The conceptual basis of water-energy-food nexus governance: systematic literature review using network and discourse analysis

Author(s)

Urbinatti, Alberto Matenhauer ^[1] ; Benites-Lazaro, Lira Luz ^[1] ; de Carvalho, Carolina Monteiro ^[1] ; Giatti, Leandro Luiz ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Publ Hlth, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Review article
• Source: JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; v. 17, n. 2, SI, p. 21-43, DEC 22 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 11

Abstract

In the last decade, the debate on the governance of water, energy, and food (WEF) has intensified, spurring the emergence of the term ``nexus governance.{''} In general, the reduction of trade-offs and construction of synergies between WEF have been placed on the scientific, political, and economic agenda. However, although increasingly used, it is difficult to find a clear meaning and definition of what the term represents. Based on a systematic literature review (SLR), using text-mining and machine learning algorithms, this article investigates what are the conceptual basis of the nexus governance debate, and attempts to clarify the main themes, networks, and gaps within this literature. The analysis is based on quantitative and qualitative methods, combining social network analysis (SNA) and discourse analysis (DA). The results highlighted that twenty-four governance-related concepts support this literature, breaking down into eight groups: water and basin governance; environmental and systems governance; risk and resource security governance; economic governance; global governance; urban governance; integrative and cooperative governance; and ``epistemic{''} and transdisciplinary governance. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/25375-5 - Resilience and sustainability nexus in metropolitan contexts: intersectoral synergies from public policies
• Grantee: Alberto Matenhauer Urbinatti
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 15/50132-6 - Resilience and vulnerability at the urban nexus of food, water, energy and the environment (ResNexus)
• Grantee: Leandro Luiz Giatti
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 17/17796-3 - Conflicts and power relations: the water-energy-food nexus in the production of ethanol in the State of São Paulo
• Grantee: Lira Luz Benites Lazaro
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral