Resource Flow in Peri-urban Agroecosystem: an Assessment from Circular Economy Perspective

Priyadarshi Maurya, Mrinalini Goswami, Sunil Nautiyal (), Satya Prakash, Anil Kumar Gupta and A Sathish
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Priyadarshi Maurya: Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC)
Mrinalini Goswami: Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC)
Sunil Nautiyal: Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC)
Satya Prakash: Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC)
Anil Kumar Gupta: National Institute of Disaster Management (Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India)
A Sathish: University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK

Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2024, vol. 4, issue 2, 1093-1114

Abstract: Abstract Circular economy draws attention as a macro-level sustainability approach that can pave the way for a sustainable future. Agroecosystems in city peripheries undergo a range of transformations in terms of environmental quality, cropping patterns, and practices. It is important to understand the kind of changes influencing the functioning of agroecosystems which are pertinent to strategize improvement in circularity of resource flow in terms of production, consumption, inflow, and outflow of materials. The existing literature lacks assessment of these transitional systems and comparison across rural, peri-urban, and urban agroecosystems. This study attempted to analyze the shifts of cultivation patterns from traditional to market-oriented crops and production, consumption, and outflow pattern of food resources in three different zones of a landscape located in the periphery of Bengaluru. The cultivation of Oryza Sativa and oilseed crops witnessed the highest reduction by more than 91% followed by legumes and millets and particularly Eleusine coracana (60%). While the cultivation of market-oriented crops such as vegetables, Mangifera indica, and Vitis vinifera had witnessed an increase of 55%, 56%, 122% and 200%, respectively. Furthermore, the study identifies the scope for enhancing the ecological and economic sustainability of the city periphery. The results exhibit that the intensive horticulture practices in urban and peri-urban zones lead to linear resource flow while the rural zone still has a significant production for self-consumption with traditional practice. Rural zone also shows better resource management on farm as well as in household which places the agroecosystem in a better state of circular economy. The study provides insights for policymakers and stakeholders to understand the interplay of economic, environmental, and social aspects with respect to the influence of urban development for better utilization of local resources.

Keywords: Resource flow; Sustainability; Bioeconomy; Peri-urban agriculture; Sustainable production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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