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	Author	Annys, S.; Adgo, E.; Ghebreyohannes, T.; Van Passel, S.; Dessein, J.; Nyssen, J.
	Title	Impacts of the hydropower-controlled Tana-Beles interbasin water transfer on downstream rural livelihoods (northwest Ethiopia)			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	Journal Of Hydrology	Abbreviated Journal	J Hydrol
	Volume	569	Issue	569	Pages	436-448
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Despite public awareness of unintended impacts (1980s) and well-developed international standards (2000s), downstream impacts of large hydropower projects still very often are not properly assessed. Impacts of (hydropower-regulated) interbasin water transfers (IBWTs) are considered self-evidently positive, although they can have far-reaching consequences for hydrogeomorphological systems and consequently river-dependent communities. In this study, the downstream direct and indirect impacts of the Ethiopian hydropower-regulated Tana-Beles IBWT are evaluated in an interdisciplinary way. The components of the framework of rural livelihoods are considered and changing contexts, resources availabilities and livelihood strategies are analysed. Mixed methods are applied, combining hydrogeomorphological field observations, GIS analyses, scientific literature, policy documents, and semi-structured interviews with local people and local to federal authorities. Results show that the IBWT drastically increased the Beles rivers discharge (with an average release of +92 m3 s−1 at the outlet; 2 in rainy season and 12 in dry season 100 km downstream of the water release) and introduced dangerous situations for local communities (over 250 people drowned in the river). River bank erosion resulted in the uncompensated loss of farmland (163 ha) and the establishment of large-scale commercial farms increased the pressure on land and led to the impoverishment of displaced communities (4310 households). The project was implemented top-down, without any transparency, benefit sharing or compensation for external costs. This stresses the importance of downstream interdisciplinary impact assessments and highlights the need for decent in-depth ex post-analyses of hydropower projects. Environmental impact assessments should be taken seriously and cannot be considered a formality. In Ethiopia and in many developing countries, the hydropower industry is booming. Although dams and IBWTs can be the best solution for water-related problems in specific contexts, national development goals (such as the expansion of the electricity network) should not be at the expense of rural livelihoods.
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	Language		Wos	000457952900032	Publication Date	2018-12-15
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	ISSN	0022-1694	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.483	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes	; This study was funded by the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO, Belgium), through project No. G022217N and a specific travel grant for a long stay abroad (No. V445417N). We acknowledge the cooperation with the Bahir Dar University VLIR-UOS IUC programme. All support given by Bahir Dar University has been greatly appreciated and many thanks go to Yonnas Shawul and Deribew Fenetie, for assisting and translating in the field. Staff of various ranks in administrative offices are thanked for their cooperation and mostly openness during interviews. Special thanks go to the local farmers and other rural dwellers, for their cooperation and contribution to this research. We thank the two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.483
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:156935			Serial	6215
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	Author	Maes, D.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Effective bioeconomy policies for the uptake of innovative technologies under resource constraints			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2019	Publication	Biomass & Bioenergy	Abbreviated Journal	Biomass Bioenerg
	Volume	120	Issue	120	Pages	91-106
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	The bioeconomy is a shared vision for a future European industry entirely based on organic matter. Authorities support this technological development with subsidies and policies stimulating R&D. One major limitation for the bioeconomy is that R&D and industrial growth require the continuous availability of biomass as a primary resource. This resource dependence is already present during the formative years of new biobased innovations and influences the pilot and demonstration phase of the development. Traditionally, it is assumed that public support for pilot and demonstration initiatives may overcome this hurdle. In this paper, we investigate how this resource constraint limits the effectiveness of bioeconomy policies. The future development of the biobased sector is simulated including the inherent dependence of industrial activity on biomass. We simulate the future growth and technological diversity of an emerging biotechnological sector: the sector of manure transformation in Belgium. The paper reports the evolutions for three policy scenarios. The model explicitly accounts for endogenous innovation and knowledge transfer mechanisms. The results show that policies may have an important impact on the sector structure in the long run, but the sector growth remains ultimately constrained by the availability of inputs. So bioeconomy policies to promote innovation will be less effective, unless mechanisms are included to alleviate the resource constraint.
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	Language		Wos	000454887700011	Publication Date	2018-11-22
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0961-9534	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.219	Times cited	3	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.219
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:156757			Serial	6191
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	Author	Lan Thanh Nguyen; Anh Pham Hoai Nguyen; Van Passel, S.; Azadi, H.; Lebailly, P.
	Title	Access to preferential loans for poverty reduction and rural development : evidence from Vietnam			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Journal Of Economic Issues	Abbreviated Journal	J Econ Issues
	Volume	52	Issue	1	Pages	246-269
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Preferential loans play an important role in the process of reducing poverty in developing countries. Considering the data set from the 2010 Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey, we aim to examine the influential factors in probability of households getting access to preferential loans. Additionally, we analyze the determinants of household income in association with the loans by applying a quantile regression model. Our results show that ethnicity-related factors have the largest marginal effect on the access to preferential loans. The results from the quantile regression model demonstrate that the debt factor has a deeper impact on the borrowing group at the lower quantiles of household income.
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	Language		Wos	000426925300012	Publication Date	2018-12-05
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0021-3624	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	0.581	Times cited	3	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 0.581
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:150919			Serial	6146
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	Author	Adane, Y.G.; Engida, T.G.; Asfaw, Y.A.; Azadi, H.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Determinants of internal governance quality : evidence from corporations in Ethiopia			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Cogent economics & finance	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	6	Issue	1	Pages	1537051-17
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	The study analysed the factors that affect the internal governance quality of corporations in Ethiopia. It performed an ordered logistic regression analysis on a randomly selected sample of 76 corporations to analyse the effect of the ownership structure, form of ownership (private or government), leverage, corporate size, and sales growth on the internal governance quality score (IGQS). The governance quality score was measured using 20 indices categorized into four perspectives: disclosure, board characteristics, ethics, and shareholder rights. In this study, a significant positive effect of the corporate size and sales growth on the IGQS was found. In addition, government-owned corporations were found to perform better than privately owned corporations. It is recommended that appropriate authorities and officials should encourage the use of the corporate governance system in privately owned corporations and the convergence of internal governance quality of the two groups of corporations to the highest level.
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	Language		Wos	000453818600001	Publication Date	2018-10-31
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2332-2039	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
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	Notes	; This study has been funded by Mekelle University. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:156222			Serial	6176
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	Author	Milis, K.; Peremans, H.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Steering the adoption of battery storage through electricity tariff design			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews	Abbreviated Journal	Renew Sust Energ Rev
	Volume	98	Issue	98	Pages	125-139
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	The economic viability of electricity storage using batteries, under different tariff structures and system configurations, is investigated. The economic outcomes of the different combinations of tariff design and system configuration are evaluated. Based on a discussion of the relevant literature, the following tariff designs are used in the study: (i) fixed energy prices, (ii) real-time energy pricing, (iii) fixed rate capacity tariffs, and (iv) capacity dependent capacity tariffs. Next, the different simulated system configurations are outlined: (i) no battery storage, (ii) battery storage only, and (iii) battery storage and decentralized renewable energy production with PV. Our study provides insights for policy makers, showing that capacity block pricing only incentivises storage as part of an (existing) PV installation, while the combination of real time energy pricing and capacity block pricing promotes a wider adoption of battery storage.
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	Language		Wos	000450559100010	Publication Date	2018-09-17
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1364-0321; 1879-0690	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	8.05	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 8.05
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:153327			Serial	6252
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	Author	Jafari, A.; Kaji, H.S.; Azadi, H.; Gebrehiwot, K.; Aghamir, F.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Assessing the sustainability of community forest management : a case study from Iran			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Forest Policy And Economics	Abbreviated Journal	Forest Policy Econ
	Volume	96	Issue	96	Pages	1-8
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	The development of sustainability criteria and indicators is necessary to assess the current management and to recognize appropriate management approaches towards sustainable forest management (SFM). The aim of this study is to assess the sustainability of current management in the Dopolan community forest and assess alternative management scenarios towards SFM. To this end, we applied multi criteria analysis which consists of three steps: a) developing a primary set of criteria and indicators (C&Is) on focus groups discussions, b) finalizing and weighing the set of C&Is, applying a pair wise comparison as well as ranking method, and c) assessing the current forest management regimes and alternative scenarios against a set of C&Is. As a result, 8 criteria and 40 indicators were selected. Our results indicated that to achieve SFM, the criteria including forest protection against natural and human factors, the establishment of appropriate legal and institutional requirements and socioeconomic functions of forests, are the most important criteria (weighted 14.60%, 14.28% and 13.96%, respectively). Assessing the current management regimes revealed that the criteria consisting of biodiversity conservation and local communities' awareness have the maximum distance to SFM (weighted 7.75% and 9.18%, respectively). Among the alternative forest management scenarios, the sixth scenario namely conservation and rehabilitation, local investment attraction in forest conservation and rehabilitation, enabling and capacity building of forest inhabitants were realized as the best scenarios (weighted 26.20%) to achieve SFM. A joint effort of the concerned government forestry officials and local people is needed to enhance the sustainability of all community based forestry models.
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	Language		Wos	000445985000001	Publication Date	2018-08-17
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	ISSN	1389-9341	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.982	Times cited	4	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.982
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:154138			Serial	6155
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	Author	Biely, K.; Maes, D.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Market power extended : from Foucault to Meadows			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Sustainability	Abbreviated Journal	Sustainability-Basel
	Volume	10	Issue	8	Pages	2843-23
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Market power is a complex matter that is approximated with quantitative indicators within economics. However, these indicators may not fully capture market power, or they may fail to identify it, although it may be present. Moreover, a quantitative approach restricts market power as a concept, impeding the ability to discuss its relationship with other concepts, such as sustainability. This paper extends the definition of market power, following Foucaults understanding of power and the associated theoretical discussions of power from different disciplines. We extended Foucaults work by including systems thinking to capture the importance of the prevalent systems paradigm, which is the ultimate initiator of action. Apart from distinguishing different elements of power, we also integrate an instrumental view on the elements of power. The developed frame allows us to understand the dynamic character of power as a force that strives to maintain or ameliorate the position of the paradigm that it serves. Based on this frame, we outline how this extended understanding of power can be used to analyze market power itself, and its relation with sustainability.
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	Language		Wos	000446767700259	Publication Date	2018-08-10
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	ISSN	2071-1050	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.789	Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes	; This research was performed within the frame of the HORIZON 2020 project SUFISA with the grant agreement number 635577. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.789
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:154139			Serial	6224
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	Author	Daniels, S.; Bellmore, J.R.; Benjamin, J.R.; Witters, N.; Vangronsveld, J.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Quantification of the indirect use value of functional group diversity based on the ecological role of species in the ecosystem			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Ecological Economics	Abbreviated Journal	Ecol Econ
	Volume	153	Issue	153	Pages	181-194
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	An important issue in biodiversity valuation is gaining a better understanding of how biodiversity conservation affects economic activities and human welfare. Quantifying the economic benefits of biodiversity for human well-being is not straightforward. Here, we expand the ecosystem service cascade by (i) attributing a methodology to the different steps of the cascade to assess the effects of changes in functional group diversity on economic activities; (ii) including multiple attributes for defining functional diversity and (iii) integrating a dynamic ecological model simulating complex interactions and feedbacks between species with an economic model assessing the effects of changes in functional group diversity for gross revenues. The stepwise methodological framework integrates a production function approach with a market price-based approach in order to investigate the indirect use value of functional group diversity based on the ecological role of species in the ecosystem. The methodology is applied to estimate the relationship between the gross economic value of Chinook salmon (Pacific Northwest, United States) and the diversity of freshwater macroinvertebrates. The results of our analysis emphasize the importance of biological diversity for sustaining ecosystem goods and services. The analysis provides a tractable framework for quantitatively exploring the economic consequences of changes in functional group diversity.
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	Language		Wos	000443669200016	Publication Date	2018-07-31
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0921-8009; 1873-6106	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor	2.965	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	; The authors would like to thank Ken Bagstad for his valuable comments. The research was made possible with the financial aid from a BOF grant of the Centre for Environmental Sciences (CMK, Hasselt University, BE) (BSFFEEC-R4270). Nele Witters is funded by Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.965
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:153598			Serial	6239
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	Author	Thomassen, G.; Van Dael, M.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	The potential of microalgae biorefineries in Belgium and India : an environmental techno-economic assessment			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Bioresource Technology	Abbreviated Journal	Bioresource Technol
	Volume	267	Issue	267	Pages	271-280
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	This study performs an environmental techno-economic assessment (ETEA) for multiple microalgae biorefinery concepts at different locations, those being Belgium and India. The ETEA methodology, which integrates aspects of the TEA and LCA methodologies and provides a clear framework for an integrated assessment model, has been proposed and discussed. The scenario in India has a higher profitability with a NPV of (sic)40 million over a period of 10 years, while the environmental impact in Belgium is lower. The inclusion of a medium recycling step provides the best scenario from both perspectives. The crucial parameters for feasibility are the beta-caroteneprice and content, the upstream environmental impact of electricity and the maximum biomass concentration during cultivation. The identification of these parameters by the ETEA guides future technology developments and shortens the time-to-market for microalgal-based biorefineries.
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	Language		Wos	000441876100034	Publication Date	2018-07-10
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	ISSN	0960-8524	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	5.651	Times cited	8	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 5.651
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:153599			Serial	6270
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	Author	Boerema, A.; Van Passel, S.; Meire, P.
	Title	Cost-effectiveness analysis of ecosystem management with ecosystem services : from theory to practice			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Ecological Economics	Abbreviated Journal	Ecol Econ
	Volume	152	Issue	152	Pages	207-218
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM); Ecosystem Management
	Abstract	Integrated ecosystem management is challenging due to many, often conflicting, targets and limited resources to allocate. A valuable and straightforward approach is to integrate an ecosystem services assessment in a cost-effectiveness analysis as method to evaluate and compare the cost-effectiveness of several management scenarios to reach one or more objectives and take into account the potential effects on other ecosystem functions and services. Nevertheless, this method is not commonly used in ecosystem management evaluation but can provide an alternative for the frequently used but often contested cost-benefit analysis (which requires the step of assigning a monetary value to each benefit). The aim of this study is to apply the cost-effectiveness analysis in combination with an ecosystem services assessment on a real case-study (comparing alternative management strategies for estuaries) to derive lessons learned to go from theory to practice. The application of this method for the case-study reveals many remaining challenges such as data availability and knowledge to assess ecosystem effects of management measures. Nevertheless, the analysis demonstrates that this method can be used for making a more integrated evaluation and supporting better-informed management decisions.
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	Language		Wos	000440118700021	Publication Date	2018-06-19
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0921-8009; 1873-6106	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor	2.965	Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.965
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:151754			Serial	6173
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	Author	Van Schoubroeck, S.; Van Dael, M.; Van Passel, S.; Malina, R.
	Title	A review of sustainability indicators for biobased chemicals			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews	Abbreviated Journal	Renew Sust Energ Rev
	Volume	94	Issue	94	Pages	115-126
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Companies dealing with chemical products have to cope with large amounts of waste and environmental risk due to the use and production of toxic substances. Against this background, increasing attention is being paid to green chemistry and the translation of this concept into biobased chemicals. Given the multitude of economic, environmental and societal impacts that the production and use of biobased chemicals have on sustainability, assessment approaches need to be developed that allow for measurement and comparison of these impacts. To evaluate sustainability in the context of policy and decision-making, indicators are generally accepted means. However, sustainability indicators currently predominantly exist for low-value applications in the bioeconomy, like bioenergy and biofuels. In this paper, a review of the state-of-the-art sustainability indicators for biobased chemicals is conducted and a gap analysis is performed to identify indicator development needs. Based on the analysis, a clear hierarchy within the concept of sustainability is found where the environmental aspect dominates over economic and social indicators. All one-dimensional indicator-sets account for environmental impacts (50%), whereas two-dimensional sets complement the environmental issues with economic indicators (34%). Moreover, even the sets encompassing all three sustainability dimensions (16%) do not account for the dynamics and interlinkages between the environment, economy and society. Using results from the literature review, an indicator list is presented that captures all indicators currently used within sustainability assessment of biobased chemicals. Finally, a framework is proposed for future indicator selection using a stakeholder survey to obtain a prioritized list of sustainability indicators for biobased chemicals.
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	Language		Wos	000446310000008	Publication Date	2018-06-07
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1364-0321; 1879-0690	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	8.05	Times cited	17	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 8.05
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:154140			Serial	6244
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	Author	Kuppens, T.; Rafiaani, P.; Vanreppelen, K.; Yperman, J.; Carleer, R.; Schreurs, S.; Thewys, T.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Combining Monte Carlo simulations and experimental design for incorporating risk and uncertainty in investment decisions for cleantech : a fast pyrolysis case study			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Clean Technologies And Environmental Policy	Abbreviated Journal	Clean Technol Envir
	Volume	20	Issue	6	Pages	1195-1206
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	The value of phytoextracting crops (plants cultivated for soil remediation) depends on the profitability of the sequential investment in a conversion technology aimed at the economic valorization of the plants. However, the net present value (NPV) of an investment in such an innovative technology is risky due to technical and economic uncertainties. Therefore, decision makers want to dispose of information about the probability of a positive NPV, the largest possible loss, and the crucial economic and technical parameters influencing the NPV. This paper maps the total uncertainty in the NPV of an investment in fast pyrolysis for the production of combined heat and power from willow cultivated for phytoextraction in the Belgian Campine. The probability of a positive NPV has been calculated by performing Monte Carlo simulations. Information about possible losses has been provided by means of experimental design. Both methods are then combined in order to identify the key economic and technical parameters influencing the project's profitability. It appears that the case study has a chance of 87% of generating a positive NPV with an expected value of 3 million euro (MEUR), while worst-case scenarios predict possible losses of 7 MEUR. The amount of arable land, the biomass yield, the purchase price of the crop, the policy support, and the product yield of fast pyrolysis are identified as the most influential parameters. It is concluded that both methods, i.e., Monte Carlo simulations and experimental design, provide decision makers with complementary information with regard to economic risk.
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	Language		Wos	000439453500007	Publication Date	2018-05-25
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1618-954x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.331	Times cited	5	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.331
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:152385			Serial	6169
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	Author	Chelan, M.M.; Alijanpour, A.; Barani, H.; Motamedi, J.; Azadi, H.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Economic sustainability assessment in semi-steppe rangelands			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Science Of The Total Environment	Abbreviated Journal	Sci Total Environ
	Volume	637-638	Issue	637-638	Pages	112-119
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	This study was conducted to determine indices and components of economic sustainability assessment in the pastoral units of Sahand summer rangelands. The method was based on descriptive-analytical survey (experts and researchers) with questionnaires. Analysis of variance showed that the mean values of economic components are significantly different from each other and the efficiency component has the highest mean value (0.57). The analysis of rangeland pastoral unitswith the technique for order-preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) indicated that from an economic sustainability standpoint, Garehgol (Ci = 0.519) and Badir Khan (Ci = 0.129), pastoral units ranked first and last, respectively. This study provides a clear understanding of existing resources and opportunities for policy makers that is crucial to approach economic sustainable development. Accordingly, this study can help better define sustainable development goals and monitor the progress of achieving them. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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	Language		Wos	000436605400012	Publication Date	2018-05-09
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	ISSN	0048-9697	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.9	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 4.9
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:153617			Serial	6190
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	Author	Azadi, H.; Keramati, P.; Taheri, F.; Rafiaani, P.; Teklemariam, D.; Gebrehiwot, K.; Hosseininia, G.; Van Passel, S.; Lebailly, P.; Witlox, F.
	Title	Agricultural land conversion : reviewing drought impacts and coping strategies			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	International Journal Of Disaster Risk Reduction	Abbreviated Journal	Int J Disast Risk Re
	Volume	31	Issue	31	Pages	184-195
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM); Government and Law
	Abstract	This paper aims to review the impacts of drought on agricultural land conversion (ALC) on the one hand and the impacts of ALC on intensifying drought on the other. The paper further investigates coping strategies at three levels; i.e., micro (local), meso (national), and macro (international), in order to mitigate drought impacts that are classified as economic, social, and environmental. This paper shows that ALC, drought and coping strategies are in a reciprocal relationship and can have either a positive or negative influence on each other. The paper concludes that the complex and multidimensional nature of drought requires the development of an integrated approach that focuses on the governments collaboration with different stakeholders. Such an integrated approach can improve drought risk management implementations, decrease vulnerability and construct resilience and coping capacity at all levels in order to deal with droughts.
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	Language		Wos	000446353300020	Publication Date	2018-05-04
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	ISSN	2212-4209	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	1.603	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 1.603
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:154142			Serial	6149
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	Author	Nyssen, J.; Fetene, F.; Dessie, M.; Alemayehu, G.; Sewnet, A.; Wassie, A.; Kibret, M.; Walraevens, K.; Derudder, B.; Nicolai, B.; Annys, S.; Tegegne, F.; Van Passel, S.; Frankl, A.; Verleyen, E.; Teklemariam, D.; Adgo, E.
	Title	Persistence and changes in the peripheral Beles basin of Ethiopia			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Regional Environmental Change	Abbreviated Journal	Reg Environ Change
	Volume	18	Issue	7	Pages	2089-2104
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	We have investigated the relevance of the notion of “peripheralism” in the Beles basin. In this lowland border area of Ethiopia, important investments require an evaluation of their socio-economic and ecological impacts in the light of Ethiopia's Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy. We contrasted literature of different periods with field observations. In the middle and lower parts of the basin, the Gumuz people traditionally practised shifting cultivation. Resettlement of highlanders is particularly linked to water and land resources. A large irrigation project was initiated in the 1980s, but vegetables and fruits face post-harvest losses. Large water transfers from Lake Tana since 2010 affect the movement of people, the hydrogeomorphology, and ecology of the river. In several parts of the basin, the settlers' economy now dominates. Many Gumuz became sedentary but maintained their agricultural system, particularly in the south of the lower basin. Land titling allowed allocation of “vacant” areas to transnational or domestic investors. As a result, the semi-natural vegetation is frequently replaced by open cropland, leading to decreased carbon storage and increased soil erosion. This and water abstraction for irrigation jeopardise hydropower production, in contradiction with the CRGE objectives. Despite the recent developments, the contrasts in economic activity make the core-periphery dichotomy to remain actual in the Beles basin. The resettlements and permanent cropping tend to make the upper basin part of the core. However, the installation of a transit road and commercial farms in the lower basin do not allow to consider that a non-peripheral integration has taken place.
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	Language		Wos	000445234600017	Publication Date	2018-04-28
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	ISSN	1436-3798	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.919	Times cited	3	Open Access
	Notes	; The authors acknowledge the numerous local inhabitants and authorities who shared their knowledge with us, particularly in Pawe and Dangur districts. All participants in group discussions and group excursions to the Beles basin are thanked for sharing ideas. The Institutional University Cooperation with Bahir Dar University (BDU-IUC), funded by the Belgian authorities, through the Flemish Interuniversity Council-University Development Cooperation, hosted the research activities. Lutgart Lenaerts (Norwegian University of Life Sciences) shared inspiring thoughts and Daniel Mege (Polish Academy of Sciences) provided useful documentation. Daniel Mege as well as Eric Movet (www.mydriase.fr) gave permission to use illustrations. The constructive comments on an earlier version of this paper by two anonymous reviewers and the editor are greatly acknowledged. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.919
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:154137			Serial	6235
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	Author	Van Nijen, K.; Van Passel, S.; Squires, D.
	Title	A stochastic techno-economic assessment of seabed mining of polymetallic nodules in the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Marine Policy	Abbreviated Journal	Mar Policy
	Volume	95	Issue	95	Pages	133-141
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Polymetallic nodules found in the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone in the NE Pacific contain more nickel, manganese and cobalt than all terrestrial reserves combined. Following the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention and its 1994 Implementing Agreement, the resources of the international seabed beyond the limits of national jurisdiction will be developed for the benefit of mankind by attracting investment and technology, whilst demanding that necessary measures be taken to ensure effective protection of the marine environment. To date, no single commercial seabed mining activity has taken place in international waters, and the development of balanced and stimulating exploitation regulation is needed, based on accurate economic analysis. This paper presents the first detailed, vertically integrated, stochastic techno-economic assessment from a contractor's perspective, and contributes to the development of the world's first exploitation regulations. The economic performance measured by the internal rate of return was compared using deterministic and probabilistic commodity price forecasting models. Different levels of a financial payment regime, comprising of a royalty payment and a payment to internalize environmental costs, were considered. When real growth was included, the internal rate of return remains above the hurdle rate when a transitional, total-cost, financial payment regime is below 2 per cent during the initial period and below 4 per cent for the remaining tenure period. Following a 10-year moving average of commodity prices, including real growth, a 77.51 per cent probability was calculated of achieving a hurdle rate of 18 per cent.
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	Language		Wos	000442190400016	Publication Date	2018-03-17
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	ISSN	0308-597x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.235	Times cited	3	Open Access
	Notes	; The methods and results of this paper were presented at the Deep Seabed Mining Payment Regime Workshop #3 (19-21 April 2017, Singapore): Exploring a Financial Model and Related Topics, organised by RESOLVE and PEW Charitable Trusts, and attended by a wide variety of stakeholders, including contractors, academics and nongovernmental organisations. Furthermore, this project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Program for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no. 688975 (Blue Nodules). This output reflects only the authors' views and the European Union cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained herein. ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.235
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:153697			Serial	6144
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	Author	Jorli, M.; Van Passel, S.; Saghdel, H.S.
	Title	External costs from fossil electricity generation : a review of the applied impact pathway approach			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Energy & Environment	Abbreviated Journal	Energ Environ-Uk
	Volume	29	Issue	5	Pages	635-648
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	This paper reviews and compares 11 studies that have estimated external costs of fossil electricity generation by benefits transfer. These studies include 13 countries and most of these countries are developing countries. The impact pathway approach is applied to estimate the environmental impact arising from fossil fuel-fired power plant's air emission and the related damages on human health. The estimated damages are used to value the monetary external costs from fossil fuel electricity generation. The estimated external costs in the 13 countries vary from 0.51 to 213.5 USD (2005) per MWh due to differences in fossil fuel quality, location, technology, and efficiency of power plants and additionally differences in assumptions, monetization values, and impact estimations. Accounting for these externalities can indicate the actual costs of fossil energy. The results can be applied by policy makers to take measures to avoid additional costs and to apply newer and cleaner energy sources. The described methods in the selected studies for estimating the external costs with respect to incomplete local data can be applied as a useful example for other developing countries.
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	Language		Wos	000440685300001	Publication Date	2018-03-02
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0958-305x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	0.302	Times cited	3	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 0.302
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:153136			Serial	6201
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	Author	Vanschoenwinkel, J.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Climate response of rainfed versus irrigated farms: the bias of farm heterogeneity in irrigation			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Climatic Change	Abbreviated Journal	Climatic Change
	Volume	147	Issue	1-2	Pages	225-234
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Researchers who do not take into account farm heterogeneity in implementing specific climate change adaptation options might significantly bias their findings. To prove this point, this paper focusses on irrigation as an adaptation option to climate change and highlights the fact that there is no such thing as “irrigation.” Instead, different farms consider water management options across a spectrum that ranges from purely rainfed farms to purely irrigated farms with in between the extreme practices such as supplemental irrigation, water conservation practices, and different irrigation techniques. Accounting for such differences is necessary, yet difficult due to a lack of farm-specific data on water management and irrigation. This paper uses unique Farm Accountancy Data Network data of Western European farmers on the proportion of farmland that each farm irrigates. Unlike previous work, this allows taking into account some within-irrigation heterogeneity instead of simply categorizing farms as being “irrigated.” We estimate and compare climate response models based on the Ricardian cross-sectional method for a large range of irrigation categories. The results give insights into how the farm irrigation climate response can be significantly different depending on how irrigation is defined. This proves that ignoring within-adaptation differences when comparing non-adaptation with adaptation (in this case, rainfed versus irrigated agriculture) might lead to biased conclusions with regard to effectiveness of adaptation strategies. We therefore argue that it might be more relevant to understand at which point and under which circumstances irrigated agriculture is more or less beneficial than rainfed agriculture.
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	Language		Wos	000425959700017	Publication Date	2018-01-16
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0165-0009	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.496	Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes	; This paper was supported by the Horizon 2020 project SUFISA (Grant Agreement No. 635577). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.496
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:149895			Serial	6166
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	Author	Srivastava, A.; Van Passel, S.; Laes, E.
	Title	Assessing the success of electricity demand response programs : a meta-analysis			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Energy Research and Social Science	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	40	Issue	40	Pages	110-117
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	This paper conducts a meta-analysis of 32 electricity demand response programs in the residential sector to understand whether their success is dependent on specific characteristics. The paper analyses several regression models using various combinations of variables that capture the designs of the programs and the socio-economic conditions in which the programs are implemented. The analysis reveals that demand response programs are more likely to succeed in highly urbanized areas, in areas where economic growth rates are high, and in areas where the renewable energy policy is favorable. These findings provide useful guidance in determining where and how to implement future demand response programs.
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	Language		Wos	000430737800014	Publication Date	2017-12-28
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2214-6296	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	18	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:149027			Serial	6154
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	Author	Gebrehiwot, N.T.; Azadi, H.; Taheri, F.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	How participation in vegetables market affects livelihoods : empirical evidence from Northern Ethiopia			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Journal of international food and agribusiness marketing	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	30	Issue	2	Pages	107-131
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Vegetable farmers face a number of challenges in marketing. Having first-hand information about vegetable marketing is essential to devise appropriate strategies aimed at enhancing the value of the vegetable chain. It was in line with this view that the study was conducted to characterize vegetable markets in Northern Ethiopia. In an effort to identify the factors influencing vegetable marketing among farmers, data were collected from 283 farm households who were selected using stratified random sampling. Furthermore, the data were triangulated through focus group discussion (FGD) and key informant interviews. Descriptive statistics and the binary logistic regression model were used to identify the variables and test the probability of their influence in regard to farmers decisions in vegetable marketing. From the 13 explanatory variables included in the binary logistic regression model, six predictors were found to be statistically significant in determining the effects of participation decision on vegetable market. These variables are as follows: household family size, total land holding of the household, amount of vegetable produced and marketed, use of irrigation technologies, contact with extension agents, and access to market information. Relying on a survey result and observations, the findings of the study indicated that vegetable marketing is significantly improving the livelihood of smallholder producers.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2017-12-01
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	ISSN	0897-4438	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:154141			Serial	6210
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	Author	Al Masud, M.M.; Moni, N.N.; Azadi, H.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Sustainability impacts of tidal river management : towards a conceptual framework			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Ecological Indicators	Abbreviated Journal	Ecol Indic
	Volume	85	Issue	85	Pages	451-467
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	The Southwest Coastal people of Bangladesh have introduced Tidal River Management (TRM) as an environmentally acceptable water resource management practice based on their indigenous knowledge of water logging of low lying coastal land. TRM helps to address problems resulting from different anthropogenic and structural development activities, and it has been successful in helping coastal communities to adapt to climate change and rising sea level vulnerability by forming new land in Tidal Basins. Hence, it is essential to measure sustainability impacts of TRM from the environmental, socio-economic and institutional perspectives. Therefore, firstly, the study identifies sustainability indicators of TRM considering ecosystem services and secondly, develops an inclusive conceptual framework to understand the important impacts of each indicator at various spatial and temporal scales. The conceptual framework is followed by the construction of a Sustainability Index of Tidal River Management (SITRM). It has advantages over the Ramsar Convention framework (2007) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) framework (2012) to measure water sustainability as it includes a sustainable model to project future vulnerability of the community, river and Tidal Basin, emphasizing on climate change issues. It also involves trade-offs analysis, livelihood analysis and SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis for a complete impact assessment to enable decision-makers to focus on those services most likely to be of risks and weaknesses or opportunities and strengths for the sustainability of TRM. Moreover, the framework is a useful guide for policymakers in identifying the sustainability impacts of TRM so that they can choose best coping strategies for coastal people to effectively deal with adverse effects of water-logging and undesired climatic events as well as environmental and socio-economic changes in coastal areas.
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	Language		Wos	000430634500046	Publication Date	2017-11-06
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1470-160x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.898	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.898
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:149039			Serial	6254
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	Author	Moretti, M.; Van Dael, M.; Malina, R.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Environmental assessment of waste feedstock mono-dimensional and bio-refinery systems : combining manure co-digestion and municipal waste anaerobic digestion			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Journal Of Cleaner Production	Abbreviated Journal	J Clean Prod
	Volume	171	Issue	171	Pages	954-961
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Organic municipal solid waste (OMSW) as a feedstock for energy recovery and material recycling offers the potential to reduce environmental impacts from energy production while displacing emission intensive waste management strategies such as landfills. This paper quantifies the environmental impact of anaerobic digestion of local, residual biomass. A life-cycle assessment was jointly performed for two scenarios for the biological treatment of local organic municipal solid waste and pig manure in the Netherlands. Scenario 1 was a separate treatment using anaerobic digestion, and Scenario 2 was a bio-refinery system that integrates anaerobic digestion of organic, municipal solid waste, and co digestion of pig manure and other organic co-substrates \. For both scenarios, electricity and heat are generated using a combined heat and power engine. The bio-refinery system (Scenario 2) contribution to climate change resulted in 0.16 Mt CO2 eq./yr, which is lower than the 0.17 Mt CO2 eq./yr of Scenario 1. Both scenarios are found to be beneficial with regard to resource depletion and human toxicity. The integration of organic waste and manure anaerobic digestion has no effect on acidification and terrestrial eutrophication impact categories, resulting in 43.59 AE eq. and 86.33 AE eq. for Scenario 1 and 43.58 AE eq. and 86.30 AE eq. for Scenario 2. Moreover, Scenario 2 yields 18% lower emissions than those from natural gas derived electricity in the Netherlands. The biorefinery system represents an opportunity to improve organic waste-management strategies, at the same time as reducing the environmental impact from energy production and the costs for surplus manure disposal by producing high-quality commodities that can be traded on the market. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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	Language		Wos	000418978100085	Publication Date	2017-10-13
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	ISSN	0959-6526	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	5.715	Times cited	12	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 5.715
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:148444			Serial	6199
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	Author	Hoogmartens, R.; Eyckmans, J.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	A Hotelling model for the circular economy including recycling, substitution and waste accumulation			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Resources Conservation And Recycling	Abbreviated Journal	Resour Conserv Recy
	Volume	128	Issue	128	Pages	98-109
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Non-renewable resources include a large variety of deposits that have been formed by geological processes over millions of years. Although extraction of such resources provides benefits as employment and economic revenues, it also contributes to negative environmental externalities and it increases resource scarcity. An important policy question is how to optimally extract non-renewable resource stocks over time while taking possible substitutes and recycling into account. The present paper adds to the literature by developing a generic numerical optimisation model that can be used to simulate non-renewable resource management regimes and the effects of different policy instruments deployed at different stages of the resource's life cycle. By including recycling and substitution, the model extends the seminal cake-eating Hotelling model that dominates the non-renewable resource economics literature. In addition to being generically designed, the model can accommodate for non-competitive market settings, interacting policy instruments and environmental externalities at different stages of the material's life cycle. The model's possibilities are illustrated by means of a numerical simulation example for the extraction of sand.
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	Language		Wos	000417658500013	Publication Date	2017-10-12
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	ISSN	0921-3449	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.313	Times cited	5	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.313
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:148496			Serial	6142
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	Author	Milis, K.; Peremans, H.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	The impact of policy on microgrid economics : a review			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews	Abbreviated Journal	Renew Sust Energ Rev
	Volume	81	Issue	2	Pages	3111-3119
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	This paper investigates the impact of government policy on the optimal design of microgrid systems from an economic cost minimisation perspective, and provides both an overview of the current state of the art of the field, as well as highlighting possible avenues of future research. Integer programming, to select microgrid components and to economically dispatch these components, is the optimisation method of choice in the literature. Using this methodology, a broad range of policy topics is investigated: impact of carbon taxation, economic incentives and mandatory emissions reduction or mandatory minimum percentage participation of renewables in local generation. However, the impact of alternative tariff systems, such as capacity tariffs are still unexplored. Additionally, the investigated possible benefits of microgrids are confined to emissions reduction and a possible decrease in total energy procurement costs. Possible benefits such as increased security of supply, increased power quality or energy independence are not investigated yet. Under the expected policy measures the optimal design of a microgrid will be based on a CHP-unit to provide both heat and electricity, owning to the lower capital costs associated with CHP-units when compared to those associated with renewable technologies. This means that current economic analyses indicate that the adoption of renewable energy sources within microgrids is not economically rational.
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	Language		Wos	000417078200117	Publication Date	2017-09-12
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	ISSN	1364-0321; 1879-0690	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	8.05	Times cited	11	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 8.05
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:145397			Serial	6213
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	Author	Rafiaani, P.; Kuppens, T.; Van Dael, M.; Azadi, H.; Lebailly, P.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Social sustainability assessments in the biobased economy : towards a systemic approach			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews	Abbreviated Journal	Renew Sust Energ Rev
	Volume	82	Issue	2	Pages	1839-1853
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	The majority of impact assessments for the biobased economy are primarily focused on the environmental and (techno-)economic aspects, while social aspects are rarely considered. This study proposes a modified systemic approach for a social sustainability impact assessment of the biobased economy, based on a review on the common methodologies for assessing social impacts. Accordingly, the proposed approach follows the four general iterative steps of social life cycle analysis (SLCA) as it considers all life cycle phases of the biobased economy. The systemic approach considers the potential social impacts on local communities, workers, and consumers as the main three groups of the stakeholders. The review showed that the most common social indicators for inventory analysis within the biobased economy include health and safety, food security, income, employment, land- and worker-related concerns, energy security, profitability, and gender issues. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) was also highlighted as the broadly utilized methodology for aggregating the results of impact assessments within the biobased economy. Taking a life cycle perspective, this study provides a holistic view of the full sustainability of research, design, and innovation in the biobased economy by suggesting the integration of the social aspects with techno-economic and an environmental life cycle assessment. Our proposed systemic approach makes possible to integrate the social impacts that are highly valued by the affected stakeholders into the existing sustainability models that focus only on environmental and techno-economic aspects. We discuss the steps of the proposed systemic approach in order to identify the challenges of applying them within the biobased economy. These challenges refer mainly to the definition of the functional unit and system boundaries, the selection and the analysis of social indicators (inventory analysis), the aggregation of the inventory to impact categories, and the uncertainties associated with the social sustainability evaluation. The result of this review and the proposed systemic approach serve as a foundation for industry and policy makers to gain a better insight into the importance of social sustainability impacts assessment within the biobased economy.
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	Language		Wos	000423371300014	Publication Date	2017-08-01
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	ISSN	1364-0321; 1879-0690	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	8.05	Times cited	28	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 8.05
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:149031			Serial	6250
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	Author	Fatemi, M.; Azadi, H.; Rafiaani, P.; Taheri, F.; Dubois, T.; Van Passel, S.; Witlox, F.
	Title	Effects of supply chain management on tomato export in Iran : application of structural equation modeling			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Journal of food products marketing	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	24	Issue	2	Pages	177-195
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM); Government and Law
	Abstract	Although Iran is one of the top 10 countries in the world that produce tomatoes, the level that they are exported into the global market is low. This issue may have resulted from a major problem within tomatoes supply chain management. This paper aims to develop an empirical model of the supply chain management (SCM) of tomato companies. Throughout the reviewed literature, a SCM construct with different six indicators has been developed, including information sharing, long-term relationship, cooperation, quality, flexibility, and delivery. In this study, the influence of the SCM components on tomato export was identified through the use of empirical data that were collected from 20 different tomato companies in Northeast Iran. Using structural equation modeling, the major elements of SCM were found to have significant impacts on the export of tomatoes. The results also showed that information sharing, cooperation, flexibility, quality, and delivery had significant positive effects on the export of tomatoes.
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	Language		Wos	000424803000004	Publication Date	2017-03-06
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1045-4446	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	2	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:149044			Serial	6192
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	Author	Biely, K.; Maes, D.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	The idea of weak sustainability is illegitimate			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2018	Publication	Environment, development and sustainability	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	20	Issue	1	Pages	223-232
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Since the introduction of the sustainability challenge, scientists disagree over the interpretation of the term sustainability. Weak and strong sustainability are the two main interpretations of sustainability, which are opposing each other. Some researchers stated that the interpretation of the term depends on the context; others disagree pointing out that it always implies the meaning of continuation. The term sustainability can be used as attribute, which adds a certain characteristic to the noun. If something can be attributed as being sustainable, it can also be unsustainable. The sustainability challenge consists of shifting from the current unsustainable towards a sustainable system. This paper outlines that the weak sustainability term is illegitimate, as it leads to a contradiction with the acknowledged assumption that the current state is unsustainable. This contradiction is revealed through an analysis of the occurrence of decoupling in agriculture: Agricultural land use could be decoupled from agricultural production, but only with the trade-off of massive increases in fertilizer, pesticide, energy and water usage. This paper outlines an inherent inconsistency within the ongoing discussion about the interpretation of sustainability. Through identifying the invalidity of the weak sustainability interpretation the focus can be shifted form the discourse to the sustainability challenge itself.
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	Language		Wos	000423142700011	Publication Date	2016-10-31
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	ISSN	1387-585x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor		Times cited	1	Open Access
	Notes	; The authors would like to thank the reviewers for their time and their comments on the draft version. This paper was supported by the Horizon 2020 project SUFISA (Grant Agreement No. 635577). ;			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:149043			Serial	6212
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	Author	Einhäupl, P.; Krook, J.; Svensson, N.; Van Acker, K.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Enhanced landfill mining at the REMO site : assessing stakeholders' perspectives for implementation			Type	P3 Proceeding
	Year	2018	Publication		Abbreviated Journal
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	Keywords	P3 Proceeding; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
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	Series Editor		Series Title		Abbreviated Series Title	Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Enhanced Landfill Mining, February 5-6, 2018, Mechelen, Belgium / Jones, Peter Tom [edit.]; Machiels, Lieven [edit.]
	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN		ISBN	978-90-828259-0-9	Additional Links	UA library record
	Impact Factor		Times cited		Open Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: NA
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:161512			Serial	6194
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	Author	Jorli, M.; Van Passel, S.; Sadeghi, H.; Nasseri, A.; Agheli, L.
	Title	Estimating human health impacts and costs due to Iranian fossil fuel power plant emissions through the impact pathway approach			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Energies	Abbreviated Journal	Energies
	Volume	10	Issue	12	Pages	2136-29
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Air pollutants from fossil fuel fired power plants harm the environment and human health. More than 91% of Irans electricity production is from thermal power plants that use natural gas, diesel, and fuel oil. We apply the impact pathway approach to estimate the health impacts arising from Iranian fossil-based electricity generation emission, and in a next step, we calculate monetary costs of the estimated damages, for a one-year period starting from 20 March 2016 through 2017. We use the new version of SIMPACTS (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria) to investigate the health effects from 61 major Iran fossil-based power plants separately. The selected plants represent 95.6% of total Iran fossil-based power generation. Using the individual and different power plant estimates, we avoid extrapolation and our results can be considered more reliable, taking into account spatial differences. The total damage cost is 723.42 million USD (2000). The damage cost per generated electricity varies from 0.06 to 22.41 USD/MWh and average plant damage cost is 2.85 USD/MWh. Accounting for these external costs indicates the actual costs of fossil energy. The results are useful for policy makers to compare the health costs from these plants and to decide on cleaner energy sources and to take measures to increase benefits for society.
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	Language		Wos	000423156900207	Publication Date	2017-12-15
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	1996-1073	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.262	Times cited	4	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.262
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:149041			Serial	6200
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	Author	Memarbashi, E.; Azadi, H.; Barati, A.A.; Mohajeri, F.; Van Passel, S.; Witlox, F.
	Title	Land-use suitability in Northeast Iran : application of AHP-GIS hybrid model			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2017	Publication	Isprs International Journal Of Geo-Information	Abbreviated Journal	Isprs Int J Geo-Inf
	Volume	6	Issue	12	Pages	396-15
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM); Government and Law
	Abstract	Land-use suitability is the ability of a given type of land to support a defined use. Analysis of land-use suitability requires the consideration of a variety of criteria, not only the natural/physical capacity of a land unit, but also its socioeconomic and environmental impact implications. As land suitability is assessed within a Geographic Information System (GIS) environment, it is formulated as a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problem. The study was conducted in the Sangab Plain in northeast Iran. We investigated the study areas suitability for grassland and agricultural uses. A hybrid method of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and GIS methodology was applied to evaluate land suitability based on a set of criteria and sub-criteria. Results showed that 20% of the study area had high (rich), 65% had medium (fair), and 15% had low (poor) suitability for agriculture. In terms of grassland use, the comparable amounts were, respectively, about 7%, 23%, and 70%. The lands of the Sangab Plain have medium potential for agricultural use and low potential for grassland use. This paper used both qualitative and quantitative techniques.
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	Language		Wos	000419217200018	Publication Date	2017-12-01
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	2220-9964	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	0.371	Times cited	7	Open Access
	Notes	; ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 0.371
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:148395			Serial	6221
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