Analysis of the functional orientation of agricultural systems from the perspective of resource circulation

Xu, Zihan; Fan, Wei‐Qiang; Dong, Xiaobin; Wang, Xuechao; Liu, Yanxu; Xue, Haili; Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120642

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“…The results showed that, at the farmland level, extending the recycling chain of rice straw indeed contributed to improving the yield and reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases. Alternative approaches have been developed to determine all the costs incurred throughout the life cycle assessment (LCA) of a project or a product, from acquisition, installation, operation, and maintenance to the final disposal of the raw material (life cycle cost analysis, see Albuquerque et al, 2019) or to make use of the energy system language to simulate the resource cycle process of circular agriculture systems based on different scenarios (Xu et al, 2020).…”

Section: Performance and Measurement Systemsmentioning

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Circularity of food systems: a review and research agenda

Bernardi

Bertello

Forliano

2022

BFJ

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to appraise and evaluate empirical research on circular economy in food systems, consolidating the existing knowledge and identifying shortcomings in this emerging body of research.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a systematic literature review of 136 studies from the electronic databases Scopus and Web of Science. The authors also developed a thematic analysis and summarized the results in a framework.FindingsThe authors identified seven critical issues for the transition to circular food systems: consumer behavior, multistakeholder coordination, business models, digital technologies, barriers, transition processes and performance and measurement systems. Moreover, the authors provide an agenda for future research on these topics.Originality/valueWhile reviews on the circular economy are spreading rapidly, no reviews have comprehensively addressed the critical issues for the transition to circular food systems in the business, management, and organization domains.

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Section: Performance and Measurement Systemsmentioning

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Circularity of food systems: a review and research agenda

Bernardi

Bertello

Forliano

2022

BFJ

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“…An improvement in the energy efficiency of different renewable energy technologies is also important, especially in the case of photovoltaics ( Grubišić-Čabo et al., 2019 ) and wind generation technologies ( Marinić-Kragić et al., 2020 ), to secure large scale projects. The efficiency of specific production processes ( Giama et al., 2020 ), is also vital and certainly needs to be carefully investigated and analysed, to reduce energy intensity and provide a circular economy concept in specific application areas, ( Xu et al., 2020 ). The main research efforts should be directed towards the upgrade of energy saving technologies followed with the increasing utilization of renewable energy sources, ( Klemeš et al., 2019 ).…”

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Internet of Things (IoT): Opportunities, issues and challenges towards a smart and sustainable future

Nižetić

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López-de-Ipiña

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The rapid development and implementation of smart and IoT (Internet of Things) based technologies have allowed for various possibilities in technological advancements for different aspects of life. The main goal of IoT technologies is to simplify processes in different fields, to ensure a better efficiency of systems (technologies or specific processes) and finally to improve life quality. Sustainability has become a key issue for population where the dynamic development of IoT technologies is bringing different useful benefits, but this fast development must be carefully monitored and evaluated from an environmental point of view to limit the presence of harmful impacts and ensure the smart utilization of limited global resources. Significant research efforts are needed in the previous sense to carefully investigate the pros and cons of IoT technologies. This review editorial is partially directed on the research contributions presented at the 4th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies held in Split and Bol, Croatia, in 2019 (SpliTech 2019) as well as on recent findings from literature. The SpliTech2019 conference was a valuable event that successfully linked different engineering professions, industrial experts and finally researchers from academia. The focus of the conference was directed towards key conference tracks such as Smart City, Energy/Environment, e-Health and Engineering Modelling. The research presented and discussed at the SpliTech2019 conference helped to understand the complex and intertwined effects of IoT technologies on societies and their potential effects on sustainability in general. Various application areas of IoT technologies were discussed as well as the progress made. Four main topical areas were discussed in the herein editorial, i.e. latest advancements in the further fields: (i) IoT technologies in Sustainable Energy and Environment, (ii) IoT enabled Smart City, (iii) E-health – Ambient assisted living systems (iv) IoT technologies in Transportation and Low Carbon Products. The main outcomes of the review introductory article contributed to the better understanding of current technological progress in IoT application areas as well as the environmental implications linked with the increased application of IoT products.

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“…Li et al simulated the biomass and soil organic matter of three typical subtropical plantations in southern China based on the energy systems language model [47]. Xu et al used the energy systems language model to quantitatively analyze the differences in functional orientation among components of the circular agricultural system [48].…”

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Integrating Energy Systems Language and Emergy Approach to Simulate and Analyze the Energy Flow Process of Land Transfer

Fan

Yao

Chen

2023

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As an effective policy to revitalize rural land assets, land transfer is important to promote reforming rural land systems in poor areas. In this study, we integrated the energy systems language and emergy approach, quantified the energy flow process under the land transfer model, simulated the resource storage and energy flow state in the land transfer process, and finally compared and discussed the economic and ecological benefits of land transfer under different scenarios. The results show the following: (1) Economic benefits were significantly improved after the land transfer, and labor storage and infrastructure value were reduced. (2) Government investment enhanced the infrastructure value, and private investment led to a rapid reduction in labor storage. (3) Expanding apple orchards positively affected labor storage and infrastructure value and negatively influenced soil organic carbon storage and rural asset storage. (4) Land transfer behavior reduced the proportion of provisioning and supporting services and increased the proportion of regulating and cultural services. Overall, the research results are helpful for clarifying the complex mechanisms of the various components in the land transfer system and provide a scientific basis for the prediction and evaluation of land transfer in similar areas.

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Analysis of the functional orientation of agricultural systems from the perspective of resource circulation

Cited by 12 publications

References 37 publications

Circularity of food systems: a review and research agenda

Circularity of food systems: a review and research agenda

Internet of Things (IoT): Opportunities, issues and challenges towards a smart and sustainable future

Integrating Energy Systems Language and Emergy Approach to Simulate and Analyze the Energy Flow Process of Land Transfer

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