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 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 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, María 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 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 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