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Assessing integrated systems

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The various supply chains that deliver the services society needs are often managed in silos. Research now shows the advantages of integrated management.

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Figure 1: The embodied energy in the water-cycle components in Arizona, USA in 2008.

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  1. Mark Howells is in the Unit of Energy Systems Analysis at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Brinellvägen 68, SE-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden,

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  2. H-Holger Rogner is at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria,

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Howells, M., Rogner, HH. Assessing integrated systems. Nature Clim Change 4, 246–247 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2180

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