نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 گروه علوم و مهندسی آب، دانشکده کشاورزی، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد
2 گروه علوم و مهندسی آب دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد
3 استاد گروه مهندسی آب، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، مشهد، ایران
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
The growing population of the world, particularly in the developing world, on the one hand, and the need to provide food for this over expanding population on the other, has had nothing but an overwhelming harvest of resources. To chase the United Nations' sustainable development goals, researchers have developed a variety of interdisciplinary approaches to achieve some kind of dynamic balance in the production and consumption of resources. The most important of those goals are Water, Energy, and Food (WEF) Nexus. WEF nexus management with the aim of water and energy security requires integrated approaches to analysis to be able to plan appropriately and cost-effectively. Iran, with its arid and semi-arid climate and limited water resources, nowadays needs more water, food and energy security than ever before. Considering the importance of the issue, one of the most critical plains of Iran, the Mashhad study area, is discussed. This study area attracts the attention of many executives and policymakers due to metropolitan Mashhad city with a significant population (fixed and variable). In this study, the WEAP software was used for water and food resources management and LEAP software for energy sector management. Two scenarios were considered to assess the WEF Nexus approach. The first scenario defined the interaction of resources and consumption without considering the WEF Nexus approach and the second scenario with the WEF Nexus approach. After reviewing and comparing both scenarios results, it is concluded that the condition of the study area is much more critical by considering the WEF Nexus approach than the Non-WEF nexus approach.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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