Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems: Integration and Synergies is a science-based reference which explores the roles played by agri-food ecosystems, their functions and needs, and the importance of the interdependencies among them. This book explores the relationships between food ecosystems, highlighting each entity’s role in transforming, preserving, and conserving the others. It is a vital resource of information on the ecosystems that surround the food supply chain and includes all processes, from primary production of food through consumption. The book covers the agricultural and farming phases; processing and transformation; storage and consolidation; packaging; transportation; the management of waste and losses; and the supply and conservation of enabling resources like materials, biodiversity, energy, and water. Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems: Integration and Synergies is a useful reference for academics, researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals involved within the agri-food sector management.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contents - p. iii 7. Contributors - p. iii 8. Preface - p. iii 9. Chapter 1. Exploring strategies, technologies, and novel paradigms for sustainable agri-food supply chain ecosystems design and control - p. iii 10. Chapter 2. Planning growers’ strategies for sustainable large-scale food supply network and food security - p. iii 11. Chapter 3. Sustainable development of food supply chains toward food security managing and reducing losses - p. iii 12. Chapter 4. Reconciling the design of livestock production systems and the preservation of ecosystems - p. iii 13. Chapter 5. The role of organic and natural ecosystems in the food industry - p. iii 14. Chapter 6. Sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services with agricultural production - p. iii 15. Chapter 7. Sustainable materials and infrastructures for the food industry - p. iii 16. Chapter 8. Valorization of food waste biomass and biomaterials from a circular economy approach - p. iii 17. Chapter 9. Biopolymers as sustainable alternatives in the food packaging industry - p. iii 18. Chapter 10. Assessing energy requirements in the European (EU-28) food sector - p. iii 19. Chapter 11. Reconciling biofuels with growing food demand and sustainable food systems - p. iii 20. Chapter 12. Solar thermal technology adoption in the food processing industry - p. iii 21. Chapter 13. Water management towards sustainable food industry - p. iii 22. Index - p. iii
Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems: Integration and Synergies is a science-based reference which explores the roles played by agri-food ecosystems, their functions and needs, and the importance of the interdependencies among them. This book explores the relationships between food ecosystems, highlighting each entity’s role in transforming, preserving, and conserving the others. It is a vital resource of information on the ecosystems that surround the food supply chain and includes all processes, from primary production of food through consumption. The book covers the agricultural and farming phases; processing and transformation; storage and consolidation; packaging; transportation; the management of waste and losses; and the supply and conservation of enabling resources like materials, biodiversity, energy, and water. Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems: Integration and Synergies is a useful reference for academics, researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals involved within the agri-food sector management.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contents - p. iii 7. Contributors - p. iii 8. Preface - p. iii 9. Chapter 1. Exploring strategies, technologies, and novel paradigms for sustainable agri-food supply chain ecosystems design and control - p. iii 10. Chapter 2. Planning growers’ strategies for sustainable large-scale food supply network and food security - p. iii 11. Chapter 3. Sustainable development of food supply chains toward food security managing and reducing losses - p. iii 12. Chapter 4. Reconciling the design of livestock production systems and the preservation of ecosystems - p. iii 13. Chapter 5. The role of organic and natural ecosystems in the food industry - p. iii 14. Chapter 6. Sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services with agricultural production - p. iii 15. Chapter 7. Sustainable materials and infrastructures for the food industry - p. iii 16. Chapter 8. Valorization of food waste biomass and biomaterials from a circular economy approach - p. iii 17. Chapter 9. Biopolymers as sustainable alternatives in the food packaging industry - p. iii 18. Chapter 10. Assessing energy requirements in the European (EU-28) food sector - p. iii 19. Chapter 11. Reconciling biofuels with growing food demand and sustainable food systems - p. iii 20. Chapter 12. Solar thermal technology adoption in the food processing industry - p. iii 21. Chapter 13. Water management towards sustainable food industry - p. iii 22. Index - p. iii
