Urban Metabolic Analysis of a Food-Water-Energy System for Sustainable Resources Management

Urban metabolism analyzes the supply and consumption of nutrition, material, energy, and other resources within cities. Food, water, and energy are critical resources for the human society and have complicated cooperative/competitive influences on each other. The management of interactive resources...

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Main Authors:	Ming-Che Hu, Chihhao Fan, Tailin Huang, Chi-Fang Wang, Yu-Hui Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:	urban metabolism food-water-energy system dynamics simulation
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/1/90

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spelling	doaj-f9037f919e724b729e68f064fd5c70a52020-11-24T21:07:21ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012018-12-011619010.3390/ijerph16010090ijerph16010090Urban Metabolic Analysis of a Food-Water-Energy System for Sustainable Resources ManagementMing-Che Hu0Chihhao Fan1Tailin Huang2Chi-Fang Wang3Yu-Hui Chen4Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, TaiwanDepartment of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, TaiwanDepartment of Urban Planning, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan City 70101, TaiwanDepartment of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, TaiwanDepartment of Agricultural Economics, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, TaiwanUrban metabolism analyzes the supply and consumption of nutrition, material, energy, and other resources within cities. Food, water, and energy are critical resources for the human society and have complicated cooperative/competitive influences on each other. The management of interactive resources is essential for supply chain analysis. This research analyzes the food-water-energy system of urban metabolism for sustainable resources management. A system dynamics model is established to investigate the urban metabolism of food, water, and energy resources. This study conducts a case study of Shihmen Reservoir system, hydropower generation, paddy rice irrigation of Taoyuan and Shihmen Irrigation Associations, and water consumption in Taoyuan, New Taipei, and Hsinchu cities. The interactive influence of the food-water-energy nexus is quantified in this study; the uncertainty analysis of food, water, and energy nexus is presented.http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/1/90urban metabolismfood-water-energysystem dynamics simulation
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author	Ming-Che Hu Chihhao Fan Tailin Huang Chi-Fang Wang Yu-Hui Chen
spellingShingle	Ming-Che Hu Chihhao Fan Tailin Huang Chi-Fang Wang Yu-Hui Chen Urban Metabolic Analysis of a Food-Water-Energy System for Sustainable Resources Management International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health urban metabolism food-water-energy system dynamics simulation
author_facet	Ming-Che Hu Chihhao Fan Tailin Huang Chi-Fang Wang Yu-Hui Chen
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title	Urban Metabolic Analysis of a Food-Water-Energy System for Sustainable Resources Management
title_short	Urban Metabolic Analysis of a Food-Water-Energy System for Sustainable Resources Management
title_full	Urban Metabolic Analysis of a Food-Water-Energy System for Sustainable Resources Management
title_fullStr	Urban Metabolic Analysis of a Food-Water-Energy System for Sustainable Resources Management
title_full_unstemmed	Urban Metabolic Analysis of a Food-Water-Energy System for Sustainable Resources Management
title_sort	urban metabolic analysis of a food-water-energy system for sustainable resources management
publisher	MDPI AG
series	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
issn	1660-4601
publishDate	2018-12-01
description	Urban metabolism analyzes the supply and consumption of nutrition, material, energy, and other resources within cities. Food, water, and energy are critical resources for the human society and have complicated cooperative/competitive influences on each other. The management of interactive resources is essential for supply chain analysis. This research analyzes the food-water-energy system of urban metabolism for sustainable resources management. A system dynamics model is established to investigate the urban metabolism of food, water, and energy resources. This study conducts a case study of Shihmen Reservoir system, hydropower generation, paddy rice irrigation of Taoyuan and Shihmen Irrigation Associations, and water consumption in Taoyuan, New Taipei, and Hsinchu cities. The interactive influence of the food-water-energy nexus is quantified in this study; the uncertainty analysis of food, water, and energy nexus is presented.
topic	urban metabolism food-water-energy system dynamics simulation
url	http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/1/90
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Urban Metabolic Analysis of a Food-Water-Energy System for Sustainable Resources Management

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