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Dr Alexandre Strapasson

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Honorary Lecturer
 
 
 
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Contact

 

alexandre.strapasson Website

 
 
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Location

 

403Weeks BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@inbook{Strapasson:2021:10.1039/9781788016209-00290,
author = {Strapasson, A and Oduor, CO and Domeniconi, B},
booktitle = {Life Cycle Assessment: A Metric for the Circular Economy},
doi = {10.1039/9781788016209-00290},
editor = {Borrion and Black and Mwabonje},
pages = {290--316},
publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry},
title = {Livestock Production},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781788016209-00290},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - CHAP
AB  - In this chapter, livestock production is assessed in the context of the circular economy (CE). It starts with an overview of livestock production chains, followed by two country-level case studies: a discussion on the sustainability of beef production in Brazil, which is currently the largest beef-exporting nation globally; and an assessment of carbon cycles of pasturelands in Kenya. We then present a description of a global simulation tool on behavioural changes in diets, land use and livestock yield by 2050. The global simulation tool is called the Global Calculator, and can generate multiple scenarios for land use, energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Thus, the chapter provides a systems view on livestock production, from local to global, with theoretical simulations and practical examples. The results show that sustainable meat production is dependent on several interconnected issues, requiring complex systems models to be properly assessed and understood. However, two relatively simple measures can be taken in order to reduce the environmental footprint of livestock production: a sustainable increase in livestock productivity along with a reduction in per capita meat consumption, especially in nations that already have high consumption levels. To this end, actions related to agricultural management, land multiuse, behavioural changes and animal welfare must be part of a policy agenda for climate change mitigation and environmental conservation worldwide.
AU  - Strapasson,A
AU  - Oduor,CO
AU  - Domeniconi,B
DO  - 10.1039/9781788016209-00290
EP  - 316
PB  - Royal Society of Chemistry
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 978-1-78801-445-8
SP  - 290
TI  - Livestock Production
T1  - Life Cycle Assessment: A Metric for the Circular Economy
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781788016209-00290
UR  - https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/ebook/978-1-78801-445-8
ER  -
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