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E. Loiseau ; L. Jouve ; T. Salou ; M. Perignon ; S. Drogué ; P. Rollet ; P. Roux |The environmental challenges raised by urban food supply requirements must be addressed and sustainable local food policies need to be designed. For these reasons, the major areas of improvement should be identified in terms of both consumption [...]![]()
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Offsetting environmental impacts beyond climate change: the Circular Ecosystem Compensation approach
D. Moore ; V. Bach ; M. Finkbeiner ; T. Honkomp ; H. Ahn ; M. Sprenger ; L. Froese ; D. Gratzel |Since the Paris Agreement entered into force, climate neutrality and associated compensation schemes are even more on the agenda of politics and companies. Challenges of existing offsetting schemes include the rather theoretical saving scenario [...]![]()
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T. Ding ; B. Steubing ; W.M.J. Achten |The life cycle assessment framework was adapted to the territorial level (the 'territorial LCA') to assess the environmental impacts and services of land-use planning scenarios. Given the various geographical conditions of the territory, the pot[...]![]()
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Understanding the systemic approach and its potential for decision-making is important for resource management, especially in agriculture in which increasing food demands and environmental and social issues are the main challenges. Therefore, mu[...]![]()
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A. Mendoza Beltran ; R. Padró ; M.J. La Rota-Aguilera ; J. Marull ; M.J. Eckelman ; J. Cirera ; A. Giocoli ; G. Villalba |Peri urban agriculture (peri-UA) can supply food locally and potentially more sustainably than far-away conventional agricultural systems. It can also introduce significant environmental impacts depending on the local biophysical conditions and [...]![]()
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The aim of this research is to define different scenarios that optimize the environmental sustainability of the post-harvest stage of vegetable products (cauliflower and brassicas mix). These scenarios considered different packaging materials; e[...]![]()
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S. Abbate ; P. Centobelli ; R. Cerchione ; G. Giardino ; R. Passaro |In recent years, sustainability concerns gained traction in the scientific literature on cleaner production, as well as in industry and application. In this regard, the circular economy (CE) is intended to contribute to the current ecological tr[...]![]()
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M. Zambelli ; V. Giovenzana ; A. Casson ; A. Tugnolo ; A. Pampuri ; S. Vignati ; R. Beghi ; R. Guidetti |When talking about environmental and sustainability topics, the wine sector plays a fundamental role ensuring that wine remains not only economically but also environmentally sustainable, hence the importance of conducting analyses to measure th[...]![]()
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Agricultural life cycle assessment (LCA) at the sub-national regional level may be a valuable input for the decision-makers. Obtaining representative and sufficient data to develop life cycle inventories (LCIs) at that level is a relevant challe[...]![]()
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T.P. Costa ; T.P. Costa ; J. Gillespie ; K. Pelc ; A. Adefisan ; M. Adefisan ; R. Ramanathan ; F. Murphy |Food is at the centre of efforts to combat climate change, reduce water stress, pollution, and conserve the world's wildlife. Assessing the environmental performance of food companies is essential to provide a comprehensive view of the productio[...]![]()
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) is applied to assess large-scale systems supporting policymaking. However, most LCA studies focused on evaluating the impacts of policies and strategic planning on a static basis ignoring the dynamic nature of the ter[...]![]()
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V. Vaglia ; J. Bacenetti ; F. Orlando ; S. Alali ; E. Bosso ; S. Bocchi |Rice cultivation has a key role in food security worldwide; on the other hand, it has a high potential impact on the environment and human health, mainly due to the extensive pesticides use and greenhouse gas emissions caused by flooded cultivat[...]![]()
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N. Casolani ; M. D'Eusanio ; L. Liberatore ; A. Raggi ; L. Petti |The application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in the wine sector has received a particular attention in the last years. The inventory phase represents an important and sometimes critical issue for LCA analysts. This paper presents a systematic [...]![]()
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Vineyards in southeastern Spain, although subjected to a semi-arid climate, generate multiple environmental and socioeconomic benefits. However, they have an uncertain future, mainly due to the price of grapes, as well as the limited water resou[...]![]()
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M. Degieter ; X. Gellynck ; S. Goyal ; D. Ott ; H. De Steur |Because of the increasing challenges the global food system is facing on a social, economic and environmental level, and the need to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, agri-food systems are increasingly require[...]![]()
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Environmental perspectives for food loss reduction via smart sensors: a global life cycle assessment
This study incorporates theoretical and empirical perspectives in developing an understanding that, whether there is a leverage on the key environmental impacts through the potential large-scale application of Internet of Things (IoT) in the foo[...]![]()
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The circular economy (CE) has emerged as a strategy able to fulfil the double purpose of improving the economic performance of the agricultural activity while minimising the impact generated on the environment by reducing the inflow of resources[...]![]()
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L. Verdi ; A. Dalla Marta ; F. Falconi ; S. Orlandini ; M. Mancini |Assessing the environmental impact of agriculture is a key factor towards reducing human impacts on the food production chain. Because of the growing consumer interest in healthy foods cultivated with low-impact approach, a study assessing the i[...]![]()
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The food system plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change. Even if fossil fuel emissions are halted immediately, current trends in global food systems may prevent the achieving of the Paris Agreement's climate targets. The high degree of[...]![]()
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S. Zingale ; P. Guarnaccia ; A. Matarazzo ; G. Lagioia ; C. Ingrao |It is recognised today that the global food system does not always deliver good nutrition for all human beings, and, additionally, dramatically contributes to climate change, environmental degradation, and biodiversity loss. In particular, the c[...]![]()
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F. Boenzi ; S. Digiesi ; F. Facchini ; B. Silvestri |The agri-food supply chain is responsible for high GHG emissions. In industrial food processing, there is potential for reducing environmental impacts. In the case of apricot jam, several practices for realizing the finished product can be adopt[...]![]()
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N. Bamber ; R. Johnson ; E. Laage ; G. Dias ; P. Tyedmers ; N. Pelletier |The purpose of this manuscript is to review LCA studies of organic field crops to identify best practices in collecting life cycle inventory data. Previous LCA studies of organic field crops from 2010 to 2021 were identified and data were collec[...]![]()
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N. Rogy ; P. Roux ; T. Salou ; C. Pradinaud ; A. Sferratore ; N. Géhéniau ; A. Hélias ; E. Loiseau |Abstract This paper aims to assess the conditions under which hydraulic projects can be considered as an efficient option, from an environmental point of view, to secure water supply of agricultural areas using the Territorial Life Cycle Assessm[...]![]()
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A. Casson ; B. Ortuani ; V. Giovenzana ; L. Brancadoro ; S. Corsi ; O. Gharsallah ; R. Guidetti ; A. Facchi |Viticulture is gradually shifting to more sustainable production systems and a fair number of studies aim at assessing the environmental impacts of different technologies and techniques adopted in the wine production through the Life Cycle Asses[...]![]()
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Olive cultivation is the most important agro-ecosystem in the Mediterranean basin. Despite the remarkable intensification of this system (i.e., the use of high tree densities and large amounts of inputs), the environmental and socio-economic imp[...]![]()
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N. Kalboussi ; Y. Biard ; L. Pradeleix ; A. Rapaport ; C. Sinfort ; N. Ait-mouheb |This study presents a decision support tool that evaluates the environmental efficiency of water reclamation for agricultural irrigation, among other options. The developed tool is published as open source at https://doi.org/10.18167/DVN1/YLP1BA[...]![]()
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Specialization and intensification in agriculture have increased productivity but have also led to the spread of monocultural systems, simplifying production but reducing genetic diversity. The purpose of this study was to propose crop diversifi[...]![]()
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Cheese production causes significant environmental impacts, which have to be reduced. In France, a lot of different cheeses are available, made from different milks but also from different cheese technologies. The goal of this study was to under[...]![]()
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J.-E. Bergez ; A. Béthinger ; C. Bockstaller ; C. Cederberg ; E. Ceschia ; N. Guilpart ; S. Lange ; F. Müller ; P. Reidsma ; C. Riviere ; C. Schader ; O. Therond ; H.M.G. van der Werf |Agriculture's primary function is the production of food, feed, fibre and fuel for the fast-growing world population. However, it also affects human health and ecosystem integrity. Policymakers make policies in order to avoid harmful impacts. Ho[...]![]()
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The increase in world population and the resulting demand for food, water and energy are exerting increasing pressure on soil, water resources and ecosystems. Identification of tools to minimise the related environmental impacts within the food-[...]