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Title:
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NATURAL RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY IN TECHNO-ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS OF BIO-BASED PRODUCTS
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Author(s):
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Janusz Go?aszewski, Izabela Samson-Br?k, Barbara Kalisz, Krystyna ?uk-Go?aszewska and Wioleta Radawiec |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-99-9 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers, Adriana Backx Noronha Viana, Theodora Issa,
Pedro Isaías and Tomayess Issa |
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Year:
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2020 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Sustainability Assessment, Bio-Based Products, Techno-Economic Analysis, Natural Resources |
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Type:
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Short |
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First Page:
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85 |
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Last Page:
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89 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This paper proposes a set of TEA-related, environmental sustainability indicators for an assessment of the resource use
efficiency of bio-based products. The resource use includes consumption of material, energy, water and land area. Five
indicators, i.e. biotic resource use efficiency, land use efficiency, biotic secondary resource use efficiency, abiotic resource
use efficiency - water and energy, are associated with a direct input into TEA, while three, i.e. land use intensity,
biodiversity and soil nutrient balance, are affected by the former. The exploitation of resources is associated with economic
and social indicators connected with food and energy security, water scarcity and human welfare. The proposed set of
indicators can be considered in the context of certification of bio-based products, although their applicability require
specific case studies, determination of potential thresholds and aggregation in the context of environmental as well as
economic and social sustainability assessment. |
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