| Title |
Phosphorus Supply Chain-Scientific, Technical, and Economic Foundations: A Transdisciplinary Orientation |
| ID_Doc |
29531 |
| Authors |
Mew, MC; Steiner, G; Geissler, B |
| Title |
Phosphorus Supply Chain-Scientific, Technical, and Economic Foundations: A Transdisciplinary Orientation |
| Year |
2018 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 10.0, 4 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su10041087 |
| Abstract |
Natural mineral resources, such as phosphates, represent global assets of tremendous economic value to stakeholders. Given its special characteristics and its essentiality for all life on Earth, phosphorus (P) bears additional value to society as it is both indispensable and not substitutable. Most peers in the field, as well as those coming to phosphorus research, are aware of the complex underlying system dynamics of the P supply chain. In view of the manifold problems involved, scientists from various disciplines as well as practice need to find (new) ways to generate, utilize, transfer, and integrate knowledge. This manuscript serves as a best-practice example as it originates from a long-lasting science/practice collaboration and is the result of a mutual learning process. As a cornerstone of the special issue on "Phosphorus Circular Economy: Closing Loops through Sustainable Innovation" we provide state-of-the-art scientific knowledge as well as practical expert insights from the perspectives of geology, technology, economics, and policy making. This manuscript shall help scientific peers, the public, respective companies, and policymakers to address the issue of sustainable phosphorus management. |
| Author Keywords |
sustainable mineral resource management; phosphate rock; mineral raw materials; phosphate fertilizer; pricing; raw material economics; phosphorus |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000435188000191 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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