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Table 4 Risks in distributed symbiotic systems compared to wild fish capture

From: Resilience by industrial symbiosis? A discussion on risk, opportunities and challenges for food production in the perspective of the food-energy-water nexus

No.

Name

Compared Resilience

Reason

i

Extreme weather

=

Different risks but of lesser significance for both

ii

Employment

+

Better control of working environment on-shore and inside

iii

Nexus

+

+

Better resource efficiency

Potential for substantial improvement in food supply if wild fish-based fodder is avoided

iv

Disease

=

The risks of intensive farming are offset by the manageability of semi-closed systems.

v

Environment

+

Controlled environment poses less risk.

vi

Government

?

Different but no basis for assessment

i.vii

Economics

-

Exposure to costs of financing and to anchor industry

+

Resilient to fuel costs

i.viii

Supply chain

-

Risk during roll-out – longer time period before the sum achieves bargaining power

+

Domestic supply better for transportation

  1. Legend:
  2. + Better resilience for distributed symbiotic systems
  3. - Better resilience for comparison facility
  4. = No difference assessable with case data
  5. ? Different risk profiles but not assessable with case data