Project // METABOLIC – Intelligent Urban Metabolic Systems for Green Cities of Tomorrow: an FWE Nexus-based Approach
This project will identify critical factors and define critical pathways of FWE delivery to urban centers using advanced tools such as artificial Intelligence, data mining, system dynamics modeling, agro-logistics and scenario analysis.
Food, Water and Energy (FWE) are essential nutrients of current growing urban centers to sustain vibrant operation and healthy urban metabolism. Our goal is to promote Green Urban Centers of Tomorrow by constructing effective transport and exchange mechanisms for FWE nutrients from sources to urban centers, quantifying and optimizing the FWE factors related to societal health. Effective management of urban metabolisms is the key to the health of our urban centers of tomorrow. To ensure a feasible work plan, we will establish direct engagement of the relevant stakeholders in participating countries. Our underlying rationale is that the FWE Nexus, manifesting as a complex supply- chain network, forms the basis of the urban metabolic system that sustains the development of our urban centers.
Aim/objective
- Investigate urban metabolism from FEW Nexus aspect
- Incorporate advanced tools and models into a scientific collaboration framework
- Propose FWE Nexus governance strategies
- Develop an international FWE Nexus capacity building system
Approaches/methods
- Identify critical FWE factors and delivery pathways to urban centers via AI, datamining, system dynamics, agro-logistics and scenario analysis
- Find intertwined nature of FWE lifecycles from production, processing, delivery, consumption to disposal
Expected results and impacts
- Develop better reallocation schemes, management strategies and solutions at FWE Nexus level
- Propose virtual resource center for transdisciplinary training to share strategies, raise
public awareness and build capacity in FEW Nexus
Project partners
National Taiwan University (NTU), Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, University of Illinois, Qatar University, University of Sao Paulo, Sunny Rich Power Co.