A5051103824- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Marine and fisheries research
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Sustainable Industrial Ecology
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Energy Efficiency and Management
University of British Columbia
2017-2024
Okanagan University College
2019-2024
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
2018
Joint Research Centre
2013-2016
European Commission
2015
Institute for Sustainability
2013-2014
Dalhousie University
2006-2013
Joint Commission
2013
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
2009
Swedish Institute
2009
Food systems--in particular, livestock production--are key drivers of environmental change. Here, we compare the contributions global sector in 2000 with estimated this 2050 to three important concerns: climate change, reactive nitrogen mobilization, and appropriation plant biomass at planetary scales. Because sustainability ultimately requires that human activities as a whole respect critical thresholds each these domains, quantify extent which current future production contributes...
The relationships between energy use in food systems, system productivity, and resource constraints are complex. Moreover, ongoing changes production consumption norms concurrent with urbanization, globalization, demographic underscore the importance of systems as a security concern. Here, we review current state knowledge respect to intensity agriculture systems. We highlight key drivers trends along opportunities for on improved efficiencies. In particular, point toward dearth research...
We present a global-scale life cycle assessment of major food commodity, farmed salmon. Specifically, we report the cumulative energy use, biotic resource and greenhouse gas, acidifying, eutrophying emissions associated with producing salmon in Norway, UK, British Columbia (Canada), Chile, as well production-weighted global average. found marked differences nature quantity material/energy use per unit production across regions. This suggests significant scope for improved environmental...
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is intended as a quantitative decision support tool. However, the large amount of uncertainty characteristic LCA studies reduces confidence in results. To date, little research has been reported regarding comparative sources (and their relative importance) and how, or how commonly, they are quantified attributional consequential LCA. This paper answers these questions based on review recent methods papers, advances recommendations for improved practice. All...
Over the past decade conservation groups have put considerable effort into educating consumers and changing patterns of household consumption. Many aiming to reduce overfishing encourage sustainable fishing practices turned new market-based tools, including consumer awareness campaigns seafood certification schemes (e.g. Marine Stewardship Council) that been well received by fish marketing industries public in many western countries. Here, we review difficulties may impede further progress,...
Abstract Purpose The ISO 14044 standard for life cycle assessment (LCA) provides the reference decision hierarchy dealing with multi-functional processes. We observe that, in practice, consistent implementation of this by LCA practitioners and guidance document developers may be limited. In an attempt to explain observation, offer suggestions as how consistency practice might improved, we identify compare rationales (and limitations of) different common approaches solving multi-functionality...
This paper aims at analysing how secondary materials production and end of life recovery processes are modelled in cycle-based environmental assessment methods order to discuss their suitability product policy-support contexts, with a focus on Sustainable Consumption Production (SCP) policies. The equations prescribed three published, widely recognised standards evaluated. In addition, more recent modelling approaches that have been adopted the context two EU policy initiatives (the Product...
Aquatic foods are increasingly being recognized as having an important role to play in environmentally sustainable and nutritionally sufficient food system. Proposals for increasing aquatic production often center around species, environments, ambitious hi-tech solutions that mainly will benefit the 16% of global population living high-income countries. Meanwhile, most aquaculture species systems suffer from large performance gaps, meaning targeted interventions investments could...
Food waste represents one of the major problems in food industry, as it accounts for substantial social, economic, and environmental challenges due to resources along supply chain – such water, land, fertilizer, energy. Recovering transforming into valuable products is essential reduce impacts losses. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) a well-developed standardized tool evaluating potential product system throughout chain. However, benefits different valorization recycling pathways requires deeper...
Summary We used life cycle assessment to evaluate a subset of the cradle‐to‐destination‐port environmental impacts associated with production, processing, and transportation frozen, packaged Indonesian tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) fillets ports in Chicago Rotterdam. Specifically, we evaluated cumulative energy use; biotic resource global warming, acidifying, eutrophying emissions at each stage aggregate. identify importance least cost feed sourcing for reducing supply chain impacts....
The rising prominence of life cycle assessment (LCA) and similar environmental accounting frameworks reflects increasing awareness the pressing necessity managing both for eco-efficiency with respect to macroscale, dimensions material/energy flows emissions that underpin all economic activity. However, by relying on environmentally myopic market signals inform evaluations biophysical activity through widespread use information (in particular, via allocation) in LCA, we are concerned...
The US egg industry has evolved considerably over recent decades by incorporating new technologies and production practices. To date, there been no comprehensive assessment of the resource demand environmental effects these changes. This study quantifies footprint supply chains in United States for 2010 compared with 1960 using life cycle assessment. analysis considers changes both foreground (e.g., hen performance) background efficiencies energy provision, fertilizer production, feed...