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A silo mentality in managing water, energy, and food resources is still common in developing countries with decentralized systems.This study attempts to understand WEF security aspects from a local perspective. The findings are expected to assist local stakeholders in achieving WEF security targets in a more sustainable manner
List of contents
Introduction, Background, Problem identification, Research objectives, Methods summary, Study area, Thesis outline, WEF nexus: Existing WEF nexus framework, Knowledge gaps, criticisms, Efforts in narrowing the gaps and addressing criticisms, and Future improvements, WEF-related sectors in local economic development, Comparison of Sector’s Agglomeration, Trends of WEF-related sub-sectors, and Proposed strategies, Group model building and qualitative WEF security nexus dynamics, Causal loop diagram, GMB workshop script, Karawang WEF security (K-WEFS) model, Quantitative simulation of WEF security nexus, Stock-flow diagrams, Model behaviour test, Quantitative K-WEFS model, Sensitivity & policy analysis, Synthesis and recommendation; Increasing resource production, Reducing trade-offs, Building synergies, Nexus approach for evaluation and planning
About the author
Aries Purwanto has been working as a Development Planner in Karawang Regency, Indonesia for more than 10 years. Started from September 2016, Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) provided him full financial support to undertake Ph.D. research in Land and Water Management Department at IHE-Delft and affiliated with Wageningen University and Research (WUR) The Netherlands. His research explores the water, energy, and food (WEF) security nexus approach and its implementation in the local context. His major research interests are mostly in natural resources management, land and water, environment, WEF security, nexus approach, GIS-based and spatial analysis, and system dynamics modelling.
Summary
A silo mentality in managing water, energy, and food resources is still common in developing countries with decentralized systems.This study attempts to understand WEF security aspects from a local perspective. The findings are expected to assist local stakeholders in achieving WEF security targets in a more sustainable manner
