Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems: Integration and Synergies

Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems: Integration and Synergies is a science-based reference which focuses on several illustrated patterns that explore the roles played by the agri-food ecosystems, their functions and needs, and the importance of the interdependencies among them. This book explores the relationships and interdependencies between food ecosystems, highlighting the role each entity has in exploiting, transforming, preserving and conserving the others. It is a great resource of information on the ecosystems that surround the food supply chain and includes all processes from primary production of food through consumption.Sections cover the agricultural phase, processing and transformation, storage and consolidation, packaging, transportation and the management of waste and losses. This will be a useful reference for academicians, researchers and all the personnel involved with agri-food sector management. Provides information on sustainability challenges, developments and solutions related to food ecosystems Discusses the impact of renewables toward sustainable and zero-carbon food ecosystems Summarizes the scientific literature on alternative valorization strategies to reduce biomass Defines boundaries of analysis of entities, input/output flows, constraints and performance goals to measure data INDICE: 1. The role of strategies and technology in sustainable food ecosystem development 2. The role of growers and farmers in sustainable food ecosystem management 3. The role of agriculture in sustainable food ecosystems 4. Impacts of agriculture and mitigation Strategies 5. Merging natural systems preservation with growing food demand 6. The role of organic and natural ecosystem in food industry 7. Water management toward sustainable food industry 8. The impact of food systems on water sources and water cycle 9. Intensive farms vs. organic farming: Challenges ahead for the food industry 10. The impact of intensive farms on climate change 11. The impact of industrial food systems on wildlife 12. The contribution of wildlife to biodiversity and resilient food ecosystems 13. Valorization of waste biomass and biomaterials in circular economy 14. Reconciling bio-fuels with growing food demand and sustainable food systems 15. Packaging waste prevention and recyclability in the food industry 16. Sustainable materials and infrastructures for the food industry 17. Energy intensive processes in the food industry 18. The impact of renewables toward sustainable and zero-carbon food ecosystems 19. Future and pathways for Sustainable development of food ecosystems

• ISBN: 978-0-323-90885-6
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 340
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés