Current global models omit the complex, unpredictable behaviours that socio-environmental systems exhibit. Now researchers have proposed a city- and trade-based integrated model that includes these behaviours and explained its use for food and water security research.
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Davies, E.G.R. Cities drive food and water security. Nat Sustain 1, 120–121 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0038-8
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