Peter H Verburg

Jan 2, 2025 | nature.com | Peter H Verburg

AbstractOne proposed solution to the global plastic crisis is replacing conventional plastics with bio-based plastics and alternatives. Recent studies suggest that bio-based products could mitigate the impacts of plastic pollution and that carbon emissions from the plastic sector could be reduced by using biomass as a plastic feedstock. Given the scale of plastic production, the resulting increase in biomass demand could induce detrimental land-use change at the global level.

Dec 4, 2023 | ecologyandsociety.org | Peter H Verburg |Julian May

ResearchABSTRACTSuccessful management of complex food systems inherently requires societal engagement. A major barrier is the misalignment between high-level generalized scientific representations of the urban food system and the varying practical perspectives of the actors embedded within it. To bridge this gap, participatory approaches can help in collecting and structuring knowledge from food system actors in a way that is understood by people with a diversity of experiences.

Nov 16, 2023 | nature.com | Ben Stewart-Koster |Pamela Green |Christopher E. Ndehedehe |Lauren S. Andersen |Xuemei Bennink Bai |Fabrice DeClerck | +11 more

AbstractSafe and just Earth system boundaries (ESBs) for surface water and groundwater (blue water) have been defined for sustainable water management in the Anthropocene. Here we assessed whether minimum human needs could be met with surface water from within individual river basins alone and, where this is not possible, quantified how much groundwater would be required.