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Winter Greenhouse Tomato Cultivation: Matching Leaf Pruning and Supplementary Lighting for Improved Yield and Precocity

Appolloni, Elisa; Paucek, Ivan; Pennisi, Giuseppina; Manfrini, Luigi; Gabarrell, Xavier; Gianquinto, Giorgio; Orsini, Francesco

OPEN ACCESS at Agronomy (2023), 13(3), 671 Solar radiation entering a high-wire tomato greenhouse is mostly intercepted by the top of the crop canopy, while […]

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Assessment of greenhouse emissions of the green bean through the static enclosure technique

Stringari, Gaia; Villanueva, Joan; Rosell-Melé, Antoni; Moraleda-Cibrián, Nuria; Orsini, Francesco; Villalba, Gara; Gabarrell, Xavier

ACCESS at Science of The Total Environment (2023), 162319 Urban green installations are extensively promoted to increase sustainable and accessible food production and simultaneously improve the […]

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Displaying geographic variability of peri-urban agriculture environmental impacts in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona: A regionalized life cycle assessment

Mendoza Beltran, Angelica; Padró, Roc; La Rota-Aguilera, María José; Marull, Joan; Eckelman, Matthew; Cirera, Jacob; Giocoli, Annalisa; Villalba, Gara

OPEN ACCESS at Science of The Total Environment (2023) Volume 858, Part 1, 159519 Peri urban agriculture (peri-UA) can supply food locally and potentially more sustainably […]

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A sustainability scoring system to assess food initiatives in city regions

Cirone, Francesco; Petruzzelli, Mara; De Menna, Fabio; Samoggia, Antonella; Buscaroli, Enrico; Durante, Emanuele; Orsini, Francesco; Rufí-Salís, Martí; Tonini, Pietro; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier; Graamans, Luuk; Fargue-Lelièvre, Agnès; Saint-Ges, Vèronique; Fox-Kämper, Runrid; Specht, Kathrin; Pascual-Fernández, José J; Vittuari, Matteo

ACCESS at Sustainable Production and Consumption (2023), 36, 88-99 The City Region Food Systems approach has been proposed to achieve food system resilience and nutrition security while […]

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Lessons, narratives, and research directions for a sustainable circular economy

Leipold, Sina; Petit-Boix, Anna; Luo, Anran; Helander, Hanna; Simoens, Machteld; Ashton, Weslynne S; Babbitt, Callie W; Bala, Alba; Bening, Catharina R; Birkved, Morten; Blomsma, Fenna; Boks, Casper; Boldrin, Alessio; Deutz, Pauline; Domenech, Teresa; Ferronato, Navarro; Gallego-Schmid, Alejandro; Giurco, Damien; Hobson, Kersty; Husgafvel, Roope; Isenhour, Cynthia; Kriipsalu, Mait; Masi, Donato; Mendoza, Joan Manuel F; Milios, Leonidas; Niero, Monia; Pant, Deepak; Parajuly, Keshav; Pauliuk, Stefan; Pieroni, Marina PP; Luth Richter, Jessika; Saidani, Michael; Smol, Marzena; Talens Peiró, Laura; van Ewijk, Stijn; Vermeulen, Walter JV; Wiedenhofer, Dominik; Xue Bing

OPEN ACCESS at Journal of Industrial Ecology (2023) The current enthusiasm for the circular economy (CE) offers a unique opportunity to advance the impact of […]

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Economic benefit and social impact derived by a food loss prevention strategy in the vegetable sector: A spatial and temporal analysis at the regional level

Tonini, Pietro; Muñoz Odina, Pere; Orsini, Francesco; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier

OPEN ACCESS at Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2022) Introduction: Reduction of food loss in the horticultural sector is critical to simultaneously support the transition toward […]

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New Techniques for Assessing Critical Raw Material Aspects in Energy and Other Technologies

Martin, Nick; Madrid-López, Cristina; Villalba-Méndez, Gara; Talens-Peiró, Laura

OPEN ACCESS at Environmental Science & Technology (2022) 56, 23, 17236-17245 Transitioning to more sustainable energy technologies is a vital step in the move toward reducing global greenhouse […]

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An energy future beyond climate neutrality: Comprehensive evaluations of transition pathways

Martin, Nick; Talens-Peiró, Laura; Villalba-Méndez, Gara; Nebot-Medina, Rafael; Madrid-López, Cristina

OPEN ACCESS at Applied Energy (2023) Volume 331, 120366 Many of the long-term policy decisions surrounding the sustainable energy transition rely on models that fail to consider […]

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Ultra-Processed Foods and Drinks Consumption Is Associated with Psychosocial Functioning in Adolescents

Reales-Moreno, Marta; Tonini, Pietro; Escorihuela, Rosa M; Solanas, Montserrat; Fernández-Barrés, Sílvia; Romaguera, Dora; Contreras-Rodríguez, Oren

OPEN ACCESS at Nutrients (2022), 14(22), 4831 Adolescents show one of the highest rates of ultra-processed foods and drinks (UPF) consumption, and studies indicate an association […]

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Influence of social housing models in the development of urban agriculture in Mexico

Nadal, Ana; Rodríguez-Labajos, Beatriz; Cuerva, Eva; Josa, Alejandro; Rieradevall, Joan

ACCESS at Land Use Policy (2022), 122: 106391 This study examines urbanization patterns linked to social housing units and the way in which such patterns […]

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Potential application of pre-harvest LED interlighting to improve tomato quality and storability

Appolloni, Elisa; Pennisi, Giuseppina; Paucek, Ivan; Cellini, Antonio; Crepaldi, Andrea; Spinelli, Francesco; Gianquinto, Giorgio; Gabarrell, Xavier; Orsini, Francesco

ACCESS at Postharvest Biology and Technology (2023), 195: 112113 Growing conditions and agronomical inputs play a key role in determining fruit qualitative and nutraceutical traits at harvest […]

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How do street trees affect urban temperatures and radiation exchange? Observations and numerical evaluation in a highly compact city

Segura, Ricard; Scott Krayenhoff, Eric; Martilli, Alberto; Badia, Alba; Estruch, Carme; Ventura, Sergi; Villalba, Gara

OPEN ACCESS at Urban Climate (2022), Volume 46, 101288 Street trees are an important driver of street microclimate through shading and transpirative cooling, which are key mechanisms […]

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