Relational analysis of the resource nexus in arid land crop production

Cabello, Violeta; Renner, Ansel; Giampietro, Mario

doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.06.014

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“…First, by incorporating different narratives when framing the problem, especially those from other nexus policy domains (Kovacic and Di Felice 2019;Voelker et al 2019). Second, by applying multi-scale integrated analysis of resource nexus interconnections to systematically search for relevant constraints to proposed policy pathways (Serrano-Tovar et al 2019;Cabello et al 2019).…”

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“…When applied to innovations, QST follows Science and Technology Studies' concerns for how certain technologies come to be promoted as desirable policy solutions, often as means to avoid solving inconsistencies with other governance domains (Jasanoff et al 2001). The nexus concept thus helps to signal connections between policy incoherencies and innovations, and between those and the specific contexts where innovations are deployed while adding resource nexus interdependencies (Cabello et al 2019). Here, QST asks what socio-technical imaginaries are privileged throughout the policy-innovation cycle and what do alternative narratives bring in terms of emerging contradictions, constraints, or uncertainties (Jasanoff and Kim 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Quantitative analysis within QST serves the purpose of generating pertinent feedback to previously identified narratives in terms of: (i) a system analysis that contextualizes the problem, (ii) exploration of ambiguities and divergent positions with available quantitative data; (iii) identification of key constraints to expected solutions or pathways derived from trade-offs across WEF nexus dimensions, and (iv) identification of key epistemological uncertainties with regards to existing data and evidence. The quantitative engine of QST is the Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism-MuSIASEM (Giampietro and Bukkens 2014) and its recent developments to nexus networks (Cabello et al 2019;Serrano-Tovar et al 2019). In a nutshell, MuSIASEM applies systems thinking to analyze relations between patterns of production and consumption of water, food, energy, and other resources.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Co-creating narratives for WEF nexus governance: a Quantitative Story-Telling case study in the Canary Islands

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The literature on the water–energy–food nexus has repeatedly signaled the need for transdisciplinary approaches capable of weaving the plurality of knowledge bodies involved in the governance of different resources. To fill this gap, Quantitative Story-Telling (QST) has been proposed as a science for adaptive governance approach that aims at fostering pluralistic and reflexive research processes to overcome narrow framings of water, energy, and food policies as independent domains. Yet, there are few practical applications of QST and most run on a pan-European scale. In this paper, we apply the theory of QST through a practical case study regarding non-conventional water sources as an innovation for water and agricultural governance in the Canary Islands. We present the methods mixed to mobilize different types of knowledge and analyze interconnections between water, energy, and food supply. First, we map and interview relevant knowledge holders to elicit narratives about the current and future roles of alternative water resources in the arid Canarian context. Second, we run a quantitative diagnosis of nexus interconnections related to the use of these resources for irrigation. This analysis provides feedback to the narratives in terms of constraints and uncertainties that might hamper the expectations posed on this innovation. Thirdly, the mixed analysis is used as fuel for discussion in participatory narrative assessment workshops. Our experimental QST process succeeded in co-creating new knowledge regarding the water–energy–food nexus while addressing some relational and epistemological uncertainties in the development of alternative water resources. Yet, the extent to which mainstream socio-technical imaginaries surrounding this innovation were transformed was rather limited. We conclude that the potential of QST within sustainability place-based research resides on its capacity to: (a) bridge different sources of knowledge, including local knowledge; (b) combine both qualitative and quantitative information regarding the sustainable use of local resources, and (c) co-create narratives on desirable and viable socio-technical pathways. Open questions remain as to how to effectively mobilize radically diverse knowledge systems in complex analytical exercises where everyone feels safe to participate.

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Section: Quantitative Story-telling For Place-based Nexus Knowledge Co-creationmentioning

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“…Fourth, in terms of research scales, multiscale research is insufficient, including research on the sub-national scale. Since sub-national scale sustainable development management policies have more impacts on synergies and tradeoffs, lack of research on this aspect is not conducive to narrow the gap between theory and practice [115,116].…”

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A Bibliometric Analysis of Food–Energy–Water Nexus: Progress and Prospects

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Food, energy and water are important basic resources that affect the sustainable development of a region. The influence of food–energy–water (FEW) nexus on sustainable development has quickly become a frontier topic since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were put forward. However, the overall context and core issues of the FEW nexus contributions to SDGs are still unclear. Using co-citation analysis, this paper aims to map the knowledge domains of FEW nexus research, disentangles its evolutionary context, and analyzes the core issues in its research, especially the progress of using quantitative simulation models to study the FEW nexus. We found that (1) studies within the FEW nexus focused on these following topics: correlation mechanisms, influencing factors, resource footprints, and sustainability management policies; (2) frontier of FEW studies have evolved from silo-oriented perspective on single resource system to nexus-oriented perspective on multiple systems; (3) quantitative research on the FEW nexus was primarily based on spatiotemporal evolution analysis, input–output analysis and scenario analysis; (4) the resource relationship among different sectors was synergies and tradeoffs within a region. In general, current research still focuses on empirical data, mostly qualitative and semiquantitative analyses, and there is a lack of research that can systematically reflect the temporal and spatial contribution of the FEW nexus to multiple SDGs. We believe that future research should focus more on how FEW nexus can provide mechanistic tools for achieving sustainable development.

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“…An example of an integrated monitoring system of water and agricultural policies for the region ofAlmería in Southern Spain. Source:Cabello et al, 2019. …”

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Relational analysis of the resource nexus in arid land crop production

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Co-creating narratives for WEF nexus governance: a Quantitative Story-Telling case study in the Canary Islands

Co-creating narratives for WEF nexus governance: a Quantitative Story-Telling case study in the Canary Islands

A Bibliometric Analysis of Food–Energy–Water Nexus: Progress and Prospects

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