Urban waste and agriculture: a win-win for farmers and for the city?
The reuse of usually free waste resources in urban and peri-urban farming is a common reality but serves primarily the farming community, and only indirectly the waste or sanitation service chain, or the consumer. Resource recovery scaling appears thus only likely in smaller towns surrounded by agri...
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| description | The reuse of usually free waste resources in urban and peri-urban farming is a common reality but serves primarily the farming community, and only indirectly the waste or sanitation service chain, or the consumer. Resource recovery scaling appears thus only likely in smaller towns surrounded by agriculture. Financial cost recovery continues to be a key issue for public and private entities. Returns on investing can vary widely, but seem unlikely to drive large improvements in sanitation or waste management unless entrepreneurs are provided with an opportunity to monetize the economic benefits for society and for nature, benefits which are fully internalized by society but usually lack a direct market value. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1205732023-06-08T14:09:11Z Urban waste and agriculture: a win-win for farmers and for the city? Drechsel, Pay urban wastes urban agriculture farmers cities wastewater irrigation business models cost recovery resource recovery reuse composting nutrients sanitation The reuse of usually free waste resources in urban and peri-urban farming is a common reality but serves primarily the farming community, and only indirectly the waste or sanitation service chain, or the consumer. Resource recovery scaling appears thus only likely in smaller towns surrounded by agriculture. Financial cost recovery continues to be a key issue for public and private entities. Returns on investing can vary widely, but seem unlikely to drive large improvements in sanitation or waste management unless entrepreneurs are provided with an opportunity to monetize the economic benefits for society and for nature, benefits which are fully internalized by society but usually lack a direct market value. 2022-07-01 2022-08-18T09:53:57Z 2022-08-18T09:53:57Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120573 en Open Access Drechsel, Pay. 2022. Urban waste and agriculture: a win-win for farmers and for the city?. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 38:65-67. |
| spellingShingle | urban wastes urban agriculture farmers cities wastewater irrigation business models cost recovery resource recovery reuse composting nutrients sanitation Drechsel, Pay Urban waste and agriculture: a win-win for farmers and for the city? |
| title | Urban waste and agriculture: a win-win for farmers and for the city? |
| title_full | Urban waste and agriculture: a win-win for farmers and for the city? |
| title_fullStr | Urban waste and agriculture: a win-win for farmers and for the city? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban waste and agriculture: a win-win for farmers and for the city? |
| title_short | Urban waste and agriculture: a win-win for farmers and for the city? |
| title_sort | urban waste and agriculture a win win for farmers and for the city |
| topic | urban wastes urban agriculture farmers cities wastewater irrigation business models cost recovery resource recovery reuse composting nutrients sanitation |
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