Abstract In the past decade, research on interconnected resource challenges has primarily focused on quantifying physical resource interconnections, and there is a growing focus on the social, economic, and policy dimensions of these interconnections. While the nature of the complexity of interconnected resource challenges resulted in emphasizing the need for inter- and trans-disciplinary research and in increased collaboration between research groups, little work has examined the convergence of perspectives between the research groups and their respective stakeholders. This paper focuses on the San Antonio Region of Texas: a resource hotspot characterized by rapid urbanization, increased energy production in the Eagle Ford Shale Play, and growing agricultural activity. The paper reports on a survey sent to 370 researchers and regional stakeholders from governmental, non-governmental/non-profit, and business organizations in the Region’s water, energy, or food sectors. The study goals were to 1) evaluate levels of convergence in perspectives regarding the water, energy, and food challenges in the Region; 2) quantify existing levels of communication of both researchers and regional stakeholders with identified WEF organizations in the region; and 3)identify barriers to and opportunities for improving communication between the WEF organizations and the researchers involved. The authors found aspects of convergence between surveyed regional stakeholders and researchers. Aspects of convergence exist between both groups regarding the potential of different Texas Development Water Board strategies to address future water challenges. Modest levels of communication were reported between surveyed researchers and regional stakeholders with other identified WEF organizations. Both groups converge on the potential roles of “increased communication” and “sharing information between agencies” as a means to improve cooperation to address interconnected resource challenges. To make this possible, institutional mechanisms and resource allocations for such activities must be revisited.

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了解与水-能源-食品 (WEF) 挑战相关的研究人员和利益相关者观点的融合：德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市的案例

摘要 在过去的十年中，对互连资源挑战的研究主要集中在量化物理资源互连上，并且越来越关注这些互连的社会、经济和政策维度。虽然相互关联的资源挑战的复杂性导致强调跨学科和跨学科研究的必要性以及研究小组之间加强合作的必要性，但很少有工作研究研究小组与其各自利益相关者之间观点的融合。本文重点介绍德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥地区：一个资源热点，其特点是快速城市化、Eagle Ford 页岩区能源生产增加以及农业活动不断增长。该论文报告了一项调查，该调查发送给来自该地区水、能源或食品部门的政府、非政府/非营利组织和商业组织的 370 名研究人员和地区利益相关者。研究目标是： 1) 评估本区域在水、能源和粮食挑战方面的趋同程度；2) 量化研究人员和区域利益相关者与区域内已确定的世界经济论坛组织的现有沟通水平；3) 确定改善世界经济论坛组织与相关研究人员之间交流的障碍和机会。作者发现接受调查的区域利益相关者和研究人员之间存在趋同的方面。关于德州发展水务局应对未来水资源挑战的不同战略的潜力，两组之间存在着趋同的方面。被调查的研究人员和区域利益相关者与其他已确定的世界经济论坛组织之间报告了适度的交流。两个团体都将“加强沟通”和“机构之间共享信息”作为改善合作以应对相互关联的资源挑战的一种手段的潜在作用达成一致。为实现这一目标，必须重新审视此类活动的体制机制和资源分配。两个团体都将“加强沟通”和“机构之间共享信息”作为改善合作以应对相互关联的资源挑战的一种手段的潜在作用达成一致。为实现这一目标，必须重新审视此类活动的体制机制和资源分配。两个团体都将“加强沟通”和“机构之间共享信息”作为改善合作以应对相互关联的资源挑战的一种手段的潜在作用达成一致。为实现这一目标，必须重新审视此类活动的体制机制和资源分配。