A systematic review of socio-technical systems in the Water–Energy–Food Nexus: building a framework for infrastructure justice
2024
Shrimpton, Elisabeth A. | Balta-Ozkan, Nazmiye
This paper explores the place of technological interventions in the conceptualisation of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus (WEF Nexus). The focus is on the just infrastructure interventions required to decarbonise and adapt to the challenges of the climate crisis for sustainable livelihoods. We explore the overlap between two bodies of work, the WEF Nexus and Socio-Technical Systems, grown from different disciplinary perspectives, to scrutinise the extent to which there is a coherent synthesis of work that can examine infrastructure impacts and trade-offs in a WEF system. Following a systematic literature review and analysis, a framework is proposed for water and energy infrastructure interventions to both support sustainable development and recognise infrastructure’s role in a just and equitable society. This framework will support the creation of models that are less likely to miss vital components of a system or potential trade-offs and supports a multi-disciplinary approach to infrastructure interventions.
Show more [+] Less [-]Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Show more [+] Less [-]This work was funded by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC, Grant no. EP/V006592/1, UK) and the Belmont Forum under the project title Theory of Change Observatory on Disaster Resilience–TOCO DR.
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