Article
Environmental Sciences
Mei-Hua Yuan, Pei-Te Chiueh, Shang-Lien Lo
Summary: Cities are where food, energy, and water consumption takes place, which poses challenges and impact on natural resources. Renewable energy is found to play a significant role in the food-energy-water nexus at the city level, suggesting a focus on technological innovation for addressing complex challenges due to resource limitations in the future.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tavseef Mairaj Shah, Sumbal Tasawwar, Ralf Otterpohl
Summary: In recent years, the discrepancies in food systems have become more pronounced due to natural disasters and the current pandemic, leading to calls for a shift to agroecological food and farming systems. Research shows that agroecology not only addresses challenges such as food security, water scarcity, and climate change, but also has a cross-cutting nature across different disciplines.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yingying Zheng, Mostafa Sahraei-Ardakani
Summary: This study evaluates the technical feasibility of leveraging existing water and wastewater infrastructure to develop distributed pumped storage hydropower for future project developments in California. By installing secondary tanks at higher/lower elevation near existing water storage tanks, the study aims to exploit elevation difference for energy storage. Over 200 facilities are assessed, with 65 identified as potential candidates, showing significant potential energy storage capacity of over 280 MWh.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sofia G. Simoes, Justina F. Catarino, Ana Picado, Tiago F. Lopes, Santino di Berardino, Filipa Amorim, Francisco Girio, C. M. Rangel, Teresa Ponce de Leao
Summary: Europe is committed to achieving a new growth strategy with no net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, where hydrogen plays a key role. Portugal's strategy for H2 focuses on promoting an industry based on the hydrogen value chain. A new approach is presented in this work to assess the suitability of water sources for hydrogen production via water electrolysis, using a Sustainable Value Methodology. The evaluation of water sources in two different sites in Portugal reveals that public grid water is the most suitable source for electrolysis due to lower risk, costs and simplified permitting processes.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yijie Zhai, Tianzuo Zhang, Yueyang Bai, Changxing Ji, Xiaotian Ma, Xiaoxu Shen, Jinglan Hong
Summary: This study conducted an energy and water footprint analysis of cereal production in China, focusing on wheat, maize, and rice. It found that rice production had a significantly higher water footprint compared to maize and wheat, and agricultural economic effect was the largest driving factor in promoting environmental burdens. Effective measures such as optimizing plantation structure and implementing rational agricultural management practices are recommended for achieving resource-saving and ecofriendly agricultural development.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mei-Hua Yuan, Fang-Chen Lo, Chang-Ping Yu, Hsin-Hsin Tung, Yu-Sen Chang, Pei-Te Chiueh, Hsin-Chieh, Huang, Chao-Chin Chang, Chung-Yu Guan, Chun-Wei Wu, Zi-Xuan Xu, Shang-Lien Lo
Summary: This study highlights the importance of nature-based solutions (NBS) in terms of water, food, and energy, and assesses their contribution to the environmental and economic development of urban environments using a set of NBS.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Rosemary Venn, Sara Burbi
Summary: Agroecology has gained popularity as a concept for transforming food systems and is now integrated into various food and agriculture policy frameworks worldwide. However, in England, there is a limited integration of agroecology within policy frameworks, as evidenced by the lack of coherent inclusion in current policy documents. This study examines the development of agroecological policies in England, with a focus on agroforestry, and provides policy recommendations to enhance knowledge transfer and implementation.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Luan Felipe Campos Oliveira, David Ulisses Tega, Gustavo Henrique Bueno Duarte, Luidy Darllan Barbosa, Henrique Caracho Ribeiro, Ana Carolina Devides Castello, Alexandra Christine Helena Frankland Sawaya, Alessandra Sussulini
Summary: In this study, the foodomics approach was used to investigate the changes in metabolism of mint from different farming systems. The results showed that the agroecological mint had a higher content of oxygenated monoterpenes, which have stronger flavor and biological activities compared to hydrocarbons monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes found in organic and conventional mint. The study also successfully differentiated between organic and conventional mint based on their terpenoid profiles.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
K. M. Nazmul Islam, Steven J. Kenway, Marguerite A. Renouf, Ka Leung Lam, Thomas Wiedmann
Summary: This study reviewed and analyzed assessment research on water-related energy consumption in the food system, revealing different research trends and drivers in various countries. Most studies focused on irrigation energy consumption in the agricultural phase, while neglecting more energy-intensive processes such as food processing and cooking.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sarah K. Jones, Nadia Bergamini, Francesca Beggi, Didier Lesueur, Barbara Vinceti, Arwen Bailey, Fabrice A. DeClerck, Natalia Estrada-Carmona, Carlo Fadda, Etienne M. Hainzelin, Danny Hunter, Chris Kettle, Job Kihara, Abdel Kader Naino Jika, Mirjam Pulleman, Roseline Remans, Celine Termote, Tobias Fremout, Evert Thomas, Louis Verchot, Marcela Quintero
Summary: Governments are updating strategies to meet global goals on biodiversity, climate change, and food systems. Agroecology is a game-changing approach that can provide nutritious food, fair incomes to farmers, and halt environmental degradation. Enabling policy and market environments, participatory action research, and local socio-technical support are catalysts for agroecological transitions.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Sarah J. Eustis, Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, Swann A. Adams, James R. Hebert
Summary: Measuring and leveraging food motives and values are essential in improving dietary outcomes, as they can help create personalized approaches, inform intervention content, elucidate differences in data analysis, and tailor public health nutrition messages. Each measure has strengths and shortcomings to consider for informing nutritional recommendations at different levels.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mark Schoor, Ana Patricia Arenas-Salazar, Irineo Torres-Pacheco, Ramon Gerardo Guevara-Gonzalez, Enrique Rico-Garcia
Summary: Focusing on new food production methods and sustainable pillars' accomplishments has led to a redefinition of the pillars themselves. This research aims to redefine the sustainable pillars linked to food production and examine their important cultural and technological sustainability impacts.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Amir Molajou, Abbas Afshar, Mina Khosravi, Elham Soleimanian, Masoud Vahabzadeh, Hossein Akbari Variani
Summary: In recent decades, global demands for freshwater, energy, and food have been influenced by population growth, economic development, international trade, and increasing urbanization and food diversity. The lack of integrated management strategies poses a threat to the security of these resources, while climate change exacerbates the adverse impacts. Therefore, understanding and studying the complex interactions and connections between these systems have become crucial.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ryan A. McManamay, K. C. Binita, Melissa R. Allen-Dumas, Shih-Chieh Kao, Christa M. Brelsford, Benjamin L. Ruddell, Jibonananda Sanyal, Robert N. Stewart, Budhendra L. Bhaduri
Summary: Accurately measuring water use is crucial for developing reliable models of water resource availability, but challenges persist in the consistency and comprehensiveness of historical datasets.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Emily Grubert
Summary: As the energy system changes, it is important to continually evaluate the metrics and tools used to describe and assess energy use. Decarbonization requires assessment tools that can accommodate the transition from fossil to nonfossil resources. However, existing energy use metrics have limitations when it comes to including nonfossil resources, and there is a need for clearer and more meaningful quantification. Drawing on the experience of water footprinting, the concept of a yellow, red, and brown energy footprint framework is introduced as an expansion of traditional energy footprinting.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Andrea D. Basche, Thomas C. Kaspar, Sotirios V. Archontoulis, Dan B. Jaynes, Thomas J. Sauer, Timothy B. Parkin, Fernando E. Miguez
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2016)
Article
Ecology
Andrea D. Basche, Gabrielle E. Roesch-McNally
JOURNAL OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
(2017)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Marcia DeLonge, Andrea Basche
RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
(2018)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Gabrielle E. Roesch-McNally, Andrea D. Basche, J. G. Arbuckle, John C. Tyndall, Fernando E. Miguez, Troy Bowman, Rebecca Clay
RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
(2018)
Article
Soil Science
Andrea Basche, Marcia DeLonge
SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL
(2017)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Andrea D. Basche, Oliver F. Edelson
AGROECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2017)
Editorial Material
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Gabrielle E. Roesch-McNally, Andrea Basche, Rebecca Schewe
RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS
(2018)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrea D. Basche, Marcia S. DeLonge
Article
Agronomy
Nilovna Chatterjee, Sotirios V. Archontoulis, Angela Bastidas, Christopher A. Proctor, Roger W. Elmore, Andrea D. Basche
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Fernanda Souza Krupek, Steven Mugisha Mizero, Daren Redfearn, Andrea Basche
Summary: Assessing the success of cover crops in promoting soil health at the farm scale remains challenging. A study conducted in Nebraska found that cover crops can reduce the soil health gap between bare and reference soils in the short term. The improvement in soil health showed some relationship with increased soybean and corn yields. Framing soil metrics relative to reference soils and ensuring appropriate sampling intensity are crucial for evaluating the effects of cover crops on farm landscapes.
AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Virginia Nichols, Rafael Martinez-Feria, David Weisberger, Sarah Carlson, Bruno Basso, Andrea Basche
AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL LETTERS
(2020)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Andrea Basche, Katherine Tully, Nora L. alvarez-Berrios, Julian Reyes, Laura Lengnick, Tabitha Brown, Jennifer M. Moore, Rachel E. Schattman, Lana Koepke Johnson, Gabrielle Roesch-McNally
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Morgan Wirth-Murray, Andrea Basche
JOURNAL OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
Marcia DeLonge, Tali Robbins, Andrea D. Basche, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE FOOD SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
(2019)