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Format: 1 online resource (x, 335 pages)

ISBN: 0-12-815268-0

Content: "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 waste management, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the circular economy from various perspectives. Its unique insights into the approaches, methods and tools that enable people to make the transformation to a circular economy show how recent research, trends and attitudes have moved beyond the "call to arms" approach to a level of maturity that requires sound scientific thinking."

Note: 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& -- D: "fundamentally innovative" -- 7.3.1 Innovation is the key -- 7.3.2 Spending on circular R& -- 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.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-815267-2

Language: English