Energy and the integrated management of resources: system thinking for technician and policy makers

In the perspective of an integrated approach to efficient management of resources, energy, water, food, land and climate are closely linked to each other.

Recent researches and new best practices are needed to better understand the interrelationships between natural resources and local needs. Natural resources share some common elements: their access is not granted to millions of people; their needs are growing; they are under constraint at a global level; they have different availability at regional level; their exploitation impacts environmental preservation; their management often operates in a regulated market; their supply has implications on global security. Moreover, each of the single resource affects the others, and therefore ignoring this inter-dependency could lead to policies or technological solutions with unfulfilling sustainability requirements.

The need for an integrated planning approach is getting more and more urgent, especially if one wishes to implement solutions or policies that can be effective in promoting both equitable and sustainable exploitation and/or management of different natural resources with an high degree of efficiency.

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