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Hoolohan C, Larkin A, McLachlan C, et al. Engaging stakeholders in research to address water-energy-food (WEF) nexus challenges. Sustain Sci. 2018;13(5):1415-1426doi: 10.1007/s11625-018-0552-7.
Hoolohan, C., Larkin, A., McLachlan, C., Falconer, R., Soutar, I., Suckling, J., Varga, L., Haltas, I., Druckman, A., Lumbroso, D., Scott, M., Gilmour, D., Ledbetter, R., McGrane, S., Mitchell, C., & Yu, D. (2018). Engaging stakeholders in research to address water-energy-food (WEF) nexus challenges. Sustainability science, 13(5), 1415-1426. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-0552-7
Hoolohan, C, et al. "Engaging stakeholders in research to address water-energy-food (WEF) nexus challenges." Sustainability science vol. 13,5 (2018): 1415-1426. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-0552-7
Hoolohan C, Larkin A, McLachlan C, Falconer R, Soutar I, Suckling J, Varga L, Haltas I, Druckman A, Lumbroso D, Scott M, Gilmour D, Ledbetter R, McGrane S, Mitchell C, Yu D. Engaging stakeholders in research to address water-energy-food (WEF) nexus challenges. Sustain Sci. 2018;13(5):1415-1426. doi: 10.1007/s11625-018-0552-7. Epub 2018 Apr 04. PMID: 30220918; PMCID: PMC6132404.
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Sustain Sci. 2018;13(5):1415-1426. doi: 10.1007/s11625-018-0552-7. Epub 2018 Apr 04.

Engaging stakeholders in research to address water-energy-food (WEF) nexus challenges.

Sustainability science

C Hoolohan, A Larkin, C McLachlan, R Falconer, I Soutar, J Suckling, L Varga, I Haltas, A Druckman, D Lumbroso, M Scott, D Gilmour, R Ledbetter, S McGrane, C Mitchell, D Yu

Affiliations

  1. 1Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
  2. 2University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, UK.
  3. 3University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
  4. 4University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
  5. 5Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK.
  6. 6HR Wallingford, Wallingford, UK.
  7. 7University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
  8. 8Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.

PMID: 30220918 PMCID: PMC6132404 DOI: 10.1007/s11625-018-0552-7

Abstract

The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus has become a popular, and potentially powerful, frame through which to analyse interactions and interdependencies between these three systems. Though the case for transdisciplinary research in this space has been made, the extent of stakeholder engagement in research remains limited with stakeholders most commonly incorporated in research as end-users. Yet, stakeholders interact with nexus issues in a variety of ways, consequently there is much that collaboration might offer to develop nexus research and enhance its application. This paper outlines four aspects of nexus research and considers the value and potential challenges for transdisciplinary research in each. We focus on assessing and visualising nexus systems; understanding governance and capacity building; the importance of scale; and the implications of future change. The paper then proceeds to describe a novel mixed-method study that deeply integrates stakeholder knowledge with insights from multiple disciplines. We argue that mixed-method research designs-in this case orientated around a number of cases studies-are best suited to understanding and addressing real-world nexus challenges, with their inevitable complex, non-linear system characteristics. Moreover, integrating multiple forms of knowledge in the manner described in this paper enables research to assess the potential for, and processes of, scaling-up innovations in the nexus space, to contribute insights to policy and decision making.

Keywords: Energy; Mixed-method; Nexus; Transdisciplinary; Water

References

  1. Nature. 2015 Nov 5;527(7576):49-53 - PubMed

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