Aquaponics; Eco-design; Life Cycle Thinking; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Life Cycle Costing (LCC); Sustainability
Abstract :
[en] Aquaponics is receiving a growing interest as an emerging technology that combines recirculating aquaculture practices and hydroponics to
produce fish and vegetables. However, a proper eco-design is essential to limit the environmental burdens and to enhance the economic
profitability. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) were here combined to estimate the environmental and economic
impacts of a designed pilot indoor aquaponic system in Belgium. Results showed that energy consumption, infrastructure and water
consumption represent the main critical issues to achieve both the environmental and economic sustainability of this aquaponic system.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Forchino, Andrea Alberto; University of Ca’ Foscari > Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics (DAIS)
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