Implementing the Urban Nexus approach for improved resource-efficiency of developing cities in Southeast-Asia

Lehmann, Steffen

doi:10.1016/j.ccs.2017.10.003

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“…After the duplicates among databases were discarded, the abstracts of each article were reviewed to exclude articles that do not match the topics of interest, remaining just 32 articles. In order to simplify the analysis, the articles were classified into three groups: quantitative (11), case studies (9) and theory-building research (12).…”

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“…However, after the recent industrial revolution produced by digital technologies, the emergence of a new era based on environmental technologies suggests that natural resource productivity (RP) is the core characteristic that must be optimized when implementing new sustainable strategies. In parallel development, resource efficiency (RE) is becoming a relevant factor for the formulation of sustainable policies of countries as well as the current planned expansion of resilient cities [12]. However, to increase RE requires enormous amounts of economic capital and restrictive public policies [3,13].…”

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Decoupling Economic Development from the Consumption of Finite Resources Using Circular Economy. A Model for Developing Countries

2020

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Sustainable development is a major concern for developing and developed economies as economic growth has to led to scarcer and more expensive resources. Although countries have established public policies focusing on resource and energy efficiency, there is an increasing need for a coordinated industrial strategy able to create sustainable wealth through a holistic management of natural resources, capable of "decoupling" economic growth from resource extraction and natural deterioration. Consequently, the objective of the present research is to develop a decoupling model able to create increasing economic returns, reducing the social gap and regenerating the natural capital for regions in developing countries. Departing from a literature review on peer reviewed articles on successful industrial cases of decoupling around the world, we contrasted the linear production model with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)'s current four decoupling indicators in order to propose a more robust model. The result was an eight-factor decoupling model that used a well-supported framework for sustainable wealth creation named "circular value ecosystem" (CVES). By using system dynamics, we deployed the proposed framework using system dynamics modeling in order to improve the understanding of our proposal. We found that this model, with the proper regional conditions in developing countries, can: (1) reduce, through substitution, the consumption of natural resources; (2) produce alternative economic increasing returns; (3) reduce the negative environmental impacts; and (4) create self-sustainable wealth for the economy, the environment, and the social development of most stakeholders of these regions. Decoupling economic growth represents a complex and challenging task whose successful implementation can only be achieved if managed at a regional level with a systemic approach.

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Decoupling Economic Development from the Consumption of Finite Resources Using Circular Economy. A Model for Developing Countries

2020

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“…Notice that these applications are usually executed on the Web and on the devices that were described in the Device layer. The execution of ML algorithms and Data Analysis would be treated as applications on this ecosystem [107]. In this case, these applications are not necessarily associated with a device as they can be performed directly on the cloud.…”

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Disruptive Technologies for Environment and Health Research: An Overview of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Internet of Things

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Sahu

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The purpose of this descriptive research paper is to initiate discussions on the use of innovative technologies and their potential to support the research and development of pan-Canadian monitoring and surveillance activities associated with environmental impacts on health and within the health system. Its primary aim is to provide a review of disruptive technologies and their current uses in the environment and in healthcare. Drawing on extensive experience in population-level surveillance through the use of technology, knowledge from prior projects in the field, and conducting a review of the technologies, this paper is meant to serve as the initial steps toward a better understanding of the research area. In doing so, we hope to be able to better assess which technologies might best be leveraged to advance this unique intersection of health and environment. This paper first outlines the current use of technologies at the intersection of public health and the environment, in particular, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The paper provides a description for each of these technologies, along with a summary of their current applications, and a description of the challenges one might face with adopting them. Thereafter, a high-level reference architecture, that addresses the challenges of the described technologies and could potentially be incorporated into the pan-Canadian surveillance system, is conceived and presented.

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“…Thus, sector-based or system-specific resilience initiatives such as health systems are usually accompanied with systemic risks, which originate from strategies that lead to suboptimal efficiencies in that targeted sector at the expense of other sectors [3,56,57]. As a result of the risks associated with sector-based approaches, there has been an emergence of other nexuses, apart from the WEF nexus, such as the water-energy-food-environment (WEFE) nexus, water-unemployment-migration (WEM) nexus, water-health-environment-nutrition (WHEN) nexus and the rural-urban nexus, among others [6,58]. This underlines the urgency to address intricate trade-offs between interlinked sectors in an integrated manner, and highlights the importance of transformative approaches in addressing the systemic and interlinked shocks and in informing policy on formulating coherent policies and strategies [59].…”

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The Water-Energy-Food Nexus as an Adaptation Strategy for Achieving Sustainable Livelihoods at a Local Level

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The imbalance between resource availability and population increase requires transformative approaches to inform policy, decision-making and practice on coherent adaptation strategies for improved livelihoods and resilient communities. Nexus approaches are built on an understanding that natural processes do not operate in isolation within a system; hence, an emergent challenge in one unit obviously disturbs the whole system. This study applied an integrated water-energy-food (WEF) nexus analytical model to holistically assess resource availability, distribution, use and management at a local level in Sakhisizwe Local Municipality, South Africa. The aim was to inform strategies and guidelines on improving livelihoods of resource-poor rural communities. The calculated municipal composite index of 0.185, coupled with a deformed spider graph, represents a marginally sustainable resource management result. The analysis simplified the relationship between the intricately interlinked socio-ecological components and facilitated the identification of priority areas for intervention. The process provides pathways that steer resource use efficiencies and attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Unlike current linear approaches, integrated and transformative approaches like the WEF nexus provide a multidisciplinary platform for stakeholder engagement to sustainably enhance cross-sectoral coordination of resource management and harmonisation of policies and strategies. The WEF nexus approach is useful for informing decisions on improving livelihoods, enhancing resource securities, identifying priority areas for intervention and providing transformative pathways towards sustainable development.

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Implementing the Urban Nexus approach for improved resource-efficiency of developing cities in Southeast-Asia

Cited by 71 publications

References 21 publications

Decoupling Economic Development from the Consumption of Finite Resources Using Circular Economy. A Model for Developing Countries

Decoupling Economic Development from the Consumption of Finite Resources Using Circular Economy. A Model for Developing Countries

Disruptive Technologies for Environment and Health Research: An Overview of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Internet of Things

The Water-Energy-Food Nexus as an Adaptation Strategy for Achieving Sustainable Livelihoods at a Local Level

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