Transforming phosphorus use on the island of Ireland: A model for a sustainable system

Macintosh, KA; Chin, J; Jacobs, B; Cordell, D; McDowell, RW; Butler, P; Haygarth, PM; Williams, P; Quinn, JP; O'Flaherty, V; McGrath, JW

Transforming phosphorus use on the island of Ireland: A model for a sustainable system

Macintosh, KA Chin, J Jacobs, B

Cordell, D

McDowell, RW Butler, P Haygarth, PM Williams, P Quinn, JP O'Flaherty, V McGrath, JW

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Citation:: Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 656 pp. 852 - 861
Issue Date:: 2019-03-15

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dc.contributor.author	Macintosh, KA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chin, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jacobs, B https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3147-341X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cordell, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5138-1569	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McDowell, RW	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Butler, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Haygarth, PM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Williams, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Quinn, JP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	O'Flaherty, V	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McGrath, JW	en_US
dc.date.available	2018-11-26	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-03-15	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 656 pp. 852 - 861	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0048-9697	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/138405
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Phosphorus is an essential part of the world food web and a non-substitutable nutrient in all biological systems. Losses of phosphorus occur along the food-supply chain and cause environmental degradation and eutrophication. A key global challenge is to meet rising worldwide food demand while protecting water and environmental quality, and seeking to manage uncertainty around potential future phosphorus price or supply shocks. This paper presents a stakeholder-generated conceptual model of potential transformative change for implementing phosphorus sustainability on the island of Ireland via an ‘All-Island Phosphorus Sustainability’ workshop. Key transition pathways identified by stakeholders included: incentivising phosphorus recovery, developing collaborative networks to facilitate change, developing markets and value chains for recovered products; implementing data-informed practices on-farm to prevent losses and increase efficiencies, and harmonisation of technologies with end-user needs. A comparable model was previously produced for the North American region. We describe consensus and differences around key priorities between the two regions’ conceptual models, and assess how the model produced for the island of Ireland can effect system-wide change and policy moving forward. Many of the transitional pathways and future aspirations presented in both models resonate globally and are highly pertinent to other jurisdictions.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Science of the Total Environment	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.389	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en_US
dc.title	Transforming phosphorus use on the island of Ireland: A model for a sustainable system	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	656	en_US
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
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pubs.volume	656	en_US

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© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Phosphorus is an essential part of the world food web and a non-substitutable nutrient in all biological systems. Losses of phosphorus occur along the food-supply chain and cause environmental degradation and eutrophication. A key global challenge is to meet rising worldwide food demand while protecting water and environmental quality, and seeking to manage uncertainty around potential future phosphorus price or supply shocks. This paper presents a stakeholder-generated conceptual model of potential transformative change for implementing phosphorus sustainability on the island of Ireland via an ‘All-Island Phosphorus Sustainability’ workshop. Key transition pathways identified by stakeholders included: incentivising phosphorus recovery, developing collaborative networks to facilitate change, developing markets and value chains for recovered products; implementing data-informed practices on-farm to prevent losses and increase efficiencies, and harmonisation of technologies with end-user needs. A comparable model was previously produced for the North American region. We describe consensus and differences around key priorities between the two regions’ conceptual models, and assess how the model produced for the island of Ireland can effect system-wide change and policy moving forward. Many of the transitional pathways and future aspirations presented in both models resonate globally and are highly pertinent to other jurisdictions.

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