Instant Insights: Developing a Circular Economy
Published on 18. February 2025
138 pages
978-1-83545-251-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on developing a circular economy in agriculture.
The first chapter discusses the relationship between a circular economy and bioeconomy as they relate to agriculture, as well as the key principles and challenges of circular, closed-loop agricultural systems.
The second chapter introduces new approaches to food production and 'waste' management, including the opportunity to partially close nutrient cycles in urban agricultural settings and the wider food system.
The third chapter provides a brief overview of the key principles of a circular economy and discusses how the advent of new alternatives to plastic food packaging can contribute to mitigating plastic waste and its environmental impact.
The fourth chapter discusses facility-based plant production systems, such as plant factories, and the importance of the circulation of materials in achieving a sustainable balance between food production and environmental protection.
The final chapter considers how regenerative urban agri-food systems can be built through a circular economy approach and provides examples of how this can be achieved, as well as how novel natural resource networks can be created in circular food economies in urban areas.
The first chapter discusses the relationship between a circular economy and bioeconomy as they relate to agriculture, as well as the key principles and challenges of circular, closed-loop agricultural systems.
The second chapter introduces new approaches to food production and 'waste' management, including the opportunity to partially close nutrient cycles in urban agricultural settings and the wider food system.
The third chapter provides a brief overview of the key principles of a circular economy and discusses how the advent of new alternatives to plastic food packaging can contribute to mitigating plastic waste and its environmental impact.
The fourth chapter discusses facility-based plant production systems, such as plant factories, and the importance of the circulation of materials in achieving a sustainable balance between food production and environmental protection.
The final chapter considers how regenerative urban agri-food systems can be built through a circular economy approach and provides examples of how this can be achieved, as well as how novel natural resource networks can be created in circular food economies in urban areas.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
Color tables, photos and figures
File size
6,80 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-83545-251-6 (9781835452516)
DOI
10.19103/9781835452516
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Various Authors | Rolf Meyer | Rosanne Wielemaker
Instant Insights: Developing a Circular Economy
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Persons
Cristina Prieto (Dr.) graduated in Chemical Engineering (2010), at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), received a MSc in Industrial Processes Engineering, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University Complutense of Madrid (Spain). Currently, she is a postdoctoral researcher at the Novel Materials and Nanotechnology Group (Spanish Council of Scientific Research). She has received the Extraordinary Doctoral Thesis Award, the Flucomp Best Thesis Award, the UCM University Entrepreneurship Award, the V Catedra Agrobank Award, as well as several awards for the quality of her scientific communications. She has published more than 45 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, 3 licensed patents, 3 utility models, 9 chapters, 1 book, and more than 50 abstracts in international conferences. Her expertise involves emerging and conventional encapsulation technologies with application in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Author
Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (Germany)
Wageningen University
Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA) (Spain)
Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA) (Spain)
Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA) (Spain)
Content
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)
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)
