Sustainability and environmental management
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Exploring regional transitions to the bioeconomy using a socio-economic indicator: the case of Italy
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This paper proposes a methodology to design the biomethane production chain from MSW at the regional level and to assess the environmental and economic performance of the chain. In the design phase, the following parameters are considered: number and production capacity of biomethane plants,...
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School is considered a privileged environment for health education and school feeding represents an opportunity for promoting sustainable foods to young generations. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate that is possible to select, from existing school menus, recipes that combine healthy...
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In this work, a set of diet plans that are nutritionally adequate and healthy, affordable, and environmentally friendly is analyzed. They refer to two-week full-board menus for nursing homes and are designed using a multi-objective optimization model in which different conflicting goals, such as...
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This study presents the industrial symbiosis (IS) business game developed in the “circular sustainable business development” (CSBD) class at the University of Twente. The game was designed by the instructors to allow students to experience the strategic business dynamics of IS. Spreading knowledge...