%0 Journal Article
%T Resource nexus perspectives towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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%D 2018
%R https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0173-2
%X 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
%U https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-018-0173-2