scholarly journals Agricultural and Food Waste: Analysis, Characterization and Extraction of Bioactive Compounds and Their Possible Utilization

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Montserrat Dueñas ◽  
Ignacio García-Estévez
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Climatic Change ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Food Industries ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
By Products

The characterization and reutilization of agricultural and food waste is an important strategy to ensure the sustainable development of the agricultural and food industries. As a result, the environmental impact of these industries can be reduced, thus contributing to the fight against environmental problems, mainly to those related to a potential mitigation of climatic change. This Special Issue includes five papers that reported important findings from research activities related to the reutilization of by-products from food processing industries, which help to increase the knowledge in this field.

Sustainable development of wastewater treatment strategies for the food industries

2002 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 315-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Sekoulov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Integrated Production ◽  
Food Industries ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Process Wastewater

The sustainable development of environmental protection is a newly created philosophy. It means continuous development of better protection of the air, soil, water and resources, used from the industry, to be saved also for future generations. The globalization of the economy is another process, which interferes with environmental ideas, and an equilibrium with the socio-eco-sustainable development is wanted. The industry is subjected to big changes depending on economic development. Thus the treatment plants at the end of the pipe must be constructed with maximum flexibility. A removal of constructed devices, if not necessary, must be considered from the beginning as a possibility. Priority is given to integrated production processes solving wastewater problems directly by production devices. The treatment of the process wastewater streams separately will become more important. The end of the pipe solutions will be less complicated and more reliable. The reuse of valuable waste substances and treated water will reduce the total cost of the treatment plants substantially.

Green Manufacturing is the only Way to the Sustainable Development

2011 ◽  
Vol 230-232 ◽  
pp. 1332-1334
Author(s):  
Bao Jun Zhi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Green Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Technology ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Green Manufacturing Technology ◽  
Technology Trends

This paper presents the environmental impact of manufacturing in several important aspects. Resume green manufacturing is the only way to sustainable development and green manufacturing technology trends and prospects.

Towards a New Generation of Special Economic Zones

2020 ◽  
pp. 490-519
Author(s):  
James X. Zhan ◽  
Bruno Casella ◽  
Richard Bolwijn
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Special Economic Zones ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Economic Zones ◽  
The Universe

Special economic zones (SEZs) are widely used across most developing and many developed economies. According to UNCTAD’s new SEZ database, there are nearly 5,400 zones across 147 economies as of 2019, up from about 4,000 five years ago. Although the performance of many zones remains below expectations, the rate of establishment of new zones is accelerating, and more than 500 new SEZs are already in the pipeline. In building new zones and revitalizing existing ones, policymakers and zone developers face new challenges in the context of a rapidly evolving global competitive landscape and the sustainable development imperative. This chapter provides an overview of the universe of SEZs and discusses their economic, social, and environmental impact—proposing an SEZ Sustainable Development Profit and Loss Statement. It highlights three key emerging challenges, points to five routes to modernizing SEZs, and outlines a pioneering idea of SDG model zones.

The roles of cleaner production in the sustainable development of modern societies: an introduction to this special issue

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia H. Bonilla ◽  
Cecília M.V.B. Almeida ◽  
Biagio F. Giannetti ◽  
Donald Huisingh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cleaner Production ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Sustainable Development

scholarly journals Toward a Holistic Rating System: An Attempt to Expand the Boundaries of Building Sustainability Using SDGs

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierluca Vitale ◽  
Vincenzo Alfano ◽  
Tommaso Pastore ◽  
Costantino Menna ◽  
Pietro Maffettone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Mathematical Framework ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Development Goals

Several frameworks have been developed for mitigating the environmental impact of human activities. Among them, possibly the most forward-thinking are the Sustainable Development Goals set out in UN Agenda 2030, which are often cited by stakeholders at various levels. Nevertheless, when it comes to policy tools, defining goals relating to sustainability is not straightforward. In this contribution, we use a mathematical framework to compare the goals of Agenda 2030 with the assessments possible with three different building-rating systems, BREEAM, LEED and ITACA. Our results show that these tools address sustainability very differently to the intentions of the SDGs. However, a number of minor changes could easily make the assessments produced by these evaluation systems on this issue more complete.

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