High-value food waste valorisation in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: A combined environmental-, socio-technical- and network analysis of anaerobic fermentation technologies for fatty acids production, from a nexus governance perspective

The unprecedented major scale and rapid rate of urban growth put an increasing pressure on natural resources for providing energy, materials, and food- and nutrition security. Likewise, an alarming major increase can be witnessed in the generation of food waste (FW) in urban areas. While megacities contribute to 6.7% of the global population, 12...

Change towards a Circular Economy: eliminating inertia in supply chains: A concrete case of stony materials supply chain in the Netherlands

Current linear economic model entails coupling of economic growth with resource constraints and degradation of the Earth. In order to combat these negative aspects and to ensure prosperous and sustainable future, a new economic approach is emerging - Circular Economy. Besides neutralizing threats of the linear model, it also promises additional...