The circular economy : case studies about the transition from the linear economy

The circular economy case studies about the transition from the linear economy

"The Circular Economy: Case Studies about the Transition from the Linear Economy explores examples of the circular economy in action. Unlike other books that provide narrow perceptions of wide-ranging and highly interconnected paradigms, such as supply chains, recycling, businesses models and w...

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Otros Autores: Sillanpää, Mika, author (author), Ncibi, Mohamed Chaker, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Academic Press 2019.
Materias:
Sustainable development.
Economics.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009835422106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
  • THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Case Studies about the Transition from the Linear Economy
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • One - Getting hold of the circular economy concept
  • 1.1 Historical background
  • 1.1.1 Roots of CE
  • 1.1.2 Founding fathers of modern circular economy
  • 1.2 Defining circular economy
  • 1.2.1 How to define circular economy?
  • 1.2.1.1 Definitions from official and nonofficial bodies
  • 1.2.1.2 Definitions from scientists and professionals
  • 1.2.1.3 Evaluating the current definitions
  • 1.2.1.4 Our interpretation?
  • 1.2.2 Defining other related green concepts
  • 1.2.2.1 Bioeconomy
  • 1.2.2.2 Green economy
  • 1.2.2.3 Industrial ecology and industrial symbiosis
  • 1.2.2.4 Other related concepts
  • 1.2.3 Linear economy (LE)
  • 1.3 Circular supply chain: closing the loop, retaining the value
  • 1.3.1 Sustainable supply chain management
  • 1.3.2 Circular supply chain management
  • 1.3.3 Closed-loops and retained value
  • 1.3.3.1 Closed-loop supply chain (CLSC)
  • 1.3.3.2 Reverse logistics
  • 1.4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Two - Circular economy: here and now
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Why now?
  • 2.2.1 Environmental issues
  • 2.2.1.1 Soil degradation and water pollution
  • 2.2.1.2 Air pollution
  • 2.2.1.3 Global warming and climate change
  • 2.2.2 Societal and geopolitical issues
  • 2.2.2.1 Issues with the coal sector
  • 2.2.2.2 Issues with the petroleum sector
  • 2.3 Circular economy: here and there
  • 2.3.1 Here, local CE
  • 2.3.1.1 Locally sourced raw materials
  • 2.3.1.2 Short supply chains and integrated reverse logistics
  • 2.3.1.3 Eco-industrial parks: locally implementing CE
  • 2.3.2 There, global CE
  • 2.3.2.1 CE is a global concept
  • 2.3.2.2 Global supply and value loops
  • 2.3.2.3 Global societal and environmental benefits
  • 2.4 Conclusions
  • References.
  • Three - Accelerating the implementation of circular economy
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Conceptual change: "rethinking the wheel"
  • 3.2.1 From linearity to circularity
  • 3.2.2 From skepticism to conviction
  • 3.2.3 Concept of "zero waste" cities
  • 3.2.4 Circular business models (CBMs)
  • 3.2.5 Economic incentives: catalyzing change
  • 3.3 Materialistic change: "reinventing the wheel"
  • 3.3.1 Raw material shift
  • 3.3.2 Sustainable management of raw materials
  • 3.3.2.1 Nonrenewable resources
  • 3.3.2.2 Renewable resources: "circular bioeconomy"
  • 3.3.3 Sustainable management of wastes
  • 3.3.3.1 Which waste?
  • 3.3.3.2 Circularity in waste management
  • 3.4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Four - Circular economy in action: case studies about the transition from the linear economy in the chemical, minin ...
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Overview of circularity in the industrial sector
  • 4.3 Circular economy in the chemical industry
  • 4.3.1 Green chemistry in CE
  • 4.3.2 Chemicals from bioresource, biowaste, and recycled materials
  • 4.3.2.1 Lignocellulosic biomass
  • 4.3.2.2 Food supply chain waste (FSCW)
  • 4.3.2.3 Algal biomass
  • 4.3.2.4 Chemicals from CO2
  • 4.3.2.5 Challenges related to biomass and wastes valorization
  • 4.3.3 The circular concepts of "chemical leasing" and "pay-per-use"
  • 4.3.3.1 Chemical leasing
  • 4.3.3.2 Pay-per-use chemicals
  • 4.3.4 Cases of circular innovations in the chemical industry
  • 4.4 Circular economy in the mining industry
  • 4.4.1 Conventional mining
  • 4.4.1.1 Metals
  • 4.4.1.2 Construction minerals (CMs)
  • 4.4.2 Circularity in the mining sector
  • 4.4.2.1 Urban mining (UM)
  • 4.4.2.2 Landfill mining (LFM)
  • 4.5 Circular economy in the textile industry
  • 4.5.1 Circularity in the textile business
  • 4.5.2 Circularity in the textile dyeing industry
  • 4.6 Circular economy in the agricultural sector.
  • 4.6.1 Global food security
  • 4.6.2 Issues in the current food sector
  • 4.6.3 Why do we need circularity in the food sector?
  • 4.6.4 Circular economy for sustainable food production
  • 4.6.4.1 A circular economy for food: where to focus?
  • 4.6.4.2 Easing the transition to circular food systems
  • 4.6.4.2.1 Circularity in food production
  • 4.6.4.2.2 Circularity in food consumption
  • 4.6.4.2.3 Circular food waste management
  • 4.6.5 Urban agriculture (UA)
  • 4.6.6 The "AgroCycle" project
  • 4.7 Circular economy in the water sector: treatment and reclamation
  • 4.7.1 Water reclamation from municipal wastewaters
  • 4.7.1.1 Chemical processes
  • 4.7.1.2 Biological processes
  • 4.7.1.3 Integrated processes
  • 4.7.2 Industrial wastewaters: pollution removal and resources recovery
  • 4.7.2.1 Case of the mining industry
  • 4.7.2.1.1 Decontaminating mining effluents
  • 4.7.2.1.2 Resources recovery from mining effluents
  • 4.7.2.2 Case of the pulp and paper industry
  • 4.7.2.2.1 Treatment of PPI effluents
  • 4.7.2.2.2 Valorizing PPI side streams
  • 4.8 Conclusions and outlook
  • References
  • Five - A "circular" world: reconciling profitability with sustainability
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Circular economy in Europe
  • 5.2.1 Strategic visions
  • 5.2.2 National strategies
  • 5.2.2.1 Finland
  • 5.2.2.2 Germany
  • 5.2.2.3 Netherlands
  • 5.2.2.4 United Kingdom
  • 5.2.2.5 Italy
  • 5.2.3 CE the European way: selected case studies
  • 5.2.3.1 In Nordic countries
  • 5.2.3.2 In the Netherlands
  • 5.2.3.3 In Italy
  • 5.3 Circular economy in North America
  • 5.3.1 Circular economy in the US
  • 5.3.1.1 Challenges, opportunities and initiatives in the US
  • 5.3.1.2 Circularity in US companies
  • 5.3.2 Circular economy in Canada
  • 5.3.2.1 Challenges and initiatives in Canada
  • 5.3.2.2 Circular opportunities in Canada.
  • 5.3.3 Circular economy the North American way: selected case studies
  • 5.4 Circular economy in China
  • 5.4.1 A challenging context
  • 5.4.2 Circular economy policy in China
  • 5.4.3 Implementation modalities and indicators
  • 5.4.3.1 Implementation modalities
  • 5.4.3.2 Indicator system in China
  • 5.4.4 CE the Chinese way: selected case studies
  • 5.5 Conclusions and outlook
  • References
  • Six - Circular economy and sustainable development
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Sustainability
  • 6.2.1 Circular economy and sustainability
  • 6.2.2 Supporting the transition to sustainability
  • 6.2.3 Circular economy and sustainable business
  • 6.2.4 Evaluating circular economy's success and sustainability
  • 6.3 Addressing environmental considerations
  • 6.3.1 Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
  • 6.3.2 Soil and land management
  • 6.4 Reflecting on the societal factor
  • 6.4.1 Why circular economy?
  • 6.4.2 Poverty and employment
  • 6.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Seven - Full "circular" ahead
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 The future is circular and digital
  • 7.2.1 Digitalizing circular economy
  • 7.2.2 Application of digital tools and technologies to CE
  • 7.2.3 Challenges and research opportunities related to digitalization
  • 7.2.3.1 Challenges to digitalization
  • 7.2.3.2 Research opportunities related to the digitalization of CE
  • 7.3 R&amp
  • D: "fundamentally innovative"
  • 7.3.1 Innovation is the key
  • 7.3.2 Spending on circular R&amp
  • D
  • 7.4 Education system: "sustainable and circular thinking"
  • 7.4.1 Educating about sustainability
  • 7.4.2 Educating about circularity
  • 7.5 Concluding remarks
  • References
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y
  • Z
  • Back Cover.

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