Overview

The linear urban food system causes plant nutrients to be lost into food waste and the global food supply chain struggles with climate resilience and sustainable practices. Large scale urban agriculture synergistically making use of the vast quantities of organic waste produced in cities could be a solution. The webinar will report two projects: an assessment of the productivity, resource flows and carbon footprint of such integrated systems in Glasgow and Lyon; and the design and evaluation of a composting and farm application scheme for 76 districts in Porto.

As we move towards a carbon neutral and sustainable future an understanding of the interactions between generating energy, growing food and providing clean water coupled with the synergistic treatment of waste is vital. The webinar will therefore interest sustainability professionals in the energy, food, water and waste management sectors in both industry and academia.

Speaker

Till Weidner, University of Oxford

Till is a chemical engineer and a PhD student in the Systems Engineering Group at Oxford. His interets lie in the synergistic effects of combining farming in and around cities with decentralised management of food waste. He has previously worked in manufacturing at Bosch and P&G and as an operations specialist at McKinsey.

The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter's own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Sustainability Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Format

A one-hour online session: 40 minutes' presentation + 20 minutes' Q&A.
Duration (for CPD recording purposes): up to one hour.

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Webinar archive

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