Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@JournalArticle {2258, title = {Sefficiency (sustainable efficiency) of water{\textendash}energy{\textendash}food entangled systems}, journal = {International Journal of Water Resources Development}, volume = {32}, year = {2016}, month = {2016-08-15 00:00:00}, pages = {721:737}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis Ldt.}, abstract = {Water{\textendash}energy{\textendash}food (WEF) entanglement is intensifying and
}, keywords = {Sefficiency, water{\textendash}energy{\textendash} food nexus; Surface and drip irrigation management; efficiency; technological change; entangled systems}, issn = {13600-0648; 0790-0627}, doi = {10.1080/07900627.2015.1070091}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2015.1070091}, author = {Haie, N.} }
technology is being presented as a crucial solution. But time and
again the implemented alternative manifests results contrary to the
objectives of design or management. To advance water security,
transparent and complete input{\textendash}output methodologies are needed.
Here, a Sefficiency (sustainable efficiency) framework is used to
reason through systemic analyses of options for WEF schemes by
using water quantity within a comprehensive water balance, and
quality and benefits in a multilevel water-use system. An energy
regime (cost and normalized functions) and Sefficiency compute
performance of four cases that show flaws both conceptually and
practically in current policy and scientific tendencies.
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 24 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt