Sustainable Food-Energy-Water system based development of urban agglomerations

Project Description:

Our cities encounter various challenges related to sustainable development. Water, food, and energy are probably the most crucial issues. In rapid urbanization, unsustainable human activities have led to fundamental changes in the structure and function of land cover, urban water systems, and ecosystem service degradation. Urban land use type significantly impacts urban carrying capacity and ecological footprint since different land use covers have different activities.

Regarding the research on food, energy, and water related to land use, most research is focused on agricultural land use. Still, there is a lack of land use patterns at the urban scale, especially at the research scale of urban agglomeration, but the development of urban agglomeration is the main trend of urban development in the future.

This study aims to investigate how to achieve sustainable development of food, energy, and water on the scale of urban agglomeration based on land use. This study defined sustainable development as an ecological carrying capacity greater than the environmental footprint. Meanwhile, In the context of global carbon neutrality and reduction, we endeavor to provide solutions to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in cities.

Key Keywords: food-energy-water, sustainable development, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration

Project information

  • Category Natural-based solution
  • Author Ke Yang
  • Project date 2021 -