{"product_id":"instant-insights-developing-a-circular-economy-9781835452509","title":"Instant Insights Developing a Circular Economy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book features five peer-reviewed reviews on developing a circular economy in agriculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first chapter discusses the relationship between a circular economy and bioeconomy as they relate to agriculture, as well as the key principles and challenges of circular, closed-loop agricultural systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second chapter introduces new approaches to food production and ?waste? management, including the opportunity to partially close nutrient cycles in urban agricultural settings and the wider food system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third chapter provides a brief overview of the key principles of a circular economy and discusses how the advent of new alternatives to plastic food packaging can contribute to mitigating plastic waste and its environmental impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourth chapter discusses facility-based plant production systems, such as plant factories, and the importance of the circulation of materials in achieving a sustainable balance between food production and environmental protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final chapter considers how regenerative urban agri-food systems can be built through a circular economy approach and provides examples of how this can be achieved, as well as how novel natural resource networks can be created in circular food economies in urban areas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an overview of the key challenges facing successful development of circular, closed-loop agricultural systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails recent advances in waste management and its application in urban agricultural settings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews sustainable alternatives to plastics in food packaging and their role in mitigating the environmental impact of the food-packaging industry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042834252119,"sku":"9781835452509","price":44.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/instant-insights-developing-a-circular-economy-9781835452509","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}