Integrated model for food-energy-water (FEW) nexus to study global sustainability: The main generalized global sustainability model (GGSM).

ABSTRACT: Over the years, several global models have been proposed to forecast global sustainability, provide a framework for sustainable policy-making, or to study sustainability across the FEW nexus. An integrated model is presented here with components like food-web ecosystem dynamics, microeconomics components, including energy producers and industries, and various socio-techno-economic policy dimensions. The model consists of 15 compartments representing a simplified ecological food-web set in a macroeconomic framework along with a rudimentary legal system. The food-web is modeled by Lotka-Volterra type expressions, whereas the economy is represented by a price-setting model wherein firms and human households attempt to maximize their economic well-being. The model development is done using glo

SUBMITTER: Nisal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9113600 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature