Displaying geographic variability of peri-urban agriculture environmental impacts in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona: A regionalized life cycle assessment

Beltrán, Angelica Mendoza; Padró, Roc; Rota-Aguilera, María José La; Marull, Joan; Eckelman, Matthew J.; Cirera, Jacob; Giocoli, Annalisa; Villalba, Gara

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159519

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“…This shift is attributed to the evolution of agricultural research toward various subtopics, driven by concerns around sustainable food production, environmental impact, and resource management. Recent research directions primarily revolve around "Sustainable Intensification" and its environmental implications [158][159][160], particularly concerning urban agriculture [161][162][163][164][165][166]. Notably, some highly cited articles in agriculture pertain to organic agriculture [82,167,168], though it does not translate into a dominant research trend within this field.…”

Section: Cluster 2: Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Life Cycle Assessment Research Trends and Implications: A Bibliometric Analysis

Moutik,

Summerscales,

Graham-Jones

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Acknowledging the importance of sustainability and implementing measures to achieve the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 represent a holistic approach to promoting peace and prosperity for the planet and its inhabitants. LCA is a valuable tool for organisations to enhance sustainability and reduce environmental impact. There has been a notable increase in LCA research subjects, indicating a recognition of its significance in promoting sustainability. The field has experienced a significant expansion in the past decade, with a 30% annual percent growth rate in LCA publications since 2010. In the most recent 4 years alone, 47% of all LCA publications since 1991 were produced. This paper presents a comprehensive review of LCA research from 1991 to 2022, with a specific focus on the period from 2019 to 2022. The study identifies research avenues and trends in LCA research using diverse bibliometric analysis techniques alongside content examination and the SciVal topic clusters prominence indicator. This comprehensive approach reveals evolving trends, such as an increased emphasis on practical applications for global sustainability goals, LCA’s expansion into bio-based materials due to plastic pollution concerns, and quantification of circular economy benefits in solid waste management. Moreover, deeper exploration of energy-related sustainability aspects and the integration of LCA into early product development for eco-conscious design are observed. These trends signify widespread LCA adoption across industries to address energy and design-related sustainability challenges. The study acknowledges interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, industry, and governments, shaping a robust LCA research landscape. China’s heightened contributions as a leading contributor to the field have reshaped the global LCA landscape mirrored in the evolving prominence of journals, institutes, and funding organisations.

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Section: Cluster 2: Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Life Cycle Assessment Research Trends and Implications: A Bibliometric Analysis

Moutik,

Summerscales,

Graham-Jones

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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“…Current research on the environmental sustainability of urban agriculture is mainly based on life cycle assessment (Kulak et al, 2013;Zhang et al, 2013;Sanyé-Mengual et al, 2015;Benis and Ferrão, 2017;Beltran et al, 2023) and emergy analysis (McDougall et al, 2019(McDougall et al, , 2020Cristiano, 2021;David et al, 2022), and focuses on the impact of urban agriculture on food miles and whether it has a role in alleviating the pressure on urban resources and the environment. A study of hydroponic urban growing plants in Japan showed that per kg of lettuce and spinach generate 6.4 kg CO 2 and 2.3 kg CO 2 , respectively, despite the high vegetable yields of this type of urban agriculture model (Shiina et al, 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An emergy analysis of environmental sustainability in urban agriculture: evidence from protected agriculture in Beijing, China

Yuan,

Mi,

Meng

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Urban agriculture (UA) serves as an essential aspect of local food production that could promote the urban resilience enhancement of food system. This study applies a “farm-to-table” emergy method to analyze the environmental sustainability of two typical urban farms in Beijing, China, based on the field investigation. One is a suburban greenhouse farm that sells food through supermarkets, and the other is an aquaponic farm that delivers fresh food to consumers’ tables by express delivery. The results showed that compared with traditional greenhouse farming, aquaponics farm has a lower environmental loading ratio and higher emergy sustainability index, but requires more emergy inputs. The research findings would provide scientific references for the future planning of urban agriculture from the perspective of both production and sales.

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Statistical Concepts, Terminology and Notation

Heijungs

2024

Probability, Statistics and Life Cycle Assessment

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Displaying geographic variability of peri-urban agriculture environmental impacts in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona: A regionalized life cycle assessment

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

Life Cycle Assessment Research Trends and Implications: A Bibliometric Analysis

Life Cycle Assessment Research Trends and Implications: A Bibliometric Analysis

An emergy analysis of environmental sustainability in urban agriculture: evidence from protected agriculture in Beijing, China

Statistical Concepts, Terminology and Notation

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