CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
A comparative evaluation of urban metabolism methodologies
(Corresponding) Voukkali I., ZORPAS A.
Topic:
City metabolism or areas metabolism
Globally, urban metabolism analysis has become a significant tool for the study of urban ecosystems. Urban metabolism as a concept represents an integrated platform for analyzing the urban dynamics and supporting the planning processes in cities as social-ecological systems within the concept of...Read more
Keywords:
Urban metabolism, Emergy analysis, Ecological Footprint Analysis, Material Flow Analysis
Mapping of available biological feedstock streams: The case of agro-industrial waste and by-products in the Region of Central Macedonia - Greece
(Corresponding) Patsios S., Batsioula M., Skoutida S., Geroliolios D., Melas L., Karkanias C., Karanasiou A., Saliakellis P., Malamakis A., Banias G.
Topic:
Sustainable production and management of biomass
The European Union’s Bioeconomy Strategy aims to the transition to a circular, sustainable bio-based economy. It should be highlighted that bio-based production systems face significant challenges concerning the sustainable availability of the biological materials that are used as feedstocks for...Read more
Keywords:
Biological feedstocks, Agro-industrial waste and by-products, Material Flow Analysis, Circular economy, Bio-based products
