Paritosh Chakor Deshpande

About

My research interest revolves around studying the causes and effects of the mismanagement of resources in socio-ecological systems. By adopting a systems engineering approach, my research involves applying interdisciplinary research methods from industrial ecology, data science, local ecological knowledge, stakeholder analysis, and multi-criteria decision analysis to address social and environmental challenges through sustainable, circular management practices, technologies, and innovations.

Currently, I am working on studying the system life cycle of plastics emerging from fishing, aquaculture, and other sectors. For sustainable and circular management of plastic polymers within the region, it is essential to know the fate, transport, stocks, and flows of plastic polymer fractions from various industrial sectors and areas. My research involves adapting a system engineering approach and using stakeholder-oriented methods to translate the resource-users knowledge into generating scientific evidence on plastics.

Another aspect of my research focuses on sustainability assessment. In pursuing a circular economy, it is essential to ensure the suggested management strategies are environmentally sustainable, economically feasible, and socially beneficial. So, the research questions that interest me most are: Are circular solutions always sustainable? If not, why? How to realize the principles of circular economy in practice? What systemic changes may facilitate the transition toward a sustainable circular economy?

I have been an Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management at the Trondheim campus of NTNU since April 2020. I hold a PhD from NTNU and an MS in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.

Research

Combining skills to identify the «Sweet Spot» to solve marine plastic pollution in Norway (2022-2025)

The project aims to find preventive, curative, and innovative strategies for plastic waste within the overarching framework of the Circular Economy and the UN’s decade of ocean science for transformation towards plastic-free Norwegian waters.

Sirkulær- og miljøeffekter for oppdrettsnøter (2023-2024)

Funded by the Norwegian Retailers Fund (Handelens Miljøfond), this multi-stakeholder project aims to generate knowledge on sustainable and circular ways to manage Cu-impregnated nets and ropes from the aquaculture sector of Norway.

Quantification of end-of-life fishing gear stocks to prevent marine litter (2020-2022)

Funded by the UN-SDG-ASIA program, this project aims at quantifying the extent of plastic waste from Taiwanese fisheries and further developing knowledge-based management strategies to prevent marine litter in the region.

Publications

2025

Cantillo Acosta, Javier Arturo; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor; Jafarzadeh, Sepideh. (2025) Life cycle assessment of Calanus finmarchicus products. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Academic article
Noshchenko, Olga; Hagspiel-Janssen, Verena; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2025) Assessing the sustainability of offshore platform power supply alternatives using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA): A case study of Norway. Science of the Total Environment
Academic article
Cantillo, Javier; Samdahl, Tone Moe; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2025) Promoting sustainable feed choices in Norwegian Salmon aquaculture by exploring sustainability awareness among fish feed manufacturers and fish farmers. Aquaculture
Academic article
Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor; Samant, Yogindra. (2025) Advancing Sustainable Circularity in Ship Recycling: A Pathway to Occupational Health and a Green Transition. Wiley-VCH ORF and Global Policy Journal
Popular scientific book

2024

Palmer-Abbs, Megan; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor; Karl, Christian . (2024) Enabling transition thinking on complex issues (wicked problems): A framework for future circular economic transitions of plastic management in the Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Journal of Cleaner Production
Academic article
Havas, Vilma; Cantillo, Javier; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2024) Comparing the end-of-life circularity potential of commercial fishing gear deployed in Norway by applying multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). Marine Pollution Bulletin
Academic article
Cantillo Acosta, Javier Arturo; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2024) Carbon footprint of alternative protein sources for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture: A two-step systematic literature review. Aquaculture Reports
Academic literature review

2023

Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor; Tul Muntaha, Sidra; Alnes, Ragnhild Bjerkvik. (2023) Multi-stakeholder perspective to generate evidence and strategies for sustainable management of ropes from the fishing sector of Norway. Marine Pollution Bulletin
Academic article
Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2023) Role of Resource Users’ Knowledge for Developing Realistic Strategies for a Circular Economy for Plastics from the Norwegian Fishing Sector. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Su, Ching-Tuan; Schneider, Falk; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor; Xiao, Hui-Ya; Su, Tien-An; Yen, Ning. (2023) Material flow analysis of commercial fishing gears in Taiwan. Marine Pollution Bulletin
Academic article
Hellevik, Christina Carrozzo; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2023) Engaging Volunteers as Experts in Data-Driven Research Projects and a Circular Economy: The Case of PlastOPol. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Fet, Annik Magerholm; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2023) Closing the Loop: Industrial Ecology, Circular Economy and Material Flow Analysis. Springer Nature
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor; Tippett, Arron Wilde. (2023) Application of Material Flow Analysis: Mapping Plastics Within the Fishing Sector in Norway. Springer Nature
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2022

Michelsen, Ottar; Albrechtsen, Eirik; Deshpande, Paritosh; Jørgensen, Rikke Bramming; Kongsvik, Trond; Moazami, Therese Nitter. (2022) Bærekraft i studiene - Vi tror det er på høy tid at NTNU tar grep. www.universitetsavisa.no
Reader opinion piece
Havas, Vilma; Falk-Andersson, Jannike; Deshpande, Paritosh. (2022) Small circles: The role of physical distance in plastics recycling. Science of the Total Environment
Academic article

2021

Deshpande, Paritosh; Haskins, Cecilia. (2021) Application of Systems Engineering and Sustainable Development Goals towards Sustainable Management of Fishing Gear Resources in Norway. Sustainability
Academic article

2020

Deshpande, Paritosh; Skaar, Christofer; Brattebø, Helge; Fet, Annik Magerholm. (2020) Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method for assessing the sustainability of end-of-life alternatives for waste plastics: A case study of Norway. Science of the Total Environment
Academic article
Deshpande, Paritosh. (2020) Systems Engineering (SE) for Sustainability in the Life Cycle Management of Commercial Fishing Gears. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (78)
Doctoral dissertation

2019

Deshpande, Paritosh; Brattebø, Helge; Fet, Annik Magerholm. (2019) A method to extract fishers’ knowledge (FK) to generate evidence for sustainable management of fishing gears. MethodsX
Academic article
Deshpande, Paritosh; Philis, Gaspard; Brattebø, Helge; Fet, Annik Magerholm. (2019) Using Material Flow Analysis (MFA) to generate the evidence on plastic waste management from commercial fishing gears in Norway. Resources, Conservation & Recycling: X
Academic article

2018

Deshpande, Paritosh; Aspen, Dina Margrethe. (2018) A Framework to Conceptualize Sustainable Development Goals for Fishing Gear Resource Management. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Journal publications

Cantillo Acosta, Javier Arturo; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor; Jafarzadeh, Sepideh. (2025) Life cycle assessment of Calanus finmarchicus products. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Academic article
Noshchenko, Olga; Hagspiel-Janssen, Verena; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2025) Assessing the sustainability of offshore platform power supply alternatives using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA): A case study of Norway. Science of the Total Environment
Academic article
Cantillo, Javier; Samdahl, Tone Moe; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2025) Promoting sustainable feed choices in Norwegian Salmon aquaculture by exploring sustainability awareness among fish feed manufacturers and fish farmers. Aquaculture
Academic article
Palmer-Abbs, Megan; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor; Karl, Christian . (2024) Enabling transition thinking on complex issues (wicked problems): A framework for future circular economic transitions of plastic management in the Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Journal of Cleaner Production
Academic article
Havas, Vilma; Cantillo, Javier; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2024) Comparing the end-of-life circularity potential of commercial fishing gear deployed in Norway by applying multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). Marine Pollution Bulletin
Academic article
Cantillo Acosta, Javier Arturo; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2024) Carbon footprint of alternative protein sources for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture: A two-step systematic literature review. Aquaculture Reports
Academic literature review
Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor; Tul Muntaha, Sidra; Alnes, Ragnhild Bjerkvik. (2023) Multi-stakeholder perspective to generate evidence and strategies for sustainable management of ropes from the fishing sector of Norway. Marine Pollution Bulletin
Academic article
Su, Ching-Tuan; Schneider, Falk; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor; Xiao, Hui-Ya; Su, Tien-An; Yen, Ning. (2023) Material flow analysis of commercial fishing gears in Taiwan. Marine Pollution Bulletin
Academic article
Michelsen, Ottar; Albrechtsen, Eirik; Deshpande, Paritosh; Jørgensen, Rikke Bramming; Kongsvik, Trond; Moazami, Therese Nitter. (2022) Bærekraft i studiene - Vi tror det er på høy tid at NTNU tar grep. www.universitetsavisa.no
Reader opinion piece
Havas, Vilma; Falk-Andersson, Jannike; Deshpande, Paritosh. (2022) Small circles: The role of physical distance in plastics recycling. Science of the Total Environment
Academic article
Deshpande, Paritosh; Haskins, Cecilia. (2021) Application of Systems Engineering and Sustainable Development Goals towards Sustainable Management of Fishing Gear Resources in Norway. Sustainability
Academic article
Deshpande, Paritosh; Skaar, Christofer; Brattebø, Helge; Fet, Annik Magerholm. (2020) Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method for assessing the sustainability of end-of-life alternatives for waste plastics: A case study of Norway. Science of the Total Environment
Academic article
Deshpande, Paritosh; Brattebø, Helge; Fet, Annik Magerholm. (2019) A method to extract fishers’ knowledge (FK) to generate evidence for sustainable management of fishing gears. MethodsX
Academic article
Deshpande, Paritosh; Philis, Gaspard; Brattebø, Helge; Fet, Annik Magerholm. (2019) Using Material Flow Analysis (MFA) to generate the evidence on plastic waste management from commercial fishing gears in Norway. Resources, Conservation & Recycling: X
Academic article

Books

Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor; Samant, Yogindra. (2025) Advancing Sustainable Circularity in Ship Recycling: A Pathway to Occupational Health and a Green Transition. Wiley-VCH ORF and Global Policy Journal
Popular scientific book

Part of book/report

Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2023) Role of Resource Users’ Knowledge for Developing Realistic Strategies for a Circular Economy for Plastics from the Norwegian Fishing Sector. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Hellevik, Christina Carrozzo; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2023) Engaging Volunteers as Experts in Data-Driven Research Projects and a Circular Economy: The Case of PlastOPol. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Fet, Annik Magerholm; Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor. (2023) Closing the Loop: Industrial Ecology, Circular Economy and Material Flow Analysis. Springer Nature
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Deshpande, Paritosh Chakor; Tippett, Arron Wilde. (2023) Application of Material Flow Analysis: Mapping Plastics Within the Fishing Sector in Norway. Springer Nature
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Deshpande, Paritosh; Aspen, Dina Margrethe. (2018) A Framework to Conceptualize Sustainable Development Goals for Fishing Gear Resource Management. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

Deshpande, Paritosh. (2020) Systems Engineering (SE) for Sustainability in the Life Cycle Management of Commercial Fishing Gears. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (78)
Doctoral dissertation

Teaching

Courses

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