Enhancing Security, Sustainability and Resilience in Energy, Food and Water
Abstract
:1. Introduction: Security, Sustainability and Resilience in Energy, Food and Water
2. Key Findings from the Special Issue Articles
3. Discussion and Conclusions: Ensuring Secure Sustainability and Sustainable Security?
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References and Notes
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Keskinen, M.; Sojamo, S.; Varis, O. Enhancing Security, Sustainability and Resilience in Energy, Food and Water. Sustainability 2019, 11, 7244. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11247244
Keskinen M, Sojamo S, Varis O. Enhancing Security, Sustainability and Resilience in Energy, Food and Water. Sustainability. 2019; 11(24):7244. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11247244
Chicago/Turabian StyleKeskinen, Marko, Suvi Sojamo, and Olli Varis. 2019. "Enhancing Security, Sustainability and Resilience in Energy, Food and Water" Sustainability 11, no. 24: 7244. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11247244