.
Dr. P.W. Gerbens-Leenes
Dr. S.D. Vaca Jimenez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water–energy nexus
- water resources management
- water footprint assessment
- sustainable electricity production
- water and carbon footprint trade-offs
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