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Author:   Piergiuseppe Morone ,  Franka Papendiek ,  Valentina Elena Tartiu
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   6.269kg
ISBN:  

9783319500874

ISBN 10:   3319500872
Pages:   327
Publication Date:   05 May 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Cutting through the challenge of improving the consumer experience of foods by enabling the preparation of sustainable meals and the reduction of food waste.- The Economic Case for the Circular Economy: From Food Waste to Resource.- Decreasing greenhouse gas emissions of meat products through food waste reduction. A framework for a sustainability assessment approach.- Fodder Legumes for Green Biorefineries: A Perspective for Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems.- Bio-waste lignin to soluble lignin-like polymers. An Italian municipal waste treatment plant as empirical case study for evaluating processes and applications for technological scale up and commercial exploitation.- Techno-economic study and environmental assessment of food waste based biorefinery.- Techno-economic evaluation of refining of food supply chain wastes for the production of chemicals and biopolymers.- Bio-based Economy: Policy Framework and Foresight Thinking.- Bringing a Sharing Economy Approach into the Food Sector: The Potential of Food Sharing for Reducing Food Waste.- Defining the Meaning of Food Waste as a Matter of Urgency.- Waste Reduction in Fresh Food Supply Chains: an Operations Research Approach.- Participatory Planning in Organic Solid Waste Management: A Backcasting Approach.- The role of social networks in the diffusion of bio-waste products: the case of mulching films derived from organic waste in Province of Foggia.- Grassroots innovations and the transition towards sustainability: Tackling the food waste challenge.

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Editors and contributors work at the interface between innovation, agricultural economics, engineering and chemistry, studying from various perspectives innovative waste valorisation activities for sustainability transition to a biobased economy.

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