Underutilised Resources in Urban Environments

This book is the result of a Special Issue of the journal Resources. The Special Issue was initiated to identify promising solutions and specific challenges in the context of underused resources in urban environments. Authors focus on two main areas: the establishment of circular economy schemes bas...

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description This book is the result of a Special Issue of the journal Resources. The Special Issue was initiated to identify promising solutions and specific challenges in the context of underused resources in urban environments. Authors focus on two main areas: the establishment of circular economy schemes based on valorizing wastes that occur in urban areas and the exploitation of renewable energies. The circular economy and renewable resources hold key potential for increasing the sustainability of cities, and the presented studies enhance our understanding of how to unlock this potential. Effective regulatory frameworks and policymaking processes that balance the power between stakeholders are required to successfully manage energy transition and the transition to more circular economies. The positive role of community engagement merits high attention. To recover valuable resources from household waste, a focus on technology and infrastructure is required but is insufficient; motivational factors and knowledge of citizens are the most essential elements. The need to more reliably quantify and better characterize recyclable material streams also evidently remains, especially where population numbers are further growing. This book provides a rich source to explore promising solutions, challenges, and research needed for the sound management of resources in urban settings.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-686532024-04-11T15:10:40Z Underutilised Resources in Urban Environments Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid source separation of waste waste management household waste polymer recycling sustainable development Lagos megacity value chain waste-to-wealth city planning Energiewende post-Brexit renewable energy systems resource-use policy sustainable energy transitions underutilised resources waste cooking oil recycling biodiesel non-fuel use regulatory promotion circular economy European horse chestnut seed coat additive antioxidant proanthocyanidins UV spectrum extraction size exclusion chromatography polyphenols renewable energy energy transition energy policies urban energy particle size reduction pre-treatment shredding mechanical–biological treatment bioprocessing wastewater management environmental sustainability waste resources household solid waste (HSW) waste composition analysis waste generation rate solid waste measurement remote sensing building type garden waste arising green waste yard waste home composting backyard burning municipal and public service engineering urban resources resource management sustainable urbanisation community engagement solid waste recycling energy governance policy-making thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology This book is the result of a Special Issue of the journal Resources. The Special Issue was initiated to identify promising solutions and specific challenges in the context of underused resources in urban environments. Authors focus on two main areas: the establishment of circular economy schemes based on valorizing wastes that occur in urban areas and the exploitation of renewable energies. The circular economy and renewable resources hold key potential for increasing the sustainability of cities, and the presented studies enhance our understanding of how to unlock this potential. Effective regulatory frameworks and policymaking processes that balance the power between stakeholders are required to successfully manage energy transition and the transition to more circular economies. The positive role of community engagement merits high attention. To recover valuable resources from household waste, a focus on technology and infrastructure is required but is insufficient; motivational factors and knowledge of citizens are the most essential elements. The need to more reliably quantify and better characterize recyclable material streams also evidently remains, especially where population numbers are further growing. This book provides a rich source to explore promising solutions, challenges, and research needed for the sound management of resources in urban settings. 2021-05-01T15:16:44Z 2021-05-01T15:16:44Z 2020 book ONIX_20210501_9783039360185_399 9783039360185 9783039360192 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/68653 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/2415 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/2415 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03936-019-2 10.3390/books978-3-03936-019-2 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783039360185 9783039360192 186 Basel, Switzerland open access
spellingShingle source separation of waste
waste management
household waste
polymer recycling
sustainable development
Lagos megacity
value chain
waste-to-wealth
city planning
Energiewende
post-Brexit
renewable energy systems
resource-use policy
sustainable energy transitions
underutilised resources
waste cooking oil
recycling
biodiesel
non-fuel use
regulatory promotion
circular economy
European horse chestnut
seed coat
additive
antioxidant
proanthocyanidins
UV spectrum
extraction
size exclusion chromatography
polyphenols
renewable energy
energy transition
energy policies
urban energy
particle size reduction
pre-treatment
shredding
mechanical–biological treatment
bioprocessing
wastewater management
environmental sustainability
waste resources
household solid waste (HSW)
waste composition analysis
waste generation rate
solid waste measurement
remote sensing
building type
garden waste arising
green waste
yard waste
home composting
backyard burning
municipal and public service engineering
urban resources
resource management
sustainable urbanisation
community engagement
solid waste recycling
energy governance
policy-making
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
Underutilised Resources in Urban Environments
title Underutilised Resources in Urban Environments
title_full Underutilised Resources in Urban Environments
title_fullStr Underutilised Resources in Urban Environments
title_full_unstemmed Underutilised Resources in Urban Environments
title_short Underutilised Resources in Urban Environments
title_sort underutilised resources in urban environments
topic source separation of waste
waste management
household waste
polymer recycling
sustainable development
Lagos megacity
value chain
waste-to-wealth
city planning
Energiewende
post-Brexit
renewable energy systems
resource-use policy
sustainable energy transitions
underutilised resources
waste cooking oil
recycling
biodiesel
non-fuel use
regulatory promotion
circular economy
European horse chestnut
seed coat
additive
antioxidant
proanthocyanidins
UV spectrum
extraction
size exclusion chromatography
polyphenols
renewable energy
energy transition
energy policies
urban energy
particle size reduction
pre-treatment
shredding
mechanical–biological treatment
bioprocessing
wastewater management
environmental sustainability
waste resources
household solid waste (HSW)
waste composition analysis
waste generation rate
solid waste measurement
remote sensing
building type
garden waste arising
green waste
yard waste
home composting
backyard burning
municipal and public service engineering
urban resources
resource management
sustainable urbanisation
community engagement
solid waste recycling
energy governance
policy-making
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
topic_facet source separation of waste
waste management
household waste
polymer recycling
sustainable development
Lagos megacity
value chain
waste-to-wealth
city planning
Energiewende
post-Brexit
renewable energy systems
resource-use policy
sustainable energy transitions
underutilised resources
waste cooking oil
recycling
biodiesel
non-fuel use
regulatory promotion
circular economy
European horse chestnut
seed coat
additive
antioxidant
proanthocyanidins
UV spectrum
extraction
size exclusion chromatography
polyphenols
renewable energy
energy transition
energy policies
urban energy
particle size reduction
pre-treatment
shredding
mechanical–biological treatment
bioprocessing
wastewater management
environmental sustainability
waste resources
household solid waste (HSW)
waste composition analysis
waste generation rate
solid waste measurement
remote sensing
building type
garden waste arising
green waste
yard waste
home composting
backyard burning
municipal and public service engineering
urban resources
resource management
sustainable urbanisation
community engagement
solid waste recycling
energy governance
policy-making
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology
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