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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/24841| Title: | Assessing circularity of multi-sectoral systems under the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus |
| Authors: | Nika, CE Vasilaki, V Renfrew, D Danishvar, M Echchelh, A Katsou, E |
| Keywords: | multi-sectoral water circularity assessment;nature-based solutions;circular economy indicators;water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus;sustainable development goals |
| Issue Date: | 9-Jul-2022 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Citation: | Nika, C.E.et al. (2022) 'Assessing circularity of multi-sectoral systems under the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus', Water Research, 221, 118842, pp. 1 - 13. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118842. |
| Abstract: | Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). The Multi-Sectoral Water Circularity Assessment (MSWCA) is a methodological framework developed for circularity assessment of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems nexus. It involves five methodological steps and includes an indicators list for the selection of case-specific indicators. This study expands the MSWCA to provide a systematic approach for selecting indicators, considering system's circular actions and multi-functionality, the capture of implemented changes, the three CE principles and the sustainable development goals. Furthermore, this study differentiates between benchmark and dynamic circularity assessment and applies the expanded MSWCA in a water system of the HYDROUSA H2020 project. The benchmark assessment indicates that the HYDROUSA system achieves a 75% increase of water circularity, 76–80% increase of nutrients circularity and 14% reduction of operational `carbon footprint compared to the baseline scenario. The dynamic assessment highlights that additional measures can improve the system's circularity performance (e.g. water circularity can reach 94%) and mitigate risks occurring from uncontrollable changes. |
| Description: | Data availability:
Data will be made available on request. Supplementary materials are available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135422007916?via%3Dihub#sec0017 . |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/24841 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118842 |
| ISSN: | 0043-1354 |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCID iDs; V. Vasilaki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4670-5618; D. Renfrew https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9399-9279; M. Danishvar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7939-9098; A. Echchelh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0061-6265; E. Katsou https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2638-7579 118842 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Papers Institute of Environment, Health and Societies |
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