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2022
, Supplementary Files for Cimprich (2022), "Improving Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (O-LCA) through a Hospital Case Study" (PhD thesis), 2022.
cimprich_phd_supplementary_files.zip (1.42 MB)
cimprich_phd_supplementary_files.zip (1.42 MB) , "A critical review of microplastic degradation and material flow analysis towards a circular economy", Environmental Pollution, vol. 315, 2022.
, "An improved resource midpoint characterization method for supply risk of resources: integrated assessment of Li-ion batteries", The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2022.
, "Pre-processing of e-waste in Canada: Case of a facility responding to changing material composition", Resources, Environment and Sustainability, vol. 9, 2022.
, "The role of industrial actors in the circular economy for critical raw materials: a framework with case studies across a range of industries", Mineral Economics, 2022.
, "Can the Caribbean localize its food system? Exploring strategies to promote circular food systems in the Caribbean islands", School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2022.
, "Improving Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (O-LCA) through a Hospital Case Study", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Doctor of Philosophy, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 08/2022.
, "“Trash is just treasure in the wrong place”: The social metabolism of waste in Grenada", School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, vol. PhD in Social and Ecological Sustainability, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2022.
2021
, "The dynamics and performance of marine tourism commons (MTC) in the Karimunjawa Island Marine National Park, Indonesia", Making commons dynamic: Understanding change through commonisation and decommonisation: Taylor & Francis, 2021.
, " Development and testing of the Sustainable Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for retail stores in Ontario", Public Health Nutrition, vol. 24, issue 7, pp. 1962-1971, 2021.
, "Comparative life cycle assessment of technologies and strategies to improve nitrogen use efficiency in egg supply chains", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 166, 2021.
, "COVID-19 impacts on metal supply: How does 2020 differ from previous supply chain disruptions?", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 105229, 2021.
, "Electronic waste in the Caribbean: An impending environmental disaster or an opportunity for a circular economy?", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 164, 2021.
, "Estimating the construction material stocks in two Canadian cities: A case study of Kitchener and Waterloo", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 280, issue 2, 2021.
, "How big is circular economy potential on Caribbean islands considering e-waste?", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 317, 2021.
, "Life Cycle Assessment and Material Flow Analysis: Two Under-Utilized Tools for Informing E-Waste Management", Sustainability, vol. 13, issue 14, 2021.
, "Review of household food waste quantification methods: Focus on composition analysis", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 279, 2021.
, "Toward a Healthy and Environmentally Sustainable Campus Food Environment: A Scoping Review of Postsecondary Food Interventions", Advances in Nutrition, vol. 12, issue 5, pp. 1996-2022, 2021.
, "You can't manage what you can't measure: The potential for circularity in Grenada's waste management system", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 164, 2021.
, "Barriers and Enablers to the Adoption of Sustainability Initiatives at the Municipal Level in Canada", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2021.
, "Environmental and Economic Implications of Small-Scale Canadian Aquaponics: A Life Cycle Study", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2021.
, "Life Cycle Assessment of a Hybrid Biobased Panel for Insulated Concrete Forms Used in Residential Buildings", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2021.
2020
, "Natural hazards and complex disasters", The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology: John Wiley & Sons, 2020.
, "A review of methods and data to determine raw material criticality", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 155, 2020.
, "Critical metals for electromobility: Global demand scenarios for passenger vehicles, 2015–2050", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 154, 2020.
, "GIS-based Material Stock Analysis (MSA) of Climate Vulnerabilities to the Tourism Industry in Antigua and Barbuda", Sustainability, vol. 12, issue 19, 2020.
, "Greater circularity leads to lower criticality, and other links between criticality and the circular economy", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 159, 2020.
, "How recycling mitigates supply risks of critical raw materials: Extension of the geopolitical supply risk methodology applied to information and communication technologies in the European Union", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 164, 2020.
, "Improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop-livestock systems: A review of mitigation technologies and management strategies, and their potential applicability for egg supply chains", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 265, 2020.
, "Mineral resources in life cycle impact assessment: part II – recommendations on application-dependent use of existing methods and on future method development needs", The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2020.
, "Mineral resources in life cycle impact assessment—part I: a critical review of existing methods", The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2020.
, "Special Issue "The Metabolism of Islands"", Sustainability, 2020.
, "The Green Print: Advancement of Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 161, 2020.
, "The self-(in)sufficiency of the Caribbean: Ecosystem services potential Index (ESPI) as a measure for sustainability", Ecosystem Services, vol. 42, 2020.
, "The aid tsunami. How disaster relief ravaged an indigenous community", Scientific American, vol. 322, issue 4, pp. 58-65, 2020.
, "Attributes of Commodity Supply Chains: Feasibility of Blockchain Technology for Responsible Sourcing", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, University of Waterloo, 2020.
, "E-waste in the Caribbean: Is there a potential for a circular economy?", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2020.
, "Food waste generation at households and the resulting life cycle environmental impacts: A case study of fresh and frozen broccoli", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2020.
, "Linking Services to Material Stocks: A GIS-based material stock-service analysis from island and city perspectives", Geography and Environmental Management, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2020.
, "The Weight of Cities: A Case Study of the Region of Waterloo", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, University of Waterloo, 2020.
, "Tool to Assess Raw Material Social Supply Risks", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2020.
, "Towards sustainable energy materials: broadening life cycle assessment for emerging technology development and resource-effective choices", School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, vol. PhD in Social and Ecological Sustainability, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2020.
2019
, "A product classification approach to optimize circularity of critical resources – the case of NdFeB magnets", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 230, 2019.
, "Can dietary guidelines support the transformation of food systems to foster human and planetary health?", UNSCN Nutrition, issue 44, 2019.
, "Comparison of U.S. Midwest corn stover ethanol greenhouse gas emissions from GREET and GHGenius", Applied Energy, vol. 235, 2019.
, "How the end of armed conflicts influence forest cover and subsequently ecosystem services provision? An analysis of four case studies in biodiversity hotspots", Land Use Policy, vol. 81, 2019.
, "In support of open-loop supply chains: Expanding the scope of environmental sustainability in reverse supply chains", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 214, 2019.
, "Jumping the Chain: How Downstream Manufacturers Engage with Deep Suppliers of Conflict Minerals", Resources, vol. 8, issue 1, 2019.
, "Life cycle assessment of emerging Ni–Co hydroxide charge storage electrodes: impact of graphene oxide and synthesis route", RSC Advances, vol. 9, issue 33, 2019.
, "Life cycle assessment of organic photovoltaic charger use in Europe: the role of product use intensity and irradiation", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 233, 2019.
, "Material and visceral engagements with household food waste: Towards opportunities for policy interventions", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 150, 2019.
, "Potential for industrial ecology to support healthcare sustainability: Scoping review of a fragmented literature and conceptual framework for future research", Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol. 23, issue 6, 2019.
, "Raw material criticality assessment as a complement to environmental life cycle assessment: Examining methods for product‐level supply risk assessment", Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol. 23, issue 5, 2019.
, "The expansion of the built environment, waste generation and EU recycling targets on Samothraki, Greece: An island’s dilemma", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 150, 2019.
, "The weight of islands: Leveraging Grenada's material stocks to adapt to climate change", Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2019.
, "A GIS- Based Material Stock-Flow Analysis of Antigua and Barbuda through the lens of the built and socio-economic environment", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2019.
, "Can the Caribbean Live within the Doughnut? Environmental and Social Performance of Five Island Nations", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2019.
, "Electronic waste in Ontario: Case study of a primary processing facility", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2019.
, "Mapping the Time Use Research Field in the Context of Sustainability: Network Analysis and Scoping Review", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2019.
2018
, "Sourcing "conflict-free" minerals from Central Africa", Africa's Mineral Fortune: The Science and Politics of Mining and Sustainable Development: Routledge, 2018.
, "The Sustainability of Humanitarian Aid: The Nicobar Islands as a Case of ‘Complex Disaster’", The Asian Tsunami and Post-Disaster Aid, 2018.
, "Extending the geopolitical supply risk method: material “substitutability” indicators applied to electric vehicles and dental X-ray equipment", The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, vol. 23, issue 10, 2018.
, "Life cycle assessment of the production of surface-active alkyl polyglycosides from acid-assisted ball-milled wheat straw compared to the conventional production based on corn-starch", Green Chemistry, vol. 20, issue 9, 2018.
, "Reaching a socio-ecological tipping point: Overgrazing on the Greek island of Samothraki and the role of European agricultural policies", Land Use Policy, vol. 76, 2018.
, "Resilience in the tantalum supply chain", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 129, 2018.
, "Supplying renewable energy for Canadian cement production: Life cycle assessment of bioenergy from forest harvest residues using mobile fast pyrolysis units", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 175, 2018.
, "When too much isn’t enough: Does current food production meet global nutritional needs?", PLOS ONE, 2018.
, "10-Year Changes of Food Consumption and Carbon Footprint in Ontario", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2018.
, "A Comparative Case Study of the Legitimacy of Two Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives (MSI) for Sustainability in the Beef Industry in North America", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2018.
, "Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Single-Serve Coffee Packaging in Ontario", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2018.
, "Deep Supply-Chain Engagement in Conflict Minerals", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2018.
, "Is a nutritionally-balanced and low-carbon diet affordable in Ontario?", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2018.
, "Socio-economic Metabolism of Canada: A case study of Biomass and Energy flows from 1990-2011", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2018.
, "Sustainable beef certification: Exploring willingness to participate among Ontario beef producers", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2018.
, "The Weight of Islands: A GIS-based material stock analysis of Grenada in the context of extreme weather and climate change", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2018.
2017
, Socio-Metabolic Perspectives on the Sustainability of Local Food Systems: Insights for Science, Policy and Practice: Springer, 2017.
, "Carbon footprint of dietary patterns in Ontario, Canada: A case study based on actual food consumption", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 162, 2017.
, "Decision making in a complex world: Using OPTamos in a multi-criteria process for land management in the Cuitzmala watershed in Mexico", Land Use Policy, vol. 67, 2017.
, "Extension of geopolitical supply risk methodology: Characterization model applied to conventional and electric vehicles", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 162, 2017.
, "Fashion interest as a driver for consumer textile waste management: reuse, recycle or disposal", International Journal of Consumer Studies, vol. 41, issue 2, 2017.
, "Geopolitical-related supply risk assessment as a complement to environmental impact assessment: the case of electric vehicles", The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, vol. 22, 2017.
, "India’s land grab deals in Ethiopia: Food security or global politics?", Land Use Policy, vol. 60, 2017.
, "Life cycle assessment of thermal energy production from short-rotation willow biomass in Southern Ontario, Canada", Applied Energy, vol. 204, 2017.
, "Life cycle perspectives on the sustainability of Ontario greenhouse tomato production: Benchmarking and improvement opportunities", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 140, 2017.
, "Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Practice: Can the Concept of PES Deliver?", Progress in Development Studies, vol. 17, issue 4, 2017.
, "Preface to the Special Edition on “Assessing and managing life cycles of electric vehicles”", The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, vol. 22, issue 1, 2017.
, "Prospects for pyrolysis technologies in the bioenergy sector: A review", Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 77, 2017.
, "The political dimensions of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES): Cascade or stairway?", Ecological Economics, vol. 131, 2017.
, "The role of science in sustainability transitions: citizen science, transformative research, and experiences from Samothraki island, Greece", Island Studies Journal, vol. 12, issue 1, 2017.
, "Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in Denmark: Flows, quantities and management", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 123, 2017.
, "Exploring the Interconnectedness between Work hours, Income Inadequacy, Time Adequacy, Leisure Time and Wellbeing within the Context of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing: A Case study of Victoria, British Columbia", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2017.
, "From the outside in… Geopolitical Supply Risk and Life Cycle Assessment of Products", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2017.
, "Local Material and Energy Flow Analysis for the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2017.
2016
, "Complex Disasters on the Nicobar Islands", Social Ecology: Society-Nature Relations across Time and Space: Springer, 2016.
, "Why Legacies Matter: Merits of a Long-Term Perspective", Social Ecology: Society-Nature Relations across Time and Space: Springer, 2016.
, "‘Society Can’t Move So Much As a Chair!’—Systems, Structures and Actors in Social Ecology", Social Ecology: Society-Nature Relations across Time and Space: Springer, 2016.
, "A life cycle approach to modeling nutritionally balanced, climate-friendly and socially viable dietary patterns in Ontario, Canada", Life Cycle Assessment Food, Dublin, Ireland, 2016.
, "Increased lifetime and resource efficiency in electric mobility – linking material flow analysis with system dynamics", Rohstoffeffizienz und Rohstoffinnovationen, vol. 4, Nurnberg, Germany, 2016.
, "A dynamic perspective of the geopolitical supply risk of metals", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 133, 2016.
, "Assessing energy performance of bio-based succinic acid production using LCA", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 139, 2016.
, "Biotechnology or organic? Extensive or intensive? Global or local? A critical review of potential pathways to resolve the global food crisis", Trends in Food Science & Technology, vol. 48, 2016.
, "End-of-life resource recovery from emerging electronic products – A case study of robotic vacuum cleaners", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 137, 2016.
, "Extending the geopolitical supply risk indicator: Application of life cycle sustainability assessment to the petrochemical supply chain of polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fibers", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 137, 2016.
, "Pathways Leading to a More Sustainable and Healthy Global Food System", Solutions, vol. 7, issue 5, 2016.
, "Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in Latin America: Analysing the performance of 40 case studies", Ecosystem Services, vol. 17, 2016.
, "Reviewing resource criticality assessment from a dynamic and technology specific perspective – using the case of direct-drive wind turbines", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 112, 2016.
"How to eat a low-carbon, environmentally friendly diet", CBC, January 4, 2016.
, "Corporate Social Performance of Firms in Conflict Mineral Global Supply Chains", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2016.
, "Socioeconomic metabolism of Biomass in Jamaica in the Context of Trade and National Food Security: A time series biophysical analysis (1961-2013)", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2016.
, "Substance Flow Analysis of Tantalum: Tracking the Conflict-Free Path", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2016.
, "Tracing Conflict Minerals in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: Drivers, Barriers and Opportunities", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2016.
, Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) in Theory and Practice: Introducing the software OPTamos, 2016.
2015
, "Mapping tantalum provenance, production and flows", International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE), Surrey, UK, 2015.
AFTERMATH - The Second Flood: Golden Girls Filmproduktion, 2015.
, "Economic and environmental analysis of a green energy hub with energy storage under fixed and variable pricing structures", International Journal of Process Systems Engineering, vol. 3, 2015.
, "Recycling of rare earths from fluorescent lamps: Value analysis of closing-the-loop under demand and supply uncertainties", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 104, 2015.
, "Social science: Aid's inconvenient truth", Nature, 2015.
, "Tracking the Flow of Resources in Electronic Waste - The Case of End-of-Life Computer Hard Disk Drives", Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 49, issue 20, 2015.
"Fairphone wants the world to choose ethical smartphones", CBC, October 21, 2015.
, "Carbon Footprinting Dietary Choices in Ontario: A life cycle approach to assessing sustainable, healthy and socially acceptable diets", School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2015.
, "How Consumers Manage Textile Waste", Environment and Resource Studies, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2015.
, I watched a flood of aid destroy a culture, vol. 2020, no. January 16: NewScientist, 2015.
2014
, "Exploring rare earths supply constraints for the emerging clean energy technologies and the role of recycling", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 84, 2014.
, "Implications of land class and environmental factors on life cycle GHG emissions of Miscanthus as a bioenergy feedstock", Global Change Biology Bioenergy, vol. 6, issue 4, 2014.
, "Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of electricity generation from corn cobs in Ontario, Canada", Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining, vol. 8, issue 4, 2014.
, "Material Flow Analysis of NdFeB Magnets for Denmark: A Comprehensive Waste Flow Sampling and Analysis Approach", Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 48, issue 20, 2014.
, "Prospects for sustainability certification of metals", Metallurgical Research & Technology, vol. 111, issue 3, 2014.
, "Cascaded Use and Sustainable Management of Lithium-ion Batteries in Mobility and Stationary Power", Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, vol. Master of Applied Science, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2014.
, "Food Wastage in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario", Environment and Resource Studies, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2014.
, "Life Cycle Assessment of a Hybrid Poly Butylene Succinate Composite", Environment and Resource Studies, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2014.
2011
, "The Contribution of Open Frameworks to Life Cycle Assessment", Environment and Resource Studies, vol. Master of Environmental Studies, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, University of Waterloo, 2011.
2010
, "Principles for responsible metals supply to electronics", Social Responsibility Journal, vol. 6, issue 1, 2010.
2006
, "After the Tsunami: A Scientist's Dilemma", Science, vol. 313, issue 5783, 2006.
1994
, "Preface", The Greening of Industrial Ecosystems: National Academies Press, 1994.