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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 |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Cogent economics & finance |
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6 |
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1 |
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1537051-17 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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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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2018-10-31 |
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2332-2039 |
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; This study has been funded by Mekelle University. ; |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:156222 |
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6176 |
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Vaitkeviciute, J.; Chakir, R.; Van Passel, S. |
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Climate variable choice in Ricardian studies of European Agriculture |
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A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Revue économique |
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70 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
375-401 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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The Ricardian model has been employed frequently to study the impact of climate change on European agriculture. This paper contributes to this literature by using a panel data of FADN EU regions and the period 2004-2012 and by taking into account both individual heterogeneity as well as spatial autocorrelation among EU regions. We tested three hypotheses related to the degree days model. Our results show that climate outside the defined growing season matters for European agriculture, and excluding it could underestimate climate change impacts. Our results should support public policy decisions about efficient and effective mitigation and adaptation policy measures in EU agriculture. |
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000469914100005 |
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2019-05-23 |
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0035-2764; 1950-6694 |
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; We thank the two anonymous referees and the editors of the Revue economique for their useful comments which have helped us to improve the paper significantly. The usual disclaimers apply. The research leading to these results received funding from the European Union within the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme in the frame of RURAGRI ERA-NET under Grant Agreement 235175 TRUSTEE (ANR-13-RURA-0001-01) and from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche within STIMUL (Scenarios Towards integrating multi-scale land use tools) flagship project as part of the “Investissements d'Avenir” Programme (LabEx BASC; ANR-11-LABX-0034). This work was also supported by the metaprogramme Adaptation of Agriculture and Forest to Climate Change (AAFCC) of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA). Neither the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche nor the European Union or European Commission organization is accountable for the content of this research. The authors are solely responsible for any omissions or deficiencies. ; |
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Most recent IF: NA |
| Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:160346 |
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6167 |
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Biely, K.; Mathijs, E.; Van Passel, S. |
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Causal loop diagrams to systematically analyze market power in the Belgian sugar value chain |
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A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
AIMS Agriculture and Food |
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4 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
711-730 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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It has been acknowledged that power is a fundamental aspect that needs to be considered when performing a value chain analysis. The structure of the value chain is indicative of the power distribution along the chain. By employing systems thinking the structure of the value chain can be further investigated and inferences on market power issues can be made. This novel approach connects value chain research with insights from Industrial Organization (IO) literature. Depending on the case, market power may not be measurable by traditional economic tools. Systems thinking offers an alternative tool, allowing the employment of qualitative and quantitative data, overcoming drawbacks of IO methods and providing more depth to value chain analysis. In this paper the valuable contribution of systems thinking to market power analysis is exemplified by the Belgian sugar beet case. The analysis showed that transportability and perishability of sugar beet are key causes of market failure in the Belgian sugar value chain. Systems thinking can support understanding potential future behavior of the market based on the thorough understanding of the current market structure. We illustrate how to integrate factors determining the market structure into causal loop diagrams. This novel approach allows a comprehensive evaluation and thus opens up market power analysis to interdisciplinary research. |
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000488251600014 |
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2019-08-09 |
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2471-2086 |
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; This research was performed within the frame of the EU's HORIZON 2020 project SUFISA with the grant agreement number 635577. The authors want to thank colleagues from the SUFISA project for stimulating and inspiring discussions on this topic. ; |
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Most recent IF: NA |
| Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:163833 |
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6165 |
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Gezahegn, T.W.; Van Passel, S.; Berhanu, T.; D'Haese, M.; Maertens, M. |
| Title |
Big is efficient : evidence from agricultural cooperatives in Ethiopia |
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A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Agricultural Economics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Agr Econ-Blackwell |
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50 |
Issue |
50 |
Pages |
555-566 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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In Ethiopia, there is a renewed interest in agricultural cooperatives as an institutional tool to improve the welfare of smallholder farmers. One of the pathways through which cooperatives benefit their members is scale economies. However, the establishment of cooperatives in Ethiopia seems to pay little attention to the size of the organizations. This article aims at investigating the effect of size on cost efficiency of agricultural cooperatives. More specifically, the purpose is to examine whether a single cooperative can serve a given number of farmers at a lower cost than two or more smaller cooperatives could. We employ the concept of cost subadditivity to compare the cost efficiency of large versus small cooperatives, and by extension unilateral actions. We estimate a flexible production technology using cross-sectional cooperative-level data. Findings show that costs would drop by 78% to 181% if farmers join hands in relatively large rather than small cooperatives. |
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000480797700001 |
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2019-08-01 |
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0169-5150 |
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UA library record; WoS full record |
| Impact Factor |
1.758 |
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; VLIR-UOS-ZEIN2015PR406 (13V95615T) PROGRAMME(TEAM), Belgium ; |
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Most recent IF: 1.758 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:161812 |
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6161 |
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Esguerra, J.L.; Krook, J.; Svensson, N.; Van Passel, S. |
| Title |
Assessing the economic potential of landfill mining : review and recommendations |
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A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Detritus |
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Volume 08 - December 2019 |
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Volume 08 - December 2019 |
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1 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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As landfill mining (LFM) gains public attention, systematic assessment of its economic potential is deemed necessary. The aim of this review is to critically analyze the usefulness and validity of previous economic assessments of LFM. Following the life cycle costing (LCC) framework, (i) the employed methods based on goal and scope, technical parameters and data inventory, and modelling choices were contrasted with respect to (ii) the synthesized main findings based on net profitability and economic performance drivers. Results showed that the selected studies (n=15) are mostly case study-specific and concluded that LFM has a weak economic potential, hinting at the importance of favorable market and regulation settings. However, several method issues are apparent as costs and revenues are accounted at different levels of aggregation, scope and scale-from process to sub-process level, from private to societal economics, and from laboratory to pilot-scale, respectively. Moreover, despite the inherent large uncertainties, more than half of the studies did not perform any uncertainty or sensitivity analyses posing validity issues. Consequently, this also limits the usefulness of results as individual case studies and as a collective, towards a generic understanding of LFM economics. Irrespective of case study-specific or generic aims, this review recommends that future assessments should be learning-oriented. That is, uncovering granular information about what builds up the net profitability of LFM, to be able to systematically determine promising paths for the development of cost-efficient projects. |
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2019-12-23 |
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; This study has received funding from the European Training Network for Resource Recovery Through Enhanced Landfill Mining (NEW-MINE, Grant Agreement No 721185) under the European Union's EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020. ; |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:165758 |
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6153 |
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Srivastava, A.; Van Passel, S.; Kessels, R.; Valkering, P.; Laes, E. |
| Title |
Reducing winter peaks in electricity consumption: A choice experiment to structure demand response programs |
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A1 Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
Energy Policy |
Abbreviated Journal |
Energ Policy |
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137 |
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111183 |
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Winter peaks in Belgian electricity demand are significantly higher than the summer peaks, creating a greater potential for imbalances between demand and supply. This potential is exacerbated because of the risk of outages in its ageing nuclear power plants, which are being phased out in the medium term. This paper conducts a choice experiment to investigate the acceptability of a load control-based demand response program in the winter months. It surveys 186 respondents on their willingness to accept limits on the use of home appliances in return for a compensation. Results indicate that respondents are most affected by the days of the week that their appliance usage would be curtailed, and by the compensation they would receive. The willingness to enroll in a program increases with age, environmental consciousness, home ownership, and lower privacy concerns. The analysis predicts that 95% of the sample surveyed could enroll in a daily load control program for a compen- sation of €41 per household per year. Thus while an initial rollout among older and more pro-environment homeowners could be successful, a wider implementation would require an explanation of its environmental and financial benefits to the population, and a greater consideration of their data privacy concerns. |
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2019-12-13 |
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0301-4215 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
9 |
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the guidance offered by the Flemish Electricity Regulatory Agency (VREG), the Flemish Department for Environment, Nature, and Energy (LNE), and Guido Pepermans in designing the experiment. We are also grateful for the translations provided by Loic De Weerdt, and the support extended by Macarena MacLean Larrain in pre-testing the experiment. Finally, Roselinde Kes- sels thanks the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO) for her postdoctoral fellowship and the JMP Division of SAS Institute for further financial support. |
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Most recent IF: 9; 2020 IF: 4.14 |
| Call Number |
ENM @ enm @c:irua:167253 |
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6348 |
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Hugé, J.; Rochette, Aj.; de Béthune, S.; Parra Paitan, Cc.; Vanderhaegen, K.; Vandervelden, T.; Van Passel, S.; Vanhove, Mp.m.; Verbist, B.; Verheyen, D.; Waas, T.; Janssens, I.; Janssens de Bisthoven, L. |
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Ecosystem services assessment tools for African Biosphere Reserves: A review and user-informed classification |
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A1 Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
Ecosystem Services |
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Ecosyst Serv |
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42 |
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101079 |
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While the concept of ecosystem services which links biodiversity to human wellbeing, is by now well-known, its translation into actual management decisions is still uneven. African Biosphere Reserves, which are to be living labs for sustainable development, embody the idea of synergies between people and nature. Gaining knowledge about the provision, the use and the trends of ecosystem services in these reserves is essential to ensure their global change-proof management. The diversity of rapidly evolving ecosystem services assessment tools requires a systematic and informed selection, in order to ensure that prospective tool users select the most adequate tool, aligned to their needs and context. Based on a Delphi survey of future tool users, and on a review of ecosystem services assessment tools, we propose guidance to users to select the most suited tool based on the context of African Biosphere Reserves, and on tool requirements regarding data input, necessary skills, outputs and types of ecosystem services addressed. The use of the Delphi survey and the focus on African Biosphere Reserves are new elements that contribute to the theory and practice of ecosystem services assessment. |
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2020-03-19 |
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2212-0416 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
7.6 |
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The authors wish to thank all Delphi participants. The authors ac- knowledge the financial support of the UNESCO MAB Programme and the Belgian Science Policy, within the frame of the EVAMAB project; the Belgian Development Cooperation for its support to CEBioS; the KLIMOS Acropolis Research Platform funded by the Flemish Inter- University Council – University Development Cooperation VLIR UOS; the Global Minds Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and VLIR UOS. This manuscript is one of the out- puts of Work Package 1 of the EVAMAB Project (Economic valuation of ecosystem services in Biosphere Reserves: testing effective rapid as- sessment methods in selected African Biosphere Reserves). |
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Most recent IF: 7.6; 2020 IF: 4.072 |
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ENM @ enm @c:irua:167256 |
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6349 |
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Vanschoenwinkel, J.; Moretti, M.; Van Passel, S. |
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The effect of policy leveraging climate change adaptive capacity in agriculture |
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A1 Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
European Review Of Agricultural Economics |
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Eur Rev Agric Econ |
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A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Agricultural adaptation to climate change is indispensable. However, the degree of adaptation depends on adaptive capacity levels and it only takes place if the appropriate resources are present. Cross-sectional climate response models ignore this requirement. This paper adapts the Ricardian method to control for a generic territorial adaptive capacity index. The results for a sample of over 60.000 European farms show a significant non-linear positive relationship between adaptive capacity and climate responsiveness and that some regions in Europe can increase their climate responsiveness significantly. This confirms that improvement of adaptive capacity is an important policy tool to enhance adaptation. |
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000558982300007 |
Publication Date |
2019-03-14 |
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0165-1587 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
3.4 |
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This paper was supported by the Horizon 2020 project SUFISA (Grant Agreement No. 635577). |
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Most recent IF: 3.4; 2020 IF: 1.6 |
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ENM @ enm @c:irua:167258 |
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6350 |
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Bjørnåvold, A.; Lizin, S.; Van Dael, M.; Arnold, F.; Van Passel, S. |
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Eliciting policymakers’ preferences for technologies to decarbonise transport: A discrete choice experiment |
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A1 Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions |
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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions |
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35 |
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21-34 |
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Socio-technical transitions are often hindered by the resilience of existing infrastructures, as policymakers are reluctant to invest in novel products or services. Using the example of carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) based fuels, we set up a discrete choice experiment to assess whether European policymakers have a tendency to avoid investing in novel, and more disruptive technologies, and rather prefer to invest in technologies that resemble the incumbent. Results indicate that policymakers prefer to allocate funding to dominant technologies. The results also revealed an overall positive perception of CCU technologies among policymakers. As the commercialisation of such products and processes continues, acceptance among this group of stakeholders is key. |
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2020-02-14 |
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2210-4224 |
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UA library record; WoS full record |
| Impact Factor |
7.2 |
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The authors would like to express their thanks to the participants that took part in this study. Financial support from the Flemish University Research Fund (BOF) (for Amalie Bjørnåvold) and the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) Postdoctoral Grant 12G5418N (for Sebastien Lizin) is gratefully acknowledged. The authors have no competing interests to declare. |
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Most recent IF: 7.2; 2020 IF: NA |
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ENM @ enm @c:irua:167254 |
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6351 |
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De Weerdt, L.; Sasao, T.; Compernolle, T.; Van Passel, S.; De Jaeger, S. |
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The effect of waste incineration taxation on industrial plastic waste generation: A panel analysis |
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A1 Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
Resources Conservation And Recycling |
Abbreviated Journal |
Resour Conserv Recy |
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157 |
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104717 |
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Waste treatment taxation is a popular policy instrument in many European countries and regions. Its impact on household waste has extensively been researched. However, only little research exists which looks into the impact of waste treatment taxation on industrial waste generation. Nevertheless, industrial waste constitutes more than ninety percent of waste generated in the European Union. This study assesses the impact of an incineration tax on the generation of industrial plastic waste in Flanders, Belgium. We conduct different types of econometrical panel analyzes and provide statistical evidence that firms show lagged behavior, which means that the previous year’s waste generation partly determines the current year’s. The dynamic panel estimations show robust results, indicating that a growth of incineration taxes exert significant negative effects on the growth of industrial plastic waste generation. This result offers no argument to iteratively raise incineration taxes. We conclude that incineration taxation is meaningful if tax rates are set according to the prevailing market conditions, i.e. taking into account the marginal costs of alternatives for incineration. In the short run, the effectiveness of taxation will quickly diminish due to the rapidly rising marginal costs of waste reduction. In the long run, extra recycling capacity is needed to recycle the minimized waste fraction. The role of taxation in the long run is to maintain an equilibrium in which recycling is preferred by the market. |
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2020-02-18 |
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0921-3449 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
13.2 |
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Flemish Circular Economy Policy Research Centre; Research Foundation Flanders, 12M7417N ; |
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Most recent IF: 13.2; 2020 IF: 3.313 |
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ENM @ enm @c:irua:167590 |
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Zewdie, M.C.; Van Passel, S.; Moretti, M.; Annys, S.; Tenessa, D.B.; Ayele, Z.A.; Tsegaye, E.A.; Cools, J.; Minale, A.S.; Nyssen, J. |
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Pathways how irrigation water affects crop revenue of smallholder farmers in northwest Ethiopia: A mixed approach |
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A1 Journal article |
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2020 |
Publication |
Agricultural Water Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
Agr Water Manage |
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233 |
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106101 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM); Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
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The relationship between irrigation water availability and crop revenue is multifaceted. However, most of the previous studies focused only on the direct effect of irrigation water on crop revenue or considered that the indirect effect passes only through the farmers’ improved farm inputs usage. Nevertheless, unlike previous studies, this study argues that a one-sided argument that irrigation water directly causes high crop revenue or indirectly affects crop revenue only via the farmers’ improved farm inputs usage is incomplete, as irrigation water not only directly contributes to crop revenue but also indirectly conduces to crop revenue via both the type of crops produced and the farmers’ improved farm inputs usage. Considering the previous studies’ limitations, this study investigates pathways how small-scale irrigation water affects crop revenue and identifies challenges of small-scale irrigation farming in Fogera district, Ethiopia. Results endorsed that irrigation water has both direct and indirect effects on crop revenue. The indirect effect is 67 percent of the total effect and it is mediated by both the type of crops produced and farmers’ improved farm inputs usage. The result also indicated that irrigation user farmers have a higher income, more livestock assets and resources and better food, housing, and cloths than the non-users. Moreover, challenges related to agricultural output and input market were identified as the most severe problem followed by crop disease. The findings of our study suggest that to utilize the benefits of irrigation water properly, it is crucial to encourage farmers to use more improved farm inputs and to shift from staple to cash crop production. Moreover, farmers are frequently exposed to cheating by illegal brokers in the output market, therefore it is also important to increase farmers’ accessibility to output and input markets, the quality of improved farm inputs, and the bargaining power of farmers with market information. |
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2020-02-29 |
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0378-3774 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
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6.7 |
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Bahir Dar University – Institutional University Cooperation; |
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Most recent IF: 6.7; 2020 IF: 2.848 |
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ENM @ enm @c:irua:167592 |
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6353 |
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Rafiaani, P.; Dikopoulou, Z.; Van Dael, M.; Kuppens, T.; Azadi, H.; Lebailly, P.; Van Passel, S. |
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Identifying Social Indicators for Sustainability Assessment of CCU Technologies: A Modified Multi-criteria Decision Making |
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A1 Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
Social Indicators Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
Soc Indic Res |
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147 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
15-44 |
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A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
| Abstract |
Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies capture CO2 waste emissions and utilize them to generate new products (such as fuels, chemicals, and materials) with various environmental, economic, and social opportunities. As most of these CCU technologies are in the R&D stage, their technical and economic viability are examined with less attention to the social aspect which is an important pillar for a holistic sustainability assessment. The lack of systematic social impact research is mainly due to the difficulty of identifying and quantifying social aspects through the entire life cycle of products. We will fill this gap for CCU technologies and identify the main social indicators. A multi-criteria decision making tool: TOPSIS (technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution) was applied to empirically determine which indicators are more relevant for assessing the social impact of a company operating CCU activities within a European context. First, seeing that social impact categories are linked to key stakeholder groups, we considered workers, consumers, and local communities as relevant stakeholders. Second, the main social impact categories and their potential performance indicators associated to each group of stakeholders were listed using the United Nations Environment Program/Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (UNEP/SETAC) guidelines. In the third step, an online questionnaire was distributed to identify the main social categories and indicators for CCU, to which 33 European CCU experts responded. Finally, a modified TOPSIS was applied to rank the indicators based on their relevance. We found that the indicators related to “end of life responsibility” and “transparency” within a CCU company achieved the highest rank affecting the consumers group, whereas “fair salary” and “equal opportunities/discriminations” were determined as the most relevant impact categories for the workers. For the local community group, “secure living conditions” and “local employment” received the highest priority from the experts’ point of view. Furthermore, “health and safety” considerations were identified as one of the most important criteria affecting all three groups of stakeholders. The ranking list of the main social indicators identified in our study provides the basis for the next steps in the social sustainability assessment of CCU technologies; that is, data collection and impact assessment. Our outcomes can also be used to inform the producers regarding the most and least relevant social aspects of CCU so that the potential social impacts caused by their production activities can be improved or prevented. |
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000511863600002 |
Publication Date |
2019-07-06 |
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0303-8300 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
1.743 |
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| Notes |
We would also like to thank James Morrison from the JamesEdits agency for proof reading and editing the article. |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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ENM @ enm @c:irua:166591 |
Serial |
6354 |
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Maes, D.; Vancauteren, M.; Van Passel, S. |
| Title |
Investigating market power in the Belgian pork production chain |
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A1 Journal Article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies |
Abbreviated Journal |
Rev Agric Food Environ Stud |
| Volume |
100 |
Issue |
1-4 |
Pages |
93-117 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
| Abstract |
Belgian pork production has faced stagnating prices for decades. It remains unclear whether excessive market power from slaughterhouses or meat retailers has played a role in this trend. While market power studies can reveal some of the market dynamics in this setting, this type of research has not yet been applied to the Belgian pork market. The present paper investigates oligopolies and oligopsonies in the pork production sector. We build a new model that focuses on market power dynamics in the market for live pigs and distinguishes horizontal and vertical market power parameters, both for pig farmers and for slaughterhouses. The results follow from an empirical application using unique slaughterhouse data for 2001–2015. The results indicate that the farmers benefit from a significant power advantage in the live pig market, when very modest price demands are taken as a reference. The final market price of live pigs approaches the price requested by the farmers. On the other hand, the measured vertical market power also suggests that a pig farmer does not receive the (modest) full-wage-based salary. The market power of the slaughterhouses is also limited. Market power as a result of collusion—that is, horizontal market power—is present, but is not strong. However, there are significant differences between the slaughterhouses in terms of mark-up on the input prices. These differences reflect differences in company strategy, and this diversity further reduces the possibility to create sector-wide collusive behaviour. |
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2019-11-27 |
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Edition |
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2425-6870 |
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H2020 Food, 635577 ; TUL Impuls (transnational university Limburg) Interuniversity fund; |
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ENM @ enm @ |
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6377 |
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Jamshidi, O.; Asadi, A.; Kalantari, K.; Movahhed Moghaddam, S.; Dadrass Javan, F.; Azadi, H.; Van Passel, S.; Witlox, F. |
| Title |
Adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers toward climate change: evidence from Hamadan province in Iran |
Type |
A1 Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Climate And Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
Clim Dev |
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Issue |
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Pages |
1-11 |
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A1 Journal Article; Adaptive capacity; cross sectional survey; socio-economic variables; adaptation strategies; Hamadan province; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
| Abstract |
The global climate is changing, and farmers must increase their adaptive capacity to avoid negative impacts. This study aimed to examine the adaptive capacity of farmers’ household to tolerate climate changes and identify factors affecting the climate in Hamadan province, Iran. The adaptive capacity was evaluated quantitatively by using 23 indicators and was categorized into high, moderate, low, and very low adaptive capacity. The study was based on a cross sectional survey and was conducted with a random sample of 280 household farmers distributed in five counties of Hamadan province in the west of the country whose climatic data revealed signs of climate change. The result showed that farmers’ negative perception toward climate change generally increases during dry seasons and decreases when the precipitation and water resources are more available. Regarding the available information, only 15% of farmers had a high level of adaptive capacity, while 10% of them were highly adapted, and 27.5% showed a very low level of adaptive capacity. Adaptive capacity in the current study was influenced by some socio-economic variables including total farm size, irrigated farm size, number of agricultural land plots, and perception and knowledge of climate change. |
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000509193400001 |
Publication Date |
2020-01-25 |
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Series Issue |
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Edition |
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| ISSN |
1756-5529 |
ISBN |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
2.051 |
Times cited |
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Open Access |
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| Notes |
The authors appreciate the comments of the anonymous reviewers and would like to thank them for their constructive feedback. Frank Witlox acknowledges funding received from the Estonian Research Council (PUT PRG306). |
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Most recent IF: NA |
| Call Number |
ENM @ enm @c:irua:166572 |
Serial |
6378 |
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Sebhatu, K.T.; Gezahegn, T.W.; Berhanu, T.; Maertens, M.; Van Passel, S.; D’Haese, M. |
| Title |
Conflict, fraud, and distrust in Ethiopian agricultural cooperatives |
Type |
A1 Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management |
| Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
100106 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal Article; Agricultural cooperatives; Cooperative size; Conflict; Fraud; Distrust; Ethiopia; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
| Abstract |
Agricultural cooperatives are seen as an efficient way for smallholder farmers to create bargaining power in order to achieve poverty reduction and food security. However, the success of these cooperatives depends on their ability to maintain their social capital, which is at the core of collective action. A few studies have addressed issues of member participation, commitment, and trust, yet less is known about rural cooperatives in developing countries as a social organization. It is also unclear whether a relationship exists between cooperative size and the incidence of conflict, fraud, and distrust. Using unique data collected from 511 agricultural cooperatives in 12 districts of Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, this paper examines the effects of cooperative size on conflict, fraud, and distrust. We used instrumental variables (IV) probit estimation techniques, accounting for endogeneity of membership size, to confirm that cooperative size does affect the occurrence of conflict, fraud, and trust. The results also indicate that other influencing factors include: cooperative age, number of employees, payment of dividends based on transaction volume, and heterogeneity of member goals. |
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000536594400001 |
Publication Date |
2020-04-28 |
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Series Issue |
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Edition |
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| ISSN |
2213297X |
ISBN |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
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The authors would like to thank the office of the twelve districts, facilitators and Cooperative Promotion Agency staff for their collaboration in facilitating the field survey, most of all the chair- and vice-chairpersons of the study Agricultural Cooperatives who had to respond to all our questions with seriousness and patience. |
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Most recent IF: NA |
| Call Number |
ENM @ enm @c:irua:170073 |
Serial |
6379 |
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Sharafi, L.; Zarafshani, K.; Keshavarz, M.; Azadi, H.; Van Passel, S. |
| Title |
Drought risk assessment: Towards drought early warning system and sustainable environment in western Iran |
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A1 Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Ecological Indicators |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ecological Indicators |
| Volume |
114 |
Issue |
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Pages |
106276 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal Article; Drought; Early warning system; Risk management; Vulnerability; Environmental risk; Resilient farming; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
| Abstract |
Prolonged drought is considered as a creeping natural hazard, which has created a financial burden and unsustainable environment in Iran. Moreover, the effect of drought phenomenon in rural areas is more extensive, causing significant challenges to the rural economy in general and agricultural production in particular. A common strategy to manage drought is based on crisis management (ex-ante). However, for effective drought management, risk management seems to be more in line with drought early warning systems. This quantitative study used risk assessment, which is the function of two elements such as hazard (SPI and SDI indices) and vulnerability (exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity). This study aims to build the foundations for drought early warning systems in limited resource areas such as Kermanshah Township in the northwestern part of Iran. The population of this study comprised of wheat farmers in which 293 farmers were selected using multistage cluster sampling method. In the next step, the drought risk map for Kermanshah Township was developed, which revealed that the majority of villages are at intense environmental risk. The result of this study has implications for drought management practitioners. For example, the results can aid policymakers in the design of an early warning system in order to reduce risk and thus empower farmers toward resilient farming. |
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000559966500006 |
Publication Date |
2020-04-09 |
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1470160X |
ISBN |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
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Approved |
Most recent IF: NA |
| Call Number |
ENM @ enm @c:irua:170071 |
Serial |
6380 |
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Fitawok, M.B.; Derudder, B.; Minale, A.S.; Van Passel, S.; Adgo, E.; Nyssen, J. |
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Modeling the Impact of Urbanization on Land-Use Change in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia: An Integrated Cellular Automata–Markov Chain Approach |
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A1 Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Land |
Abbreviated Journal |
Land |
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9 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
115 |
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A1 Journal Article; analytical hierarchy process; cellular automata; land-use change; Markov chain; urbanization; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
| Abstract |
The fast-paced urbanization of recent decades entails that many regions are facing seemingly uncontrolled land-use changes (LUCs) that go hand in hand with a range of environmental and socio-economic challenges. In this paper, we use an integrated cellular automata–Markov chain (CA–MC) model to analyze and predict the urban expansion of and its impact on LUC in the city of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. To this end, the research marshals high-resolution Landsat images of 1991, 2002, 2011, and 2018. An analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method is then used to identify the biophysical and socioeconomic factors underlying the expansion in the research area. It is shown that, during the period of study, built-up areas are rapidly expanding in the face of an overall decline of the farmland and vegetation cover. Drawing on a model calibration for 2018, the research predicts the possible geographies of LUC in the Bahir Dar area for 2025, 2034, and 2045. It is predicted that the conversions of other land-use types into built-up areas will persist in the southern, southwestern, and northeastern areas of the sprawling city, which can mainly be traced back to the uneven geographies of road accessibility, proximity to the city center, and slope variables. We reflect on how our findings can be used to facilitate sustainable urban development and land-use policies in the Bahir Dar area. |
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000533901100026 |
Publication Date |
2020-04-09 |
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Edition |
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2073-445X |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
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The authors would like to thank the VLIR-UOS project for funding this research through Bahir Dar University—Institutional University Cooperation (BDU-IUC) program. |
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Most recent IF: NA |
| Call Number |
ENM @ enm @c:irua:169600 |
Serial |
6381 |
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Finizola e Silva, M.; Van Passel, S. |
| Title |
Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Northeast of Brazil: An Integrated Assessment of the Aquaponics Technology |
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A1 Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
Sustainability |
Abbreviated Journal |
Sustainability-Basel |
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12 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
3734 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal Article; aquaponics; Aquaponova; Brazil; semi-arid region; food insecurity; cost–benefit analysis; socio-economic approach; climate-smart agriculture; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to determine if aquaponic systems can reduce food insecurity in the semi-arid regions of Brazil and generate income for the beneficiaries. Aquaponics is a potentially sustainable way to produce food based on gardening, hydroponics and aquaculture. A case study, based on a project called Aquaponova, was developed. The aquaponic systems currently used in the project are non-commercial and designed for households with limited resources. The data based on six existing systems within this project were used to compare the costs and the benefits. The cost–benefit analysis covers four scenarios and three financing options. The results show that aquaponic systems have a large potential and can reduce food insecurity in semi-arid regions while generating income for the beneficiaries. Even if the system only produces 40% of the total estimated production, the system will still be feasible. However, the low opportunity cost of labour is an essential factor for obtaining these positive results. Moreover, the social benefits, such as a community spirit and the health benefits of the system, should not be underestimated. |
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000537476200232 |
Publication Date |
2020-05-05 |
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Edition |
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2071-1050 |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
3.9 |
Times cited |
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Open Access |
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We would like to express our gratitude to Francisco Fechine Borges who introduced Maíra Finizola e Silva the basics of aquaponics and gave her the opportunity to base her research on the data from the Aquaponova project. We would also like to thank the participants of the 2nd LA SDEWES conference in Buenos Aires (9–12 February 2020) for the useful comments and suggestions. |
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Most recent IF: 3.9; 2020 IF: 1.789 |
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ENM @ enm @c:irua:170074 |
Serial |
6382 |
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Tschulkow, M.; Compernolle, T.; Van den Bosch, S.; Van Aelst, J.; Storms, I.; Van Dael, M.; Van den Bossche, G.; Sels, B.; Van Passel, S. |
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Integrated techno-economic assessment of a biorefinery process: The high-end valorization of the lignocellulosic fraction in wood streams |
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A1 Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
Journal Of Cleaner Production |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Clean Prod |
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266 |
Issue |
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Pages |
122022 |
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A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
| Abstract |
A new lignin-first biorefinery with a reductive catalytic fractionation process, which targets the valorization of the lignin and the carbohydrate fraction into higher value end-products, is currently being designed. To identify the various R&D drivers for projects with a low technology readiness level (TRL), we developed an integrated techno-economic assessment (TEA) that directly integrates the results of lab studies with economic costs and benefits. Furthermore, different linkages are made to upstream wood availability and downstream demand to understand its fit into existing wood value chains. By making the relations across the wood value chain explicit within the integrated TEA, we find that the scale of the plant, the feedstock-specific output quantities, and output prices highly determine the economic feasibility. Furthermore, this detailed analysis reveals the importance of assessing different types of feedstock. If only virgin wood is available as feedstock, minimum capacity levels between 190 and 234 kilotons per year are needed for the investment to be profitable. Waste wood proves to be the most profitable feedstock with an NPV of M€ 59 and an IRR of 26%. Using only waste wood as feedstock makes the investment profitable at a lower capacity level of 80 kilotons per year and economic shocks can be absorbed. Based on these results we show that an integrated and detailed TEA is indispensable to define future development paths for early-stage, innovative technologies. |
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000573461000008 |
Publication Date |
2020-05-07 |
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0959-6526 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
11.1 |
Times cited |
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This project has received funding from the Research FoundationFlanders (FWO)-SBO BIOWOOD project. Tine Compernolle thanksthe (FWO) for funding her postdoctoral mandate with Grantnumber 12M7417N. G. V.d.B. acknowledges funding from FISCH-ICON project MAIA. J.V.A. and S.V.d.B acknowledge Flanders Inno-vation&Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) for their innovation mandate. |
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Most recent IF: 11.1; 2020 IF: 5.715 |
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ENM @ enm @c:irua:170069 |
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6383 |
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Van Oijstaeijen, W.; Van Passel, S.; Cools, J. |
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Urban green infrastructure: A review on valuation toolkits from an urban planning perspective |
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A1 Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
Journal Of Environmental Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Environ Manage |
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267 |
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110603 |
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A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
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As a response to increasing urbanization and changing weather and climatic patterns, urban green infrastructure (UGI) emerged as a concept to increase resilience within the urban boundaries. Given that implementing these (semi-) natural solutions in practice requires a clear overview of the costs and benefits, valuation becomes ever important. A range of decision-support tools for green infrastructure and ecosystem services exist, developed for various purposes. This paper reviews the potential of 10 shortlisted and existing valuation tools to support investment decisions of urban green infrastructure. In the assessment, the functionality is regarded specifically from the urban planning and decision-making viewpoint. The toolkits were evaluated on 12 different criteria. After analyzing the toolkits on these criteria, the findings are evaluated on the (mis)match with specific requirements in the urban planning and management context. Secondly, recommendations and guidelines are formulated to support the design of simple valuation tools, tailored to support the development of green infrastructure in urban areas. Approaching the valuation toolkits biophysically and (socio-)economically provides an integral overview of the challenges and opportunities of the capacities of each framework. It was found that most tools are not designed for the peculiarities of the urban context. Several elements contribute to the hampering uptake of GI valuation tools. Firstly, the limited effort in the economic case for green infrastructure remains a burden to use toolkits to compare grey and green alternatives. Secondly, tools are currently seldom designed for the peculiarities of cities: urban ecosystem (dis)services, multi-scalability, life-span assessments of co-benefits and the importance of social benefits. Thirdly, toolkits should be the result of co-development between the scientific community and local authorities in order to create toolkits that are tailor made to the specific needs in the urban planning process. It can be concluded that current tools, are not readily applicable to support decision making as such. However, if applied cautiously, they can have an indicative role to pinpoint further targeted and in-depth analyses. |
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2020-04-27 |
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0301-4797 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
8.7 |
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Nature Smart Cities across the 2 Seas is an Interreg 2 Seas co-funded project to the value of €6,380,472. It consists of a total of 11 Partners from 4 EU Member States, who will work together to develop a business model that local authorities can use to justify the use of ‘city finance’ to fund their urban greening programmes. This project has received funding from the Interreg 2 Seas programme 2014-2020 co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under subsidy contract No 2S05-048. |
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Most recent IF: 8.7; 2020 IF: 4.01 |
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ENM @ enm @c:irua:169448 |
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6384 |
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Larrain, M.; Van Passel, S.; Thomassen, G.; Kresovic, U.; Alderweireldt, N.; Moerman, E.; Billen, P. |
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Economic performance of pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste: Open-loop versus closed-loop recycling |
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A1 Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
Journal Of Cleaner Production |
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J Clean Prod |
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In recent decades new recycling technologies for mixed plastic waste have emerged. In pyrolysis, the polymer chains are thermally broken (pyrolyzed) to obtain hydrocarbon materials of different molecular weights such as naphtha, oil or waxes, whose yields can be controlled by varying the reaction parameters. Naphtha represents a closed-loop recycling process as it is a feedstock for (poly)olefins; while the co-production of waxes, having several applications in e.g. the construction industry, exemplifies an open-loop recycling process. This paper compares the economic performance of the pyrolysis of mixed polyolefin waste in a closed-loop and open-loop scheme, including a probabilistic approach to the most important variables. From an economic perspective, open-loop pyrolysis as presented outperforms closed-loop recycling, due to the high prices of wax. However, the results present a high dispersion caused by the volatility of the prices of crude oil and its derivates. Considering the current oil price projections, our case study analysis showed that for open-loop recycling there is a future probability of almost a 98 % of observing positive results and around 57 % of probability in the case of closed-loop recycling, under the assumptions made. Yet, in a future scenario where decarbonized electricity would decrease oil prices, the probability of a positive outcome reduces to 57 % for the open-loop case and to less than 8 % in the case of closed-loop recycling. To make these pathways attractive to investors, the nameplate capacity should be at least 70 kt/year for open-loop recycling and 115 kt/year for closed-loop recycling. A 120 kt/year plant should operate minimally at 80 % of its capacity for open-loop recycling, while closed-loop recycling would demand running close to maximum capacity. Security of feedstock supply therefore is required. |
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000579071300078 |
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2020-05-28 |
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0959-6526 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
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11.1 |
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This work was supported by the VLAIO Catalisti-ICON project MATTER (Mechanical and Thermochemical Recycling of mixed plastic waste; project HBC.2018.0262). |
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Most recent IF: 11.1; 2020 IF: 5.715 |
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ENM @ enm @c:irua:170005 |
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6385 |
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Larrain, M.; Van Passel, S.; Thomassen, G.; Kresovic, U.; Alderweireldt, N.; Moerman, E.; Billen, P. |
| Title |
Economic performance of pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste: Open-loop versus closed-loop recycling |
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A1 Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Journal Of Cleaner Production |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Clean Prod |
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Pages |
122442 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
| Abstract |
In recent decades new recycling technologies for mixed plastic waste have emerged. In pyrolysis, the polymer chains are thermally broken (pyrolyzed) to obtain hydrocarbon materials of different molecular weights such as naphtha, oil or waxes, whose yields can be controlled by varying the reaction parameters. Naphtha represents a closed-loop recycling process as it is a feedstock for (poly)olefins; while the co-production of waxes, having several applications in e.g. the construction industry, exemplifies an open-loop recycling process. This paper compares the economic performance of the pyrolysis of mixed polyolefin waste in a closed-loop and open-loop scheme, including a probabilistic approach to the most important variables. From an economic perspective, open-loop pyrolysis as presented outperforms closed-loop recycling, due to the high prices of wax. However, the results present a high dispersion caused by the volatility of the prices of crude oil and its derivates. Considering the current oil price projections, our case study analysis showed that for open-loop recycling there is a future probability of almost a 98 % of observing positive results and around 57 % of probability in the case of closed-loop recycling, under the assumptions made. Yet, in a future scenario where decarbonized electricity would decrease oil prices, the probability of a positive outcome reduces to 57 % for the open-loop case and to less than 8 % in the case of closed-loop recycling. To make these pathways attractive to investors, the nameplate capacity should be at least 70 kt/year for open-loop recycling and 115 kt/year for closed-loop recycling. A 120 kt/year plant should operate minimally at 80 % of its capacity for open-loop recycling, while closed-loop recycling would demand running close to maximum capacity. Security of feedstock supply therefore is required. |
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000579071300078 |
Publication Date |
2020-05-28 |
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Edition |
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| ISSN |
0959-6526 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
11.1 |
Times cited |
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Open Access |
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| Notes |
This work was supported by the VLAIO Catalisti-ICON project MATTER (Mechanical and Thermochemical Recycling of mixed plastic waste; project HBC.2018.0262). |
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Most recent IF: 11.1; 2020 IF: 5.715 |
| Call Number |
ENM @ enm @c:irua:170005 |
Serial |
6386 |
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| Author |
Thomassen, G.; Van Passel, S.; Dewulf, J. |
| Title |
A review on learning effects in prospective technology assessment |
Type |
A1 journal article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews |
Abbreviated Journal |
Renew Sust Energ Rev |
| Volume |
130 |
Issue |
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Pages |
109937 |
| Keywords |
A1 journal article; Learning effects; Life cycle assessment; Techno-economic assessment; Prospective technology assessment; Learning-by-doing; Learning curve; Progress rate; Experience curve; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
| Abstract |
Global environmental problems have urged the need for developing sustainable technologies. However, new technologies that enter the market have often higher economic costs and potentially higher environmental impacts than conventional technologies. This can be explained by learning effects: a production process that is performed for the first time runs less smooth than a production process that has been in operation for years. To obtain a fair estimation of the potential of a new technology, learning effects need to be included. A review on the current literature on learning effects was conducted in order to provide guidelines on how to include learning effects in prospective technology assessment. Based on the results of this review, five recommendations have been formulated and an integration of learning effects in the structure of prospective technology assessment has been proposed. These five recommendations include the combined use of learning effects on the component level and on the end product level; the combined use of learning effects on the technical, economic and environmental level; the combined use of extrapolated values and expert estimates; the combined use of learning-by-doing and learning-by-searching effects and; a tier-based method, including quality criteria, to calculate the learning effect. These five complementary strategies could lead to a clearer perspective on the environmental impact and cost structure of the new technology and a fairer comparison base with conventional technologies, potentially resulting in a faster adoption and a shorter time-to-market for sustainable technologies. |
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000548790900008 |
Publication Date |
2020-06-10 |
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Series Issue |
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Edition |
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| ISSN |
1364-0321 |
ISBN |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
15.9 |
Times cited |
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Open Access |
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| Notes |
The authors acknowledge the full financial support received from the Flemish administration via the Steunpunt Circulaire Economie (Policy Research Centre Circular Economy). We would also like to thank the SDEWES conference for the best paper award which was granted to the current paper. The authors declare no competing financial interests. This publication contains the opinions of the authors, not that of the Flemish administration. The Flemish administration will not carry any liability with respect to the use that can be made of the produced data or conclusions. |
Approved |
Most recent IF: 15.9; 2020 IF: 8.05 |
| Call Number |
ENM @ enm @c:irua:170076 |
Serial |
6389 |
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| Author |
De Weerdt, L.; De Jaeger, S.; Compernolle, T.; Van Passel, S. |
| Title |
How an incineration tax changes waste management practices among firms |
Type |
A1 Journal Article |
| Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Resources Conservation And Recycling |
Abbreviated Journal |
Resour Conserv Recy |
| Volume |
180 |
Issue |
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Pages |
106172 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal Article; Engineering Management (ENM) ; |
| Abstract |
Sustainable management of industrial plastic waste is crucial in the transition to a circular economy. Today, most industrial plastic waste is incinerated, whereas it could be recycled. As a consequence, governments increasingly make use of incineration taxes to improve current waste management practices. This paper presents an econometric panel analysis that studies the effects of an incineration tax on industrial plastic waste in Flanders (Belgium). Not only is this study the first econometric analysis on industrial plastic waste management in which firm heterogeneity is explicitly taken into account by including firm-specific characteristics, but this study also provides policymakers with insights into the effectiveness of an incineration tax to change current waste management practices. Empirical estimates imply that heterogeneous firms generate industrial plastic waste in different ways and that heterogeneous firms reduce their waste generation in different ways after the incineration tax rate increases. The estimates also show that the unique decrease of the incineration tax in 2007, did not change waste management practices. These estimates show that firms do not disinvest or indicate that loss aversion theory, i.e. a preference for avoiding losses over acquiring equivalent gains, might apply to firms that are faced with environmental taxation in a waste management context. |
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Publication Date |
2022-01-19 |
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Series Issue |
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Edition |
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| ISSN |
0921-3449 |
ISBN |
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Additional Links |
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| Impact Factor |
13.2 |
Times cited |
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Open Access |
Not_Open_Access |
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Most recent IF: 13.2 |
| Call Number |
ENM @ enm @ |
Serial |
7256 |
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| Author |
Milis, K.; Peremans, H.; Springael, J.; Van Passel, S. |
| Title |
Win-win possibilities through capacity tariffs and battery storage in microgrids |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews |
Abbreviated Journal |
Renew Sust Energ Rev |
| Volume |
113 |
Issue |
113 |
Pages |
109238 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
| Abstract |
This paper investigates the impact of capacity tariff design on microgrids. While the possible benefits for utilities of capacity tariffs are well researched, comparatively little work has been done investigating the effects of capacity pricing on prosumers. Through simulating a grid connected microgrid and solving the day-ahead dispatch problem for a calendar year, we show that a well-designed capacity tariff will not only smooth out demand profiles, but could also lead to less erratic charge/discharge cycles in a real-time pricing scenario, lessening battery degradation. These results show that a properly designed capacity tariff has the potential to be beneficial for both the utilities as well as the battery-owning prosumer. Furthermore, we propose a new, heuristic approach to solve the day-ahead economic dispatch problem, which we prove to be effective and efficient. Additionally, we demonstrate that our novel approach does not impose mathematical restrictions such as continuous differentiability of the objective function. We show that the proposed capacity tariff achieves the stated aim of promoting battery storage uptake and that our novel method allows for compression and shorter run times. |
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Wos |
000483422600019 |
Publication Date |
2019-07-03 |
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Series Title |
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Abbreviated Series Title |
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Series Issue |
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Edition |
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| ISSN |
1364-0321; 1879-0690 |
ISBN |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record |
| Impact Factor |
8.05 |
Times cited |
1 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
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Approved |
Most recent IF: 8.05 |
| Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:160566 |
Serial |
6279 |
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Hosseininia, G.; Rafiaani Khachak, P.; Nooripoor, M.; Van Passel, S.; Azadi, H. |
| Title |
Understanding communicational behavior among rangelands' stakeholders : application of social network analysis |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
Journal Of Environmental Planning And Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Environ Plann Man |
| Volume |
59 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
320-341 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
| Abstract |
Understanding communicational behavior of rangelands stakeholders is fundamental for effective development of rangeland management plans. This study aimed to understand differences between stakeholders relations among various actors involved in rangeland management using social network analysis (SNA). A survey was conducted on 334 stakeholders (89 extension agents, 110 researchers and 135 executive agents) in the Tehran province, Iran. Results showed that all the three groups of stakeholders are interested in making contact mainly within their own group. Furthermore, while the executive agents have shared the strongest technical and friendship relations with the two other groups, the extension agents established the strongest administrative interactions. The researchers, however, made a poor link especially with the extension agents. The study concluded that SNA could be an efficient tool to assess communicational behavior in rangeland management. |
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000366383400008 |
Publication Date |
2015-03-17 |
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Edition |
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| ISSN |
0964-0568 |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
1.56 |
Times cited |
1 |
Open Access |
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Approved |
Most recent IF: 1.56 |
| Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:136755 |
Serial |
6274 |
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Alaerts, L.; Van Acker, K.; Rousseau, S.; De Jaeger, S.; Moraga, G.; Dewulf, J.; De Meester, S.; Van Passel, S.; Compernolle, T.; Bachus, K.; Vrancken, K.; Eyckmans, J. |
| Title |
Towards a more direct policy feedback in circular economy monitoring via a societal needs perspective |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Resources, conservation and recycling |
Abbreviated Journal |
Resour Conserv Recy |
| Volume |
149 |
Issue |
149 |
Pages |
363-371 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM); Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
| Abstract |
The increasing focus on circular economy at the level of governments and policy requires the development of appropriate indicators to effectively monitor the progress towards the circular economy. Currently two very different types of indicator areas are under development: (i) monitoring frameworks based on macro indicators that summarize the progress at (supra)national level, and (ii) micro indicators tailored towards assessing circularity at the level of products. It is not possible to obtain sufficiently direct feedback about the impact of policy interventions by either macro or micro indicators alone. In this paper, a conceptual approach is developed that aims to bridge the gap between the micro and macro level with meso level indicators, and thus ultimately deliver more direct feedback for policymakers, via the insertion of an extra level of meso indicators in between the macro and the micro level. These indicators have been extracted from a dedicated workshop that involved policy, sector and societal stakeholders. The aim of these indicators is to report on progress towards circular economy objectives based on the fulfillment of societal needs. In this way the consumption perspective is given a central position, and the role of circular business models is acknowledged. Following the development of the concept, the next steps towards tailored, flexible and agile monitoring frameworks for circular economy at (supra)national and regional level are outlined. The paper concludes with an illustrative example of the framework applied to the mobility system. |
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000483414300034 |
Publication Date |
2019-06-21 |
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Edition |
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| ISSN |
0921-3449 |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
3.313 |
Times cited |
1 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
; The authors are very grateful for financial support received from the Flemish administration via the Steunpunt Circulaire Economie (Policy Research Centre Circular Economy). This publication contains the opinions of the authors, not that of the Flemish administration. The Flemish administration will not carry any liability with respect to the use that can be made of the produced data or conclusions. The authors are also grateful to the numerous stakeholders for extended discussions and comments. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.313 |
| Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:162774 |
Serial |
6271 |
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Admasu, W.F.; Van Passel, S.; Minale, A.S.; Tsegaye, E.A.; Azadi, H.; Nyssen, J. |
| Title |
Take out the farmer: An economic assessment of land expropriation for urban expansion in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia |
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A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Land Use Policy |
Abbreviated Journal |
Land Use Policy |
| Volume |
87 |
Issue |
87 |
Pages |
104038 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) |
| Abstract |
In Ethiopia, the demand for land for urbanisation is primarily met by converting rural land through expropriation. However, land expropriations are adversely affecting the previous land users by reducing the amount of production and their sources of income. In Bahir Dar, one of the fastest-growing cities in Ethiopia, approximately 300 landholdings are expropriated each year, on average, for urban expansion. This paper assesses the land expropriations to examine whether they offer economically appropriate compensation for the previous land users. Land expropriations for urbanisation between 2007/2008 and 2016/2017 were analysed based on data on land expropriation and its compensation payment obtained from the Bahir Dar City Land Administration and Management Office. Data were analysed using an exponential growth model and a stochastic budgeting technique in which Monte Carlo simulations are performed. Between 2007/2008 and 2016/2017, more than 1500 ha of land were included in the city's boundary through expropriation from 2900 landholders. The affected farmers received compensation that represents only 37 per cent of the value of current crop yields and its growth. The current compensation scheme ignores the impact of inflation on the prices of crops and assumes constant yields. It also excludes the value of crop residuals. We propose a workable discounted compensation framework that considers crop price and yield growths. This will make the compensation scheme more appropriate and make the affected farmers better off. |
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000483419100026 |
Publication Date |
2019-06-15 |
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0264-8377 |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record |
| Impact Factor |
3.089 |
Times cited |
1 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
; The authors acknowledge the Bahir Dar City Administration for sharing its compensation data, Bahir Dar Zuria Wereda Agriculture Office for sharing yield data, and the Industry and Trade Development Office for sharing crop price data. The Institutional University Cooperation with Bahir Dar University (BDU-IUC), funded by the Belgian authorities, through the Flemish Interuniversity Council University Development Cooperation, funded the research activities. We also thank the two anonymous reviewers and the editor of Land Use Policy for all constructive comments and suggestions. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.089 |
| Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:162837 |
Serial |
6261 |
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Mahmoudi, H.; Renn, O.; Hoffmann, V.; Van Passel, S.; Azadi, H. |
| Title |
Social risk screening using a socio-political ambiguity approach : the case of organic agriculture in Iran |
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A1 Journal article |
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2015 |
Publication |
Journal Of Risk Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
J Risk Res |
| Volume |
18 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
747-770 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Sociology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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000356236300009 |
Publication Date |
2014-05-08 |
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Edition |
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| ISSN |
1366-9877 |
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Additional Links |
UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
| Impact Factor |
1.34 |
Times cited |
1 |
Open Access |
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| Notes |
; H.M. thanks the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology of Iran (MSRT) for a PhD fellowship. The authors wish to thank Dr. Stefan Burkart for his kind help to improve the English of the paper. ; |
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Most recent IF: 1.34; 2015 IF: 0.935 |
| Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:127534 |
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6249 |
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Creemers, S.; Van Passel, S.; Vigani, M.; Vlahos, G. |
| Title |
Relationship between farmers' perception of sustainability and future farming strategies : a commodity-level comparison |
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A1 Journal article |
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2019 |
Publication |
AIMS Agriculture and Food |
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4 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
613-642 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) |
| Abstract |
The environmental challenges have become increasingly integrated into the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The Europe 2020 CAP Framework defines new rules for farmers and targets on innovation, resource efficiency, economic viability, and environmental sustainability. Given the continual evolution of the CAP, it is relevant to focus on sustainable agriculture and which indicators can be employed to aid our understanding of the future farming strategies. This study examines the relationship between perceived sustainability and future farming strategies for three different commodities: sugar beet, dairy, and feta cheese. Survey data collected between 2017-2018 from 191 Belgian sugar beet farmers, 524 dairy farmers (from UK, Denmark, France, and Latvia), and 150 Greek sheep and goat farmers producing milk for feta cheese were analysed using multinomial logistic regressions. Our results show that the farmers' attitude towards sustainability affects intentions to implement specific farming strategies. Belgian sugar beet farmers who perceive their supply chain arrangements (SCAs) environmentally sustainable are less likely to reduce the scale of their farms' operations rather than to maintain them. Dairy farmers are more likely to change the existing scale than to maintain scale if they perceive that production choices affect environmental sustainability to a higher extent. Dairy farmers who perceive their SCAs economically sustainable are less likely to abandon farming. Greek sheep and goat farmers who perceive their SCAs economically sustainable are more likely to expand the existing scale. The observed differences at commodity-level show the importance of well targeted policy measures towards more sustainable farming systems in the European Union. |
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000488251600009 |
Publication Date |
2019-08-08 |
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2471-2086 |
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UA library record; WoS full record |
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Times cited |
1 |
Open Access |
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; This research was performed within the frame of the EU's HORIZON 2020 project SUFISA with the grant agreement number 635577. The authors want to thank colleagues from the SUFISA project for stimulating and inspiring discussions on this topic. In particular we would like to thank all the participants of the 2019 SUFISA final conference at the Jagiellonian University of Krakow for fruitful discussions. ; |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:163832 |
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6242 |
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