An Ontological Analysis of Challenges Involved in Urban Solid Waste Management

Kashyap, Shwetmala; Ramaprasad, Arkalgud; Singai, Chetan

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“…As a scientific theory it can be 2 used to describe, explain, predict, and control [7] FLW through feedback and learning [8,9] systemically as part of a broader ecosystem, and systematically by exploring the innumerable pathways within it. The authors have used ontologies to study solid waste management [10], biomedical waste management [11], air pollution management [12], and similar topics. In the study we: (a) present an ontology of food consumption, loss, and waste (the addition of consumption is necessary to make the construct logically complete, although we shall continue to use the common FLW acronym), (b) demonstrate how it encapsulates the present definitions of FLW, (c) discuss how it extends the present definitions to be "comprehensive and globally applicable" [1] (p. 1), and (d) delineate its implications for research on, policies for, and the practice of FLW.…”

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Definition of Food Consumption, Loss, and Waste

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2024

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The global food system has three recognized challenges: (a)increasing the availability of food consumption, (b) reducing food loss, and (c) reducing food waste. The increasing demand for food consumption, increasing quantity of food loss, and corresponding increase in food waste are resulting in serious health, aesthetic, social, economic, and environmental problems due to a lack of appropriate planning and management. Despite its importance, there is no clear, concise, and comprehensive definition of food consumption, loss, and waste. Generally, food consumption, food loss, and food waste are dealt with separately. This article presents a logically constructed ontological framework of food consumption, loss, and waste. It gives equal importance to all three aspects of global food management. The systematic ontological framework is general, and the analysis can be applied to any country. The framework deconstructs the combinatorial complexity of the problem and explicates the pathways to manage the consumption, loss, and waste. The ontological framework encapsulates 19*8*7*4*5*6 = 25,536 possible components of the challenge. A critical analysis based on available data using the framework will help to develop strategies to deal with the problem. It can help to discover the gaps and to find ways to bridge the gaps. It is novel to conceptualize food consumption, loss, and waste together.

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Definition of Food Consumption, Loss, and Waste

Ramaprasad,

Kashyap

2024

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“…As a scientific theory, it can be used to describe, explain, predict, and control [7] FLW through feedback and learning [8,9] systemically as part of a broader ecosystem and systematically by exploring the innumerable pathways within it. The authors have used ontologies to study solid waste management [10], bio-medical waste management [11], air pollution management [12], and similar topics. In this study, we (a) present an ontology of food consumption, loss, and waste (the addition of consumption is necessary to make the construct logically complete, although we shall continue to use the common FLW acronym); (b) demonstrate how it encapsulates the present definitions of FLW; (c) discuss how it extends the present definitions to be "comprehensive and globally applicable" [1] (p. 1); and (d) delineate its implications for research on, policies for, and the practice of FLW.…”

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Definition of Food Consumption, Loss, and Waste

Ramaprasad,

Kashyap

2024

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The global food system has three recognized challenges: (a) increasing the availability of food for consumption; (b) reducing food loss; and (c) reducing food waste. The increasing demand for food for consumption, the increasing quantity of food loss, and the corresponding increase in food waste are resulting in serious health, aesthetic, social, economic, and environmental problems due to a lack of appropriate planning and management. Despite its importance, there is no clear, concise, and comprehensive definition of food consumption, loss, and waste. Generally, food consumption, food loss, and food waste are dealt with separately. This article presents a logically constructed ontological framework of food consumption, loss, and waste. It gives equal importance to all three aspects of global food management. The systemic ontological framework is general, and the analysis can be applied to any country. The framework deconstructs the combinatorial complexity of the problem and explicates the pathways to manage the consumption, loss, and waste. The ontological framework encapsulates 19 × 11 × 7 × 4 × 6 = 35,112 possible components of the challenge. A critical analysis based on available data using the framework will help to develop strategies to deal with the problem. It can help us to discover the gaps and to find ways to bridge the gaps. It is a novel way to conceptualize food consumption, loss, and waste together.

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An Ontological Analysis of Challenges Involved in Urban Solid Waste Management

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