Instant Insights: Developing a Circular Economy

Chapter 1 - Circular, closed-loop agricultural systems: key principles and challenges: Rolf Meyer, Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany;

1 Introduction
2 Circular agriculture: principles and practice
3 Circular biomass use
4 Circular nutrition provision
5 Circular energy provision
6 Cascade use as a special form of circularity
7 Conclusion and future trends
8 Where to look for further information
9 References



Chapter taken from: Chapter taken from: Amon, B. (ed.), Developing circular agricultural production systems, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 256 3)



Chapter 2 - Redirecting nutrients in urban waste to urban agriculture: Rosanne Wielemaker and Jan Weijma, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;

1 Introduction
2 Urban agriculture and new sanitation
3 Background information
4 Case studies
5 Challenges for integration: areas for future research
6 Conclusion and future trends
7 Where to look for further information
8 References



Chapter taken from: Wiskerke, J. S. C. (ed.), Achieving sustainable urban agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN: 978 1 78676 316 7)



Chapter 3 - Developing bioplastics from agro-industrial wastes for applications in food packaging: Angela Marchetti, Gaia Salvatori and Lionel Tayou Nguemna, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Mattia Grumi, Ahmet Ozan Basar, Maria Pardo-Figuerez, Jose Maria Lagaron and Cristina Prieto, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA), Spain; Chiara Marcoaldi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy and Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA), Spain; Marianna Villano and Mauro Majone, Research Center for Applied Sciences to the Safeguard of Environment and Cultural Heritage (CIABC) and Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; and David Bolzonella, University of Verona, Italy;

1 Introduction: the problem of plastic waste
2 Bioplastics as a promising alternative
3 Types of bio-based polymers
4 Bioplastics from renewable feedstocks: the example of polyhydroxyalkanoates from agricultural waste
5 Cost evaluation of biopolymers
6 Applications of bioplastics in food packaging
7 Innovative food packaging
8 Packaging production techniques
9 Case study: the Horizon 2020 Usable Packaging project
10 Conclusion and future research needs
11 References



Chapter taken from: Chapter taken from: Amon, B. (ed.), Developing circular agricultural production systems, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 256 3)



Chapter 4 - Closed plant production systems in vertical farms for a circular economy: Yoshiaki Kitaya, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan;

1 Introduction
2 Environmental control in facility-based plant production systems as semi-closed systems
3 Facility-based plant production systems with efficient circulation of materials
4 Sustainable balance of human activities and environmental conservation in urban ecosystems
5 Conclusion
6 References



Chapter taken from: Kozai, T. and Hayashi, E. (ed.), Advances in plant factories: New technologies in indoor vertical farming, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2023, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 316 4)



Chapter 5 - Building natural resource networks: urban agriculture and the circular economy: Stefano Pascucci, Exeter University, UK;

1 Introduction
2 Rethinking urban agriculture and food provisioning beyond a linear economy
3 Designing regenerative urban agri-food systems through a circular economy approach
4 Strategies for building natural resource networks in circular urban agriculture
5 Key bottlenecks to transition into circular urban agriculture and food provisioning
6 Conclusions
7 References



Chapter taken from: Wiskerke, J. S. C. (ed.), Achieving sustainable urban agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN: 978 1 78676 316 7)