Circular Economy and Sustainable Development

A Necessary Nexus for a Sustainable Future

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvAlexandros I. Stefanakis,Ioannis E. Nikolaou

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This book will highlight the role of CE in the sustainability field as it is expressed in the various fields and disciplines and its contribution to building a sustainable society by providing a better understanding of the relevant social and cultural structures and the need for cross-disciplinary knowledge and diverse skills.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-10-23
Mått155 x 235 x 45 mm
Vikt1 256 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCircular Economy and Sustainability
Antal sidor725
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031660061

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Alexandros I. Stefanakis is an Assistant Professor at the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece. He is the elected President of the International Ecological Engineering Society. His expertise lies in ecological engineering and technology, specifically in nature-based solutions for sustainable water and wastewater management. He is known as an expert and enthusiast of the green technology of constructed wetlands. He studies and investigates the role of nature-based solutions in a circular water economy.Ioannis E. Nikolaou is an Associate Professor of Corporate Environmental Management and Performance in the Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. His current work focuses on linking knowledge-based views of firms with corporate environmental management and engineering, circular business models, as well as developing essential system dynamic models to explain strategic alliances of firms to face contemporary environmental challenges.

Chapter 1. The Circular Economy concept: A new or an old, refreshed concept?.- Chapter 2. The Circular Economy Design and Energy Innovation for Industries in 2060.- Chapter 3. The contribution of implementing Circular economy to the sustainable development goals: Findings from a case study.- Chapter 4. Skills and jobs in demand for the circular economy.- Chapter 5. Sustainable Business through Circularity: A Practical Framework for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises in Europe.- Chapter 6. Sustainable Fashion and Circular Economy: Historical Trends and Future Orientations.- Chapter 7. The role of Logistics in the Circular Economy: An incompatible or inevitable synergy.- Chapter 8. Analysing Circular Economy using Circularity Metrics in Europe: Towards a Sustainable Development.- Chapter 9. The role of engineering design methodologies for new circular business models: A sustainable finance challenge.- Chapter 10. Unravelling transition pathways (1): Conceptually clarifying the construct of events.- Chapter 11. Unravelling transition pathways (2): Conceptually clarifying the construct of patterns.- Chapter 12. Acting Innovation through Efficient Solutions for a Sustainable Future.- Chapter 13. Population growth, consumption, technological innovation and environmental sustainability.- Chapter 14. A review of social challenges of green hydrogen economy and its realization towards sustainable development goals.- Chapter 15. Creating Systematic Change: The Role of Social Entrepreneurship in Circular Economy.- Chapter 16. Integrated life cycle sustainability assessment- A necessary nexus for implementing circular economy principles and accomplishing sustainable development goals.- Chapter 17. An integrated Lifecycle Sustainability Assessment framework for product lifecycle-oriented decision making.- Chapter 18. Digital Technology and Acceleration of the Circular Economy.- Chapter 19. Blockchain Technology Toward a Circular Economy: A Future Paradigm.- Chapter 20. Segregations in sustainability-oriented policy framework as circular economy stumbling stones: Waste recovery suitability analysis and critical review of the EU legislation.- Chapter 21. Applying Circular Economy paradigm for preventing marine plastic pollution in Kenya: Opportunities and challenges.- Chapter 22. Use of Agricultural Wastes for Developing Planet-friendly Biodegradable Packaging.- Chapter 23. The Role of Biochar in the Era of Ecological Sustainability.- Chapter 24. Environmentally sound recycling of e-waste: A sustainable method toward a more resource-efficient circular economy.- Chapter 25. Waste Management for the Recovery of Agricultural Nutrients: A Case Study of Ethanol Vinasse.- Chapter 26. Lithium-ion battery processes from a Circular Economy point of view.- Chapter 27. Recovery of raw materials and obtaining functional carbonaceous materials from the circular economy of organic waste.- Chapter 28. A Comparative Review of Environmental Impact of Menstrual Waste Management in Indian & Global Scenario with a focus upon Single Use Conventional Sanitary Products.- Chapter 29. Industrial Symbiosis: A Suggested Example for Wastewater Reuse.- Chapter 30. Public participation of small-scale farmers to advance the sustainability of Payments for Ecosystem Services: a case study in a Brazilian watershed.- Chapter 31. The sustainable school. Humankind can grow in a Circular Environment. Which is the challenge of circular education for a change in future generations?.- Chapter 32. Recent Developments of 3R Activities in Indonesia.- Chapter 33. How power dynamics influence the transition towards a circular flexible packaging value chain in Jakarta.- Chapter 34. Fast Fashion and Circular Economy: Insights from Corporate Social Responsibility Report Evaluation.- Chapter 35. Cleaner Production in Multivariate Supply Chain Networks: Sustainable Business Future through a “Roll of Dice”.- Chapter 36. Rethinking Economic growth, full employment and decent work in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda: The means and ends in SDG 8.- Chapter 37. Doughnut Cities: Businesses as Enablers for Nature-Based Solutions and Net-Zero Transitions.- Chapter 38. Exploring the Nexus between Bioeconomy and Sustainability: Towards a Sustainable and Circular Bioeconomy Enabled by Innovation.