Urban bioeconomy: Uncovering its components, impacts and the Urban Bio-Symbiosis

Yang, Nan-Hua Nadja; Yang, Aidong

doi:10.1016/j.clpl.2022.100015

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“…[140] This is accompanied by a high potential for green roofs and other areas that in turn provide multiple ecosystem services through naturebased solutions (including filtration of air pollutants, cooling of city climate, water retention, building insulation, and quality of life). [45,155] As a side effect, urban food production can reduce pressure on agricultural lands [44,45] and the negative impacts of intensive biomass production on natural ecosystems, water bodies, and the climate.…”

Section: Public Goods Of Urban Agriculturementioning

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“…[180] This is particularly the case with the introduction of new habitats and plant species that, when in flower, provide food for insects, for birds that feed on these insects, and for animals that feed on the plants. [44][45][46]155] Urban community gardening, a typical form of urban agriculture, is an example of a BAs that efficiently combines public goods that contribute not only to environmental but also social sustainability by improving the quality of life in urban areas and promoting food security, especially in developing countries. [182] Urban agriculture also encourages more sustainable consumer behavior and the reduction of food waste.…”

Section: How Bioeconomy Approaches Can Contribute To the Resilience O...mentioning

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“…of the BA High potential for green roofs and green areas. [ 45,155] Rainwater retention in Rome is potentially sufficient for 949 garden plots (6 m 2 ) with vegetables…”

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An Adapted Indicator Framework for Evaluating the Potential Contribution of Bioeconomy Approaches to Agricultural Systems Resilience

Lewandowski,

von Cossel,

Winkler

et al. 2024

Advanced Sustainable Systems

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This study reviews a variety of “bioeconomy approaches” (BAs) to assess their potential contribution to resilience in agricultural systems, focusing on benefits that can improve multi‐functionality regarding private and public goods. It is based on Meuwissen et al.'s framework to assess the resilience of farming systems. Drawing on literature and expert knowledge, this indicator framework is adapted to develop a new framework which is then applied to seven contrasting BAs (miscanthus, perennial flowering wild plant mixtures, permanent grassland, nutrient recycling, agrivoltaics, urban agriculture, and microalgae). The major outcomes are: 1) the extended indicator framework can help evaluate BAs for their potential to foster resilience in future agricultural systems, 2) all BAs are characterized by their ability to provide multiple private and public goods simultaneously, 3) the strongest contribution of BAs to public goods is their function in maintaining the good condition of natural resources and resource‐use efficiency, 4) all BAs can enhance resilience in agricultural systems by contributing diversity, multifunctionality, environmental sustainability, and autonomy, 5) the mitigation of potential drawbacks of BAs implementation requires ex‐ante assessment, favorable BAs combinations, and stakeholder involvement, 6) context‐specific analysis of each BAs is required to assess their qualitative and quantitative contribution to resilience.

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Section: Public Goods Of Urban Agriculturementioning

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An Adapted Indicator Framework for Evaluating the Potential Contribution of Bioeconomy Approaches to Agricultural Systems Resilience

Lewandowski,

von Cossel,

Winkler

et al. 2024

Advanced Sustainable Systems

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“…In the context of urban areas, bioeconomy has been discussed with regard to an "urban bioeconomy metabolism" [28], green innovation areas [29], urban green infrastructure [30] and urban agriculture [30,31] as well as the circular economy, waste management, and environmental value creation [32][33][34]. Green infrastructure, urban farming, and biowaste valorisation are also main associations with the term "urban bioeconomy" [35]. Hence, the existing literature on urban bioeconomy focuses on ecosystem services and resources that can be provided in metropolitan areas.…”

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Bioeconomy Innovation Networks in Urban Regions: The Case of Stuttgart

Stöber

Boesino

Pyka

et al. 2023

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For a successful transformation towards a sustainable bioeconomy, cooperative knowledge creation leading to innovations through research at the company and academic level are important. Urban regions are the centre of economic and research activities. The example of the region of Stuttgart, which aims to complement its mature industrial structure with new opportunities related to the knowledge-based bioeconomy, is an interesting case for the application of social network analysis to shed light on the dynamics of innovation networks to support the transformation of urban regions. As with smaller spatial levels of observation connectivity in network decreases, we find a scale-free network structure for the supra-regional network and a star-like network structure for the regional network, with two universities and one transfer-oriented research institutes at the core. While research collaborations beyond regional borders and across different industries foster knowledge co-creation, the central actors can be recognized as gatekeepers who dominantly influence knowledge flows. To potentially strengthen the resilience of the network, policy and industry associations serving as network facilitators can foster collaboration between periphery actors. The case of the Stuttgart region impressively illustrates the opportunities of the knowledge-based bioeconomy for urban regions and the complementary role traditional manufacturing sectors can take in the transformation towards higher degrees of sustainability.

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“…In Latin America (including the Caribbean), 75% of the population lives in cities, and it is estimated that this number will increase to 83% by the year 2030 (Olivares et al, 2013). Increased urbanization means that the majority of the world's population will live in cities and will require biological resource inputs and a healthy living environment (Yang and Yang, 2022). Meanwhile, the peri-urban zone represents the transition between urban and rural areas, playing an important role in the maintenance of urban ecosystems and safeguarding food security for the urban population (Jansma and Wertheim-Heck, 2022).…”

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Heavy metal contamination of vegetables in urban and peri-urban areas. An overview

Fischer,

Fischer-García

2023

Rev. Colomb. Cienc. Hortic

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The growth in urbanization and industrialization is causing an increase in environmental pollution in cities and their surrounding areas. Additionally, the growing urban population requires a greater volume of fresh vegetables. In nature, heavy metals (HM) are widely distributed; when they gradually enter the soil-plant-consumer continuum, they are difficult to remove from the system and accumulate at toxic levels. To gain an overview of this situation, the information in the ScienceDirect database was used in accordance with the PRISMA guide. For this, the keywords “vegetable”, “contamination” and “urban” were used in a first step and, in a second step, the keywords “vegetable” and “heavy metal” were used. The most toxic HM for consumers are Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr and As, as well as essential MP for the plant (Zn, Cu, Ni, Fe, Mo). At excessive concentrations these cause neurological and kidney damage, cancer and other forms of damage to health. Crop contamination can come from the atmosphere, irrigation water, and/or the soil itself, proximity to busy roads, industry, polluted rivers, and excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers that contain HM. Plant poisoning by HM causes a decrease in root growth and biomass of the plant, foliar chlorosis, and other physiological alterations. Leafy vegetables (including aromatic herbs) and solanaceous vegetables accumulate the most HM, while cucurbits and legumes are the least affected. Plants that develop for a longer time accumulate a greater amount of HM. In general, to increase the food safety of urban horticulture, more studies are needed on HM contamination, soil aptitude, risk assessment for ingesting intoxicated vegetables, as well as appropriate instructions for the clean handling of these crops in cities and surrounding areas.

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Urban bioeconomy: Uncovering its components, impacts and the Urban Bio-Symbiosis

Cited by 8 publications

References 68 publications

An Adapted Indicator Framework for Evaluating the Potential Contribution of Bioeconomy Approaches to Agricultural Systems Resilience

An Adapted Indicator Framework for Evaluating the Potential Contribution of Bioeconomy Approaches to Agricultural Systems Resilience

Bioeconomy Innovation Networks in Urban Regions: The Case of Stuttgart

Heavy metal contamination of vegetables in urban and peri-urban areas. An overview

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