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Harder R, Metson GS, Macura B, Johannesdottir S, Wielemaker R, Seddon D, Lundin E, Aliahmad A, Kärrman E, McConville JR. Egestabase - An online evidence platform to discover and explore options to recover plant nutrients from human excreta and domestic wastewater for reuse in agriculture. MethodsX 2024; 12:102774. [PMID: 38883592 PMCID: PMC11176787 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2024.102774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Restoring nutrient circularity across scales is important for ecosystem integrity as well as nutrient and food security. As such, research and development of technologies to recover plant nutrients from various organic residues has intensified. Yet, this emerging field is diverse and difficult to navigate, especially for newcomers. As an increasing number of actors search for circular solutions to nutrient management, there is a need to simplify access to the latest knowledge. Since the majority of nutrients entering urban areas end up in human excreta, we have chosen to focus on human excreta and domestic wastewater. Through systematic mapping with stakeholder engagement, we compiled and consolidated available evidence from research and practice. In this paper, we present 'Egestabase' - a carefully curated open-access online evidence platform that presents this evidence base in a systematic and accessible manner. We hope that this online evidence platform helps a variety of actors to navigate evidence on circular nutrient solutions for human excreta and domestic wastewater with ease and keep track of new findings.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robin Harder
- Environmental Engineering Group, Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Ecological and Environmental Modelling, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Geography and Environment, Western University, London ON N6A 5C2, Canada
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- Stockholm Environment Institute, HQ, SE-104 51 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Nature-based Solutions Initiative, Departments of Biology and Geography, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3SZ, United Kingdom
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- RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, SE-412 58 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Environmental Engineering Group, Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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- RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, SE-114 28 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Environmental Engineering Group, Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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Pessin VZ, Santos CAS, Yamane LH, Siman RR, Baldam RDL, Júnior VL. A method of Mapping Process for scientific production using the Smart Bibliometrics. MethodsX 2023; 11:102367. [PMID: 37732291 PMCID: PMC10507433 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Big data launches a modern way of producing science and research around the world. Due to an explosion of data available in scientific databases, combined with recent advances in information technology, the researcher has at his disposal new methods and technologies that facilitate scientific development. Considering the challenges of producing science in a dynamic and complex scenario, the main objective of this article is to present a method aligned with tools recently developed to support scientific production, based on steps and technologies that will help researchers to materialize their objectives efficiently and effectively. Applying this method, the researcher can apply science mapping and bibliometric techniques with agility, taking advantage of an easy-to-use solution with cloud computing capabilities. From the application of the "Scientific Mapping Process", the researcher will be able to generate strategic information for a result-oriented scientific production, assertively going through the main steps of research and boosting scientific discovery in the most diverse fields of investigation. •The Scientific Mapping Process provides a method and a system to boost scientific development.•It automates Science Mapping and bibliometric analysis from scientific datasets.•It facilitates the researcher's work, increasing the assertiveness in scientific production.
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- Vilker Zucolotto Pessin
- Department of Informatics, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Vitória, Espírito Santo 29075-910, Brazil
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- Department of Informatics, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Vitória, Espírito Santo 29075-910, Brazil
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- Department of Informatics, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Vitória, Espírito Santo 29075-910, Brazil
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- Department of Informatics, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Vitória, Espírito Santo 29075-910, Brazil
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- Department of Informatics, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Vitória, Espírito Santo 29075-910, Brazil
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- Department of Informatics, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Vitória, Espírito Santo 29075-910, Brazil
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Scheuer S, Jache J, Kičić M, Wellmann T, Wolff M, Haase D. A trait-based typification of urban forests as nature-based solutions. URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING 2022; 78:None. [PMID: 36532892 PMCID: PMC9746330 DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Urban forests as nature-based solutions (UF-NBS) are important tools for climate change adaptation and sustainable development. However, achieving both effective and sustainable UF-NBS solutions requires diverse knowledge. This includes knowledge on UF-NBS implementation, on the assessment of their environmental impacts in diverse spatial contexts, and on their management for the long-term safeguarding of delivered benefits. A successful integration of such bodies of knowledge demands a systematic understanding of UF-NBS. To achieve such an understanding, this paper presents a conceptual UF-NBS model obtained through a semantic, trait-based modelling approach. This conceptual model is subsequently implemented as an extendible, re-usable and interoperable ontology. In so doing, a formal, trait-based vocabulary on UF-NBS is created, that allows expressing spatial, morphological, physical, functional, and institutional UF-NBS properties for their typification and a subsequent integration of further knowledge and data. Thereby, ways forward are opened for a more systematic UF-NBS impact assessment, management, and decision-making.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sebastian Scheuer
- Geography Department, Landscape Ecology Lab, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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- Geography Department, Landscape Ecology Lab, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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- Croatian Forest Research Institute, Division for International Scientific Cooperation in Southeast Europe, Cvjetno naselje 41, 10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
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- Geography Department, Landscape Ecology Lab, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
- UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Computational Landscape Ecology, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Geography Department, Landscape Ecology Lab, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
- UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Geography Department, Landscape Ecology Lab, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
- UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Computational Landscape Ecology, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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