A review of the current state of research on the water, energy, and food nexus

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Energy Saving Trust, 2014. Water Energy Calculator, http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/In-your-home/Water/Water-Energy-Calculator, (accessed on 20.06.15.).

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Granit, 2012, Regional options for addressing the water, energy and food nexus in Central Asia and the Aral Sea basin, Int. J. Water Resour. Dev., 28, 419, 10.1080/07900627.2012.684307

Hardy, 2012, Evaluation of Spain’s water–energy nexus, Int. J. Water Resour. Dev., 28, 151, 10.1080/07900627.2012.642240

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Hussey, 2012, The energy–water nexus: managing the Links between energy and water for a sustainable future, Ecol. Soc., 17, 31, 10.5751/ES-04641-170131

Karimi, 2012, Reducing carbon emissions through improved irrigation and groundwater management: a case study from Iran, Agric. Water Manage., 108, 52, 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.09.001

Kumar, 2012, The food security challenge of the food–land–water nexus in India, Food Secur., 4, 539, 10.1007/s12571-012-0204-1

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Marta, 2011, Energy and water use related to the cultivation of energy crops: a case study in the Tuscany region, Ecol. Soc., 16, 2, 10.5751/ES-03991-160202

Mo, 2013, Energy–nutrients–water nexus: integrated resource recovery in municipal wastewater treatment plants, J. Environ. Manage., 127, 255, 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.007

Murphy, 2011, Energy–water nexus for mass cultivation of algae, Environ. Sci. Technol., 45, 5861, 10.1021/es200109z

Mustaq, 2009, Energy and water tradeoffs in enhancing food security: a selective international assessment, Energy Policy, 37, 3635, 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.04.030

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Qadir, 2007, Non-conventional water resources and opportunities for water augmentation to achieve food security in water scarce countries, Agric. Water Manage., 87, 2, 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.03.018

Rahm, 2013, Wastewater management and Marcellus Shale gas development: trends, drivers, and planning implications, J. Environ. Manage., 120, 105, 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.029

Ringler, 2013, The nexus across water, energy, land and food (WELF): potential for improved resource use efficiency?, Curr. Opin. Environm. Sustainabil., 5, 617, 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.11.002

RIHN (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature), 2015. Human-Environmental Security in Asia–Pacific Ring of Fire: water–energy–food nexus project (nexus project), http://www.chikyu.ac.jp/rihn_e/project/R-08html#, (accessed on 07.06.15.).

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Scott, 2011, The water–energy–climate nexus: resources and policy outlook for aquifers in Mexico, Water Resour. Res., 47, 10.1029/2011WR010805

Siddiqi, 2011, The water–energy nexus in Middle East and North Africa, Energy Policy, 39, 4529, 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.04.023

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Stillwell, 2011, The energy–water NEXUS in Texas, Ecol, Soc., 16, 2

Taniguchi, 2013, Optimizing the water–energy–food nexus in the Asia–Pacific ring of fire, EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 94, 435, 10.1002/2013EO470005

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Velazquez, 2011, Rethinking the concepts of virtual water and water footprint in relation to the production–consumption binomial and the water–energy nexus, Water Resour. Manage., 25, 743, 10.1007/s11269-010-9724-7

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Yang, 2009, Land and water requirements of biofuel and implications for food supply and the environment in China, Energy Policy, 37, 1876, 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.01.035