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Resource nexus perspectives towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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  • Raimund Bleischwitz

    (University College London
    University College London)

  • Catalina Spataru

    (University College London
    University College London)

  • Stacy D. VanDeveer

    (University of Massachusetts Boston)

  • Michael Obersteiner

    (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)

  • Ester Voet

    (Leiden University, Institute of Environmental Sciences CML)

  • Corey Johnson

    (Environment, and Sustainability)

  • Philip Andrews-Speed

    (National University of Singapore, Energy Studies Institute)

  • Tim Boersma

    (Columbia University, SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy)

  • Holger Hoff

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)

  • Detlef P. Vuuren

    (PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
    Utrecht University, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development)

Abstract

Debate around increasing demand for natural resources is often framed in terms of a ‘nexus’, which is perhaps at risk of becoming a buzz word. A nexus between what? Over what scales? And what are the consequences of such a nexus? This article analyses why readers should care about the nexus concept in relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We discuss a five-nodes definition and propose perspectives that may lead to a reload of climate policy with buy-in from supply-chain managers and resource-rich developing countries. Our research perspectives address modelling approaches and scenarios at the interface of bio-physical inputs and the human dimensions of security and governance.

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  • Raimund Bleischwitz & Catalina Spataru & Stacy D. VanDeveer & Michael Obersteiner & Ester Voet & Corey Johnson & Philip Andrews-Speed & Tim Boersma & Holger Hoff & Detlef P. Vuuren, 2018. "Resource nexus perspectives towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 1(12), pages 737-743, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:1:y:2018:i:12:d:10.1038_s41893-018-0173-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-018-0173-2
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