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Overview

Ulf Sonesson is affiliated with the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden in Sweden. Their research work spans environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on sustainability and environmental impact in agricultural systems.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Key subfields of their research are:

  • Ecology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Small Animals
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Food Science

Ulf Sonesson's work covers several central topics such as:

  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability

The research has been published in various venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Sustainability
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Scientific Reports
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Representative recent papers include:

  • "Research on Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability in Dairy Farming: A Systematic Mapping of Current Literature," 2020, Sustainability
  • "Changes in dietary carbon footprint over ten years relative to individual characteristics and food intake in the Västerbotten Intervention Programme," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Dietary climate impact: Contribution of foods and dietary patterns by gender and age in a Swedish population," 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Systematic Evaluation of Nutrition Indicators for Use within Food LCA Studies," 2020, Sustainability
  • "Dietary environmental impacts relative to planetary boundaries for six environmental indicators - A population-based study," 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Elinor Hallström
  • Katarina Arvidsson Segerkvist
  • Helena Hansson
  • Stefan Gunnarsson
  • Anna Strid

Best Publications

  • The role of life cycle assessment in supporting sustainable agri-food systems: A review of the challenges

    Bruno Notarnicola;Serenella Sala;Assumpció Anton;Sarah J. McLaren

  • Not All Salmon Are Created Equal: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Global Salmon Farming Systems

    Nathan Pelletier;Peter Tyedmers;Ulf Sonesson;Astrid Scholz

  • The methodology of the FAO study: Global Food Losses and Food Waste - extent, causes and prevention”- FAO, 2011

    J. Gustafsson;C. Cederberg;U. Sonesson;A. Emanuelsson

  • A research challenge vision regarding management of agricultural waste in a circular bio-based economy

    Nathalie Gontard;Ulf Sonesson;Morten Birkved;Mauro Majone

  • In quest of reducing the environmental impacts of food production and consumption

    Serenella Sala;Assumpcio’ Anton;Sarah J. McLaren;Bruno Notarnicola

  • How can the EU climate targets be met? A combined analysis of technological and demand-side changes in food and agriculture

    David K. Bryngelsson;Stefan Wirsenius;Fredrik Hedenus;Ulf Sonesson

  • Impact categories for life cycle assessment research of seafood production systems: Review and prospectus

    Nathan L. Pelletier;Nathan W. Ayer;Peter H. Tyedmers;Sarah A. Kruse

  • FORMATION AND EMISSION OF N2O AND CH4 FROM COMPOST HEAPS OF ORGANIC HOUSEHOLD WASTE

    B. Beck-Friis;M. Pell;U. Sonesson;H. Jönsson

  • Environmental and economic analysis of management systems for biodegradable waste

    U. Sonesson;Anna Björklund;M. Carlsson;M. Dalemo

  • Environmental impact of four meals with different protein sources: Case studies in Spain and Sweden

    Jennifer Davis;Ulf Sonesson;Daniel U. Baumgartner;Thomas Nemecek

  • ORWARE – A simulation model for organic waste handling systems. Part 1: Model description

    Magnus Dalemo;U. Sonesson;A. Bjorklund;K. Mingarini

  • Eco-labelling of wild-caught seafood products

    Mikkel Thrane;Friederike Ziegler;Ulf Sonesson

  • Co-Product Allocation in Life Cycle Assessments of Seafood Production Systems: Review of Problems and Strategies

    Nathan W. Ayer;Peter H. Tyedmers;Nathan L. Pelletier;Ulf Sonesson

  • A review of methodological issues affecting LCA of novel food products.

    Almudena Hospido;Almudena Hospido;Jennifer Davis;Johanna Berlin;Ulf Sonesson

  • Protein quality as functional unit – A methodological framework for inclusion in life cycle assessment of food

    Ulf Sonesson;Jennifer Davis;Anna Flysjö;Jenny Gustavsson

  • Modelling of waste collection - a general approach to calculate fuel consumption and time

    Ulf Sonesson

  • Environmental impact of future milk supply chains in Sweden: a scenario study

    Ulf Sonesson;Johanna Berlin

  • Environmentally-friendly food processing.

    Berit Mattsson;Ulf Sonesson

  • Using dietary quality scores to assess sustainability of food products and human diets: a systematic review.

    Elinor Hallström;Jennifer Davis;Anna Woodhouse;Ulf Sonesson

  • Evaluating a municipal waste management plan using orware

    Anna Björklund;Anna Björklund;Magnus Dalemo;Ulf Sonesson

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Tyedmers
Peter Tyedmers Dalhousie University
Almudena Hospido
Almudena Hospido University of Santiago de Compostela
Ingegerd Johansson
Ingegerd Johansson Umeå University
Assumpció Antón
Assumpció Antón Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Håkan Jönsson
Håkan Jönsson Lund University
Ingrid Öborn
Ingrid Öborn Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Serenella Sala
Serenella Sala European Commission Joint Research Centre
Alicja Wolk
Alicja Wolk Karolinska Institute
Göran Berndes
Göran Berndes Chalmers University of Technology
David Bolzonella
David Bolzonella University of Verona

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