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12. The Resource Nexus and Resource Efficiency: What a Nexus Perspective Adds to the Story

verfasst von : Raimund Bleischwitz, Michal Miedzinski

Erschienen in: Factor X

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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This chapter addresses the resource nexus, a concept that has recently become quite popular. It is often framed as a water-energy-food nexus and discussed at international organisations, within infrastructure planning units and among actors on the ground concerned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. The chapter seeks to clarify a common understanding of what the concept entails and proposes an augmented five-node nexus, which includes materials and land. We define the nexus as a set of context-specific interlinkages between critical natural resources used as inputs into socio-economic systems of provision. Furthermore, we discuss how the nexus fits into the narratives of resource efficiency and eco-innovation. The chapter argues in favour of the complementary strengths of both and gives an outlook on governance options.

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See e.g. the excellent work done by the EU’s eco-innovation observatory at: www.eco-innovation.eu

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See the excellent work by the Resource Governance Institute at: http://www.resourcegovernance.org/, albeit it is yet weak at nexus eco-innovations.

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Titel: The Resource Nexus and Resource Efficiency: What a Nexus Perspective Adds to the Story
verfasst von: Raimund Bleischwitz
Michal Miedzinski
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Factor X
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-50078-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-50079-9

Copyright-Jahr: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50079-9_12

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