The biogeochemical imprint of human metabolism in Paris Megacity: A regionalized analysis of a water-agro-food system
2018
Esculier, Fabien | Le Noë, Julia | Barles, Sabine | Billen, Gilles | Créno, Benjamin | Garnier, Josette | Lesavre, Jacques | Petit, Léo | Tabuchi, Jean-Pierre | Laboratoire Eau Environnement et Systèmes Urbains (LEESU) ; AgroParisTech-École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12) | Milieux Environnementaux, Transferts et Interactions dans les hydrosystèmes et les Sols (METIS) ; Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) ; Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Géographie-cités (GC (UMR_8504)) ; Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC) | Agence de l'Eau Seine-Normandie | Direction Santé et Environnement (SIAAP) ; Syndicat interdépartemental pour l'assainissement de l'agglomération parisienne (SIAAP)
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显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]英语. Megacities are facing a twofold challenge regarding resources: (i) ensure their availability for a growing urban population and (ii) limit the impact of resource losses to the environment. This paper focuses on two essential resources – nitrogen and phosphorus – and challenges their sustainable management in the water-agro-food system of Paris Megacity. An in-depth analysis of the nitrogen and phosphorus imprint of Paris Megacity was conducted, originally centered on human metabolism through consumption and excretion of these two elements. Upstream, the whole agricultural production that feeds Paris Megacity was scrutinized and nitrogen and phosphorus flows in the agro-system were fully documented. Downstream, the analysis of solid waste and wastewater management in Paris Megacity showed the fate of nitrogen and phosphorus imported into the city.
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