Environmental problems arising from the sustainable development of energy, water and environment system

Hrvoje Mikulčić; Xuebin Wang; Neven Duić; Raf Dewil

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109666

Environmental problems arising from the sustainable development of energy, water and environment system

J Environ Manage. 2020 Apr 1:259:109666. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109666. Epub 2019 Dec 4.

Authors

Hrvoje Mikulčić¹, Xuebin Wang², Neven Duić³, Raf Dewil⁴

Affiliations

¹ MOE Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Ivana Lučića 5, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia. Electronic address: hrvoje.mikulcic@fsb.hr.
² MOE Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China. Electronic address: wxb005@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
³ University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Ivana Lučića 5, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia. Electronic address: neven.duic@fsb.hr.
⁴ Department of Chemical Engineering (CIT), KU Leuven, Jan De Nayerlaan 5, 2860, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium. Electronic address: raf.dewil@kuleuven.be.

PMID: 32072943
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109666

Abstract

Integration of energy, water and environment systems is essential in the multidisciplinary concept of sustainable development, as they represent the basic life needs of mankind. Therefore, problems arising from the sustainable development concept need to be carefully addressed to preserve the energy, water and environment resources for future generations. This article discusses some of the latest developments in three main areas of sustainability themes, namely energy, water and environment, that emerged from three Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) conferences held in 2018. As such, it acts as an editorial paper for the virtual special issue of the Journal of Environmental Management, dedicated to the SDEWES2018 conferences.

Keywords: Energy systems; Environmental management and assessment; Water and wastewater treatment.

MeSH terms

Conservation of Natural Resources*
Sustainable Development*
Water

Substances

Water