Springer tracts in civil engineering,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 251 - 261
Published: Dec. 6, 2023
Abstract
There
is
a
growing
interest
in
understanding
and
using
local
knowledge,
resources,
stakeholders
to
achieve
tailored
effective
circular
solutions
the
built
environment.
Although
importance
of
clear
centralised
guidance
regulations
are
emphasised
existing
literature,
there
also
an
emerging
acknowledgement
that
‘local
context’
will
be
key
achieving
can
effectively
work
practice.
However,
lack
discussion
around
meaning
significance
‘locality’
terms
circularity
This
paper
introduces
space
(both
physical
social)
knowledge
as
two
aspects
for
enabling
Further,
it
argues
cities
seen
locus
economy
because
their
role
localising
knowledge.
Thus,
enables
starting
point
structure
research
towards
improved
(i)
co-production
environment,
(ii)
relevant
stakeholders,
well
(iii)
city-level
governance
locality
supporting
Forest Policy and Economics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144, P. 102819 - 102819
Published: Sept. 12, 2022
In
2012,
the
European
Commission
(EC)
introduced
new
bio-based
economy
or
bioeconomy
policy
project,
since
adopted
by
about
50
countries.
Alongside
politicians,
various
research
and
other
interest
groups
have
promoted
as
inevitable,
apolitical,
a
triple-win
strategy
for
nature,
people,
economy.
Recently,
is
also
actively
framed
transformative.
Yet
what
transformative
even
in
EU
policy,
why
it
important
to
critically
engage
with
concept
of
bioeconomy,
especially
but
not
only
so-called
Global
South?
To
address
these
questions,
we
revisit
discursive
field
outlining
two
dominant
yet
opposed
visions
that
focus
on
economic
growth
planetary
limits
respectively.
We
term
them
'pro-economic
growth'
'pro-planetary
limits'
visions.
Drawing
literature
our
own
empirical
market-based,
'green',
'climate
friendly',
'bio-based'
approaches
initiatives,
highlight
bioeconomy's
embeddedness
colonial
neocolonial
logics
domination
green
extractivism.
While
examples
are
drawn
from
South
they
connect
resonate
wider
project.
argue
existing
poorly
suited
multidimensional
intertwined
existential
civilisational
challenges,
including
overconsumption,
extractivism,
global
socioecological
inequalities
injustices.
Employing
decolonial
environmental
justice,
feminist
political
ecology
degrowth
outline
missing
narratives,
ideas
their
potentials
fundamental
systemic
change
beyond
Finally,
gaps
warrant
further
attention,
including:
self-reflexivity
identifying
problems
solutions;
historical
contextualisation
EU's
role
governance;
silencing
(mis)representation;
reprioritisation
multiple
existences
life-supporting
practices,
together
relevant
epistemologies
ontologies
support
them.
International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(1), P. 53 - 72
Published: March 14, 2024
The
valorisation
of
urban
biowaste
can
contribute
to
a
circular
and
sustainable
resource
management.
However,
is
not
inherently
sustainable.
This
study
employs
the
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs)
investigate
sustainability
implications
valorisation.
A
narrative
literature
review
provided
an
overview
current
scientific
knowledge
on
interactions
between
selected
SDG
targets.
Then
stakeholder
interviews
yielded
insights
into
such
in
national
context.
Our
findings
show
potential
for
19
synergies
11
trade-offs
20
targets
that
are
addressed
detail.
Although
outnumber
trade-offs,
different
context-dependencies
influence
nature
strength
interactions.
We
highlight
three
types
relating
governance.
informs
community
decision-makers
planning
addresses
context-dependencies.
guide
countries
cities
at
early
transition
stages
towards
Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
78(3), P. 135 - 147
Published: May 26, 2024
The
mounting
pressures
of
climate
change
and
biodiversity
loss
require
a
transition
towards
more
sustainable
patterns
production
consumption.
Within
the
bioeconomy,
better
utilization
natural
resources
can
be
achieved
by
pursuing
circular
bioeconomy.
In
article
authors
study
how
bioeconomy
efforts
in
Hamar
region,
Norway,
have
resulted
green
path
development.
They
draw
on
trinity
agency
conceptualization
to
deepen
our
understanding
over
time
has
upgrading
region.
Through
qualitative
study,
they
provide
novel
insights
into
an
inter-municipal
water
wastewater
company
development
processes.
conclude
that
combination
different
forms
agency,
exercised
actors,
what
regard
as
emerging
within
Forests,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 326 - 326
Published: Feb. 8, 2024
In
any
forest
stand,
the
theoretically
modelled
output
of
sawlogs
(the
most
valuable
roundwood
assortments)
will
differ
from
what
is
actually
obtained.
The
aim
this
study
was
to
assess
whether
it
possible
characterise
difference
by
site
properties
or
inventory
parameters
for
birch,
black
alder,
and
aspen.
We
compared
sawlog
recovery
with
actual
according
harvester
data
final
fellings.
between
recovered
outcomes
varied
−24.32
−60.96
percentage
points,
overestimations
reaching
up
three
times
differences
in
yield
among
soil
types
increased
age
average
diameter
a
tree.
underestimated
mean
at
breast
height
16
cm
20
years
while
being
overestimated
larger
older
trees.
results
highlight
necessity
consider
decreasing
wood
quality
increasing
account
decay,
such
as
stem
rot,
assortment
tables.
Fondo Editorial Universitario Servando Garcés de la Universidad Politécnica Territorial de Falcón Alonso Gamero / Alianza de Investigadores Internacionales S.A.S. eBooks,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 17 - 31
Published: June 1, 2023
Achieving
food
security
is
one
of
today’s
most
critical
challenges.
FAO
estimated
that
in
2020
globally,
between
720
and
811
million
people
worldwide
suffered
from
hunger,
while
three
did
not
have
adequate
food.
It
a
reality
the
performance
agri-food
production
chain
being
influenced
by
climate
change,
deforestation,
transition
eating
habits,
displacement
rural
population
to
urban
areas,
among
others.
Based
on
above,
objective
this
chapter
focuses
analyzing
backyard
as
system
self-production
supported
circular
bioeconomy
allows
reuse
waste
generated,
such
agricultural
residues,
inputs
form
fertilizer,
irrigation
water,
for
components.
The
methodological
approach
used
retro-prospecting,
an
analytical,
observational,
descriptive
non-experimental
analysis;
Implemented
phases
obtain
conceptual
design
system.
As
result
study,
conception
model
capable
revaluing
production,
its
same
generating
or
another
value
chain.
obtained
presented
strategy
with
high
potential
improve
self-sufficiency
self-producing
family
vulnerable
under
commitment
environmental
responsibility,
pays
towards
guaranteeing
security.
