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Ecology in Urban Planning: Mitigating the Environmental Damage of Municipal Solid Waste

Staniunas, Mindaugas; Burinskiene, Marija; Maliene, Vida - In: Sustainability 4 (2012) 9, pp. 1966-1983

generate an amount of municipal solid waste whose ecological impact will be equal to 19,900 kg of CO2-eq in 20 years time …. Lastly considering urban planning scope and the EF practice, two opportunities are discussed: (1) tree planting and (2) waste …

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Uncertainty Regarding Waste Handling in Everyday Life

Henriksson, Greger; Åkesson, Lynn; Ewert, Susanne - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 9, pp. 2799-2813

categories of the waste recycling system do not coincide with the basic categories used in everyday life. Challenged habits …—source separation in everyday life is habitual, but when a habit is challenged, by a particular element or feature of the waste system …, uncertainty can arise. Lacking fractions—some kinds of items cannot be left for recycling and this makes waste collection …

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An Integrated Biomass Production and Conversion Process for Sustainable Bioenergy

Huang, Weidong - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 1, pp. 522-536

analyzed. The wastes from the biomass conversion process, including waste water, gas and solid are treated or utilized by the … electricity consumption; (2) A closed cycle of nutrients provides the fertilizer for biomass production and waste treatment, and …

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Economic and Social Sustainability Performance of Jatropha Projects: Results from Field Surveys in Mozambique, Tanzania and Mali

Romijn, Henny; Heijnen, Sanne; Colthoff, Jouke Rom; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 6203-6235

This paper presents results from comprehensive field surveys of jatropha projects in Mozambique, Tanzania and Mali in 2012. The article singles out the salient economic and social impact results and derives lessons. The results clearly demonstrate the weak business case for jatropha biofuel...

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Jatropha Developments in Mozambique: Analysis of Structural Conditions Influencing Niche-Regime Interactions

Slingerland, Maja; Schut, Marc - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 11, pp. 7541-7563

This article investigates the transition dynamics related to Jatropha developments in Mozambique. The analysis focuses on how structural conditions (infrastructure, institutions, interaction and collaboration and capabilities and resources) enable or constrain interactions between niche-level...

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Food Waste Auditing at Three Florida Schools

Wilkie, Ann C.; Graunke, Ryan E.; Cornejo, Camilo - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1370-1387

School cafeterias are a significant source of food waste and represent an ideal opportunity for diverting food waste … from landfills. In this study, cafeteria waste audits were conducted at three Florida schools. Food waste comprised the … largest fraction of school cafeteria waste streams, ranging from 47% to 58%, followed by milk, paper products (tissue, milk …

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A Life-Cycle Approach to Characterising Environmental and Economic Impacts of Multifunctional Land-Use Systems: An Integrated Assessment in the UK

Brandão, Miguel; Clift, Roland; Canals, Llorenç Milà i; … - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 12, pp. 3747-3776

An integrated environmental and economic assessment of land use for food, energy and timber in the UK has been performed using environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and economic Life Cycle Costing (LCC), to explore complementary sustainability aspects of alternative land uses. The...

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The Impact of Field Size on the Environment and Energy Crop Production Efficiency for a Sustainable Indigenous Bioenergy Supply Chain in the Republic of Ireland

Deverell, Rory; McDonnell, Kevin; Devlin, Ger - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 4, pp. 994-1011

This paper investigates, using the GIS platform, the potential impacts of meeting national bioenergy targets using only indigenous sources of feedstock on the habitats and carbon stores that exist within Ireland’s field boundaries. A survey of the Republic of Irelands field was conducted in...

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The Bioeconomy in Europe: An Overview

McCormick, Kes; Kautto, Niina - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 6, pp. 2589-2608

A bioeconomy can be defined as an economy where the basic building blocks for materials, chemicals and energy are derived from renewable biological resources. This paper provides an overview of the bioeconomy in Europe, examining it from a policy framework and concept perspective. The role of...

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Increasing Production and Eliminating Waste through Lean Tools and Techniques for Halal Food Companies

Manzouri, Malihe; Ab-Rahman, Mohd Nizam; Zain, Che … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 9179-9204

Major businesses around the world have been trying to reduce the total cost and wastes across their supply chain to remain competitive in the expanding global market. Hence, a collection of reliable tools and techniques are vital for decreasing costs and wastes and for providing effective...

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