SSCI专刊征稿：发展中国家的循环生物经济

期刊名称：Sustainable Production and Consumption

影响因子：10.9

CiteScore：17.4

JCR分区：

· Q1, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, 7/182

· Q1, GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY(in SCIE edition), 7/91

· Q2, GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY(in SSCI edition), 7/91

中科院分区：

大类及分区：环境科学与生态学1区

小类及分区：

· 环境研究1区

· 绿色可持续发展技术2区

审稿周期：105天

专刊主题：Circular Bioeconomy in the Global South: Sustainable Solutions for Socioeconomic Development

专刊编辑：

• Prof. Pasquale Marcello Falcone, (Executive Guest Editor)University of Naples Parthenope, Napoli, Italy

• Dr. Alejandro Gallego Schmid, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

• Dr. Rodrigo Salvador, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark

• Prof. Alberto Bezama, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

投稿截至日期： 30 November 2024

专刊链接（或点击左下角“阅读原文”）：

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/sustainable-production-and-consumption/about/call-for-papers#circular-bioeconomy-in-the-global-south-sustainable-solutions-for-socioeconomic-development

This special issue showcases innovative approaches and studies related to developing a Circular Bioeconomy in the Global South. With a focus on sustainable production and consumption, this collection uncover strategies, policies, and success stories that leverage renewable biological resources, promote circularity, reduce environmental impacts and drive socioeconomic development. This collection aims to deepen understanding of unique challenges and opportunities in the Global South, fostering transformative solutions toward a circular and sustainable bioeconomy.

Guest editors:

• Prof. Pasquale Marcello Falcone
  (Executive Guest Editor)University of Naples Parthenope, Napoli, Italy

• Dr. Alejandro Gallego Schmid
  The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

• Dr. Rodrigo Salvador
  Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark

• Prof. Alberto Bezama
  Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

Special issue information:

The shift toward circularity stands as a crucial milestone for achieving global sustainable development. The Circular Economy (CE) intends to utilise material and energy flows within a system with the premise of increasing environmental, economic and social gains (Barros et al., 2023). While CE presents opportunities, concerns about potential environmental drawbacks, known as rebound effects, have been raised (Zink and Geyer, 2017). To optimize resource utilization and counteract rebound effects, a harmonized approach to resource utilisation throughout the entire economic system is essential (Korhonen et al., 2018). This objective depends on exploring new opportunities in supply chains, business models, and innovation systems, and adopting a sustainable finance approach (Falcone and Sica, 2023). In the existing literature, the CE concept intersects with that of the bioeconomy (D’Amato et al., 2017). The bioeconomy involves the production of renewable biological resources and their conversion into value-added products. However, circularity and efficiency are not always integrated into bioeconomy strategies (Bezama, 2016), prompting the emergence of the Circular Bioeconomy (CBE), focused on enhanced efficiency of bioresources (Karan et al., 2019). The CBE holds the potential to minimize the environmental impacts of biowaste while simultaneously generating value-added bioproducts and bioenergy (Salvador et al., 2023). However, many countries in the Global South encounter challenges due to the absence of well-defined policies, necessary infrastructure, and expertise in biowaste valorization (Ncube et al., 2022). This limitation significantly impedes the potential development of regions in the Global South in this critical domain.

This call for papers invites the exploration of innovative approaches and studies related to developing a CBE in the Global South. With a focus on sustainable production and consumption, the goal is to uncover strategies, policies, and success stories that leverage renewable biological resources, promote circularity, reduce environmental impacts and drive socioeconomic development. The aim is to deepen understanding of unique challenges and opportunities in the Global South, fostering transformative solutions toward a circular and sustainable bioeconomy.

Contributions on the following topics, but not limited to, are welcome:

Sustainable agri-food practices:

· Innovations in sustainable farming and agricultural techniques.

· Integration of circular and bioeconomic principles in the agri-food sector.

Bio-based industries and technologies:

· Development of bio-based products, technologies and industries suitable for the Global South.

· Circular strategies and technologies for bio-manufacturing and processing.

Waste-to-value initiatives:

· Studies of successful waste-to-value projects.

· Technologies and methodologies for efficient biowaste valorization.

Sustainability assessment:

· Development of new indicators to measure and monitoring CBE, with applications in the Global South.

· Quantification of the social, economic and environmental life cycle sustainability.

Business and value-chain development:

· Development of business models and supply chains that allow sustained business activity.

· Governmental support and incentive to create resilient supply chains.

Valuation of the local economy:

· The role of valorizing locally available resources to make bio-based products.

· Developing products and establishing businesses that meet the local needs.

· Challenges, barriers and opportunities for regional bioeconomy strategies.

Community engagement:

· Community-based initiatives in promoting circular bioeconomy.

· The role of local communities in sustainable resource management.

· Addressing the urban-rural nexus in a circular bioeconomy context for a sustainable regional development.

Policy development:

· Analysis of policies promoting CBE in the Global South.

· Comparative studies on the effectiveness of different policy frameworks.

Socio-economic development:

· Social aspect associated with CBE in the Global South

· Economic analysis of the implementation of CBE in the Global South

Infrastructure development:

· Challenges and solutions in establishing necessary infrastructure for CBE.

· Studies of successful infrastructure development projects.

Innovation systems:

· Innovative approaches to circular and sustainable bioeconomy systems.

· Technology-driven solutions for enhancing resource efficiency.

Global South challenges, opportunities and enablers:

· Unique challenges and opportunities in the Global South countries for CBE development.

· Enablers of CBE, including business models, sustainable financing and skills development.

All papers must be clearly in scope for this journal and the authors are strongly advised to check the scope before submitting their paper.

Manuscript submission information:

Submission Instructions

Authors are invited to submit original research articles and reviews related to the theme of the special issue. Submissions should adhere to the journal's guidelines and be submitted through the online submission system.

Important Dates

· Submissions open: 01 May 2024

· Submissions deadline: 30 November 2024

· Expected publication: Each accepted article in a VSI is assigned a unique identifier and then published in a regular journal issue as soon as available.

Manuscripts submitted to this special issue will be peer-reviewed according to the editorial policy of Sustainable Production and Consumption. Papers should be original, unpublished, and not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Instructions for authors can be found on the journal homepage.

Authors should upload their contributions at https://www.editorialmanager.com/spc/ and choose Article Type “VSI: CBE and Global South”.

References:

Aznar-Sánchez, José A., Joan Manuel F.Mendoza, Carlo Ingrao, Sabina Failla, Alberto Bezama, Thomas Nemecek, andAlejandro Gallego-Schmid. "Indicatorsfor circular economy in the agri-food sector." Resour. Conserv.Recycl 163 (2020): 105028.

Barros, M.V., Salvador, R., Gallego-Schmid, A.,Piekarski, C.M., 2023. Circularity measurement of external resource flows incompanies: The circular flow tool. Waste Manag. 158, 136–145.

Bezama, A., 2016. Let us discuss how cascading canhelp implement the circular economy and the bio-economy strategies. WasteManag. Res. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X16657973 

D’Amato, D., Droste, N., Allen, B., Kettunen, M.,Lähtinen, K., Korhonen, J., Leskinen, P., Matthies, B.D., Toppinen, A., 2017.Green, circular, bio economy: A comparative analysis of sustainability avenues.J. Clean. Prod. 168, 716–734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.053 

Falcone, P.M., Sica, E., 2023. Sustainable Finance andthe Global Health Crisis. Taylor & Francis.

Karan, H., Funk, C., Grabert, M., Oey, M., Hankamer,B., 2019. Green Bioplastics as Part of a Circular Bioeconomy. Trends Plant Sci.24, 237–249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2018.11.010 

Korhonen, J., Honkasalo, A., Seppälä, J., 2018.Circular Economy: The Concept and its Limitations. Ecol. Econ. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.06.041 

Ncube, A., Sadondo, P., Makhanda, R., Mabika,C., Beinisch, N., Cocker, J., Gwenzi, W., Ulgiati, S., 2022. Circular bioeconomy potential and challenges within anAfrican context: From theory to practice. J. Clean. Prod. 367, 133068. https://doi.org/  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133068 

Salvador, R., Barros, M.V., Pieroni, M.,Silva, D.A.L., Freire, F., Antonio, C., 2023. Overarching Business Models for a Circular Bioeconomy: Systematisingarchetypes. Sustain. Prod. Consum.43, 349–362.

Velasco-Muñoz, J. F., Mendoza, J. M. F.,Aznar-Sánchez, J. A., & Gallego-Schmid, A. (2021). Circular economy implementation in the agriculturalsector: Definition, strategies and indicators. Resources, Conservation andRecycling, 170, 105618.

Zink, T., Geyer, R., 2017. Circular Economy Rebound. J. Ind. Ecol. 21, 593–602. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12545     

Keywords:

Sustainable agri-food practices; Bio-based industries and technologies; Waste-to-value initiatives; Sustainability assessment; Business and value-chain development; Valuation of the local economy; Community engagement; Policy development; Socio-economic

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