International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2019
The Relationship between Sustainability and Resilience of Food-Energy-Water Systems
Publication: International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2019: Leading Resilient Communities through the 21st Century
ABSTRACT
The development of sustainable and resilient infrastructure systems to achieve food, energy, and water (FEW) security has received considerable attention in recent years. Despite this intense interest, only limited research has been performed on the similarities and differences of sustainability and resilience in a nexus context. It is the main purpose of this study to investigate to which extent does the sustainability of FEW systems enable us to successfully respond to the anticipated and the unexpected stresses and shocks. Unlike traditional approaches to study sustainability and resilience of FEW systems in a fragmented and isolated way, a literature review undertaken in this study is focused on integrated use of sustainability and resilience in a nexus context. Resilient FEW infrastructure are essential to the implementation of policies and actions with regard to sustainable development. A sustainable FEW system is defined as a system that can consistently meet its food, energy, and water demands with sustainable inputs rather than using non-renewable sources.
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International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2019: Leading Resilient Communities through the 21st Century
Pages: 634 - 641
Editors: Mikhail V. Chester, Ph.D., Arizona State University, and Mark Norton, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8265-0
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© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Nov 4, 2019
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