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Restricting water withdrawals of the thermal power sector: An input-output analysis for the northeast of the United States
(Elsevier, 2018)
As water scarcity and pollution of sources become increasingly severe and widespread, competition over this resource intensifies. Unlike much of the rest of the world, thermal power plants in the US are the biggest users ...
Importance of fisheries for food security across three climate change vulnerable deltas
(Elsevier, 2018)
Deltas are home to a large and growing proportion of the world's population, often living in conditions of extreme poverty. Deltaic ecosystems are ecologically significant as they support high biodiversity and a variety ...
Applying the global RCP SSP SPA scenario framework at sub-national scale: A multi-scale and participatory scenario approach
(Elsevier, 2018)
To better anticipate potential impacts of climate change, diverse information about the future is required, including climate, society and economy, and adaptation and mitigation. To address this need, a global RCP ...
Nations’ water footprints and virtual water trade of wood products
(Advances in Water Resources, 2022)
Several studies addressed the water footprint (WF) of countries and virtual water (VW) trade in agricultural and industrial products, but freshwater use associated with wood products has received little attention. Yet, ...
Gender dimensions of the migration, sustainability and care nexus: The case study of the Mahanadi delta, India
(Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 2022-01-01)
Eating local and in-season fruits and vegetables: Carbon-water-employment trade-offs and synergies
(Ecological Economics, 2022-02-01)
What would the effect on the employment and environmental footprint be if Spanish households substituted imported fresh fruits and vegetables with local production? Are the impacts similar over the entire year? Is it ...
Comparative analysis of the socio-economic characteristics of Delta and Non-Delta spaces of Ghana: An input-output approach
(African Review of Economics and Finance, 2019-07-08)
This paper provides insights into the current socioeconomic and biophysical state of
the Volta Delta, Ghana. We employed non-survey methods, notably the Flegg Location
Quotient (FLQ) method of regionalization and ...
Energy-socio-economic-environmental modelling for the EU energy and post-COVID-19 transitions
(SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 2022)
Relevant energy questions have arisen because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic shock leads to emissions’ reductions consistent with the rates of decrease required to achieve the Paris Agreement goals. Those unforeseen ...
Climate change as a veiled driver of migration in Bangladesh and Ghana
(Science of the Total Environment, 2024-04-20)
People living in deltaic areas in developing countries are especially prone to suffer the effects from natural disasters due to their geographical and economic structure. Climate change is contributing to an increase in ...