Evaluation of Social and Environmental Driving Factors in the Water-Food Nexus with Theoretical Development, Experimentation, And Numerical Analysis to Emphasize Water Reuse in Food Production

Abstract

Water resources and water pollution are both phenomena around the world and two of the biggest challenges that humanity is facing today, and non-conventional water sources aim to reduce the gap between them. The narrative of reusing water for production purposes. Food is sometimes thought of as one of reason versus emotion, which may not reflect the complexity of the issue at hand, including legitimate fear of risks, widespread regulations, and the internal reactions of farmers and the public. . Lack of water and deterioration of the quality of water resources require the adoption of modern water resources management policies. This management must be flexible to continuously cope with changes in the availability and demand for water resources. Such a comprehensive approach requires management of water supply and demand. Recycled water is becoming increasingly relevant. For the review of this article, a total of 17 analysis tools from quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods were used in the reviewed articles. Qualitative analysis method was used in 86 articles, while 67 articles used quantitative tools and 19 articles used mixed tools. Regarding internal classification analysis, the most popular qualitative tools were questionnaires and literature review (76.7%), while soil analysis and water monitoring were the most popular tools from a quantitative perspective (82.1%). The use of hybrid tools was less important and was the most popular cost-benefit analysis tool.