Handbook of the Circular Economy: Transitions and Transformation

Published by De Gruyter 2023

Handbook of the Circular Economy

Transitions and Transformation

Edited by: Allen Alexander , Stefano Pascucci and Fiona Charnley

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110723373

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Contents

About this book

The Handbook of the Circular Economy takes a unique look at this rapidly expanding field of activity from the perspectives of global thought leaders, world-leading researchers and industry. Exploring both transitional activity and considering a transformed Circular Economy the book is presented in three distinct sections: section one includes first-hand ideas and opinions from some of the biggest names in our 21^st century Circular Economy landscape. The second section includes empirical work that considers the state-of-the-art in research from a host of perspectives ranging from accounting to innovation, from policy to communities of practice. The final section includes brief examples of leading industrial innovations that are aiming to change the world. Suitable for students, researchers, policy-makers and industrialists this handbook highlights many of the challenges we face in shifting away from our linear economy.

Provides a single resource covering a broad view of theory, strategies and approaches for circular economy implementation.
One of the first academic handbooks focusing on circular economy.
Offers a research-oriented view with practical examples.

Author / Editor information

Allen Alexander is Associate Professor of Innovation & Circular Economy and Deputy Head of Management - Sustainable Futures at the University of Exeter Business School. His research explores the role that innovation and entrepreneurship can play in circular economy transitions and leads the Circular Economy theme for the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM). 　　

Fiona Charnley is a Professor of Circular Innovation at the University of Exeter Business School, Co-Director of the UK National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Hub and Co-Director of the Exeter Centre for Circular Economy. She also leads the University partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, exploring circularity through the lens of design.

Stefano Pascucci is Professor of Sustainability and Circular Economy at the University of Exeter Business School, Professor (part-time) at the University of Auckland Business School and visiting research fellow at the Department of Business, Management and Organisation at the University of Wageningen. His research focusses on institutional analysis and sustainability connected to entrepreneurship, organisation studies and innovation.

Reviews

“This work effectively and engagingly responds to the increasing interest and demand for real-world circular economy transition applications and insights, presenting consolidated critical perspectives, linkages, and examples in an accessible and intelligent format. This is a resource that circular economy educators and practitioners have been waiting for!” Dr Jennifer Russell, Virginia Tech, USA

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword Andrew Morlet Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
About the editors Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
List of contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
The circular economy: landscape, dimensions and definitions Stefano Pascucci, Allen Alexander, Fiona Charnley and Jessica Fishburn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Introducing transformation
Introduction Allen Alexander Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
1 Walter Stahel on envisioning circular systems, lifecycles and products Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
2 Ken Webster on framing potential circular economies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
3 Kate Raworth on creating regenerative and distributive economies by design Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
4 Frances Wall on virgin resources, scarcity and circularity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
5 Hugo Spowers on transforming established industrial trajectories with a circular business strategy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
6 Andy Rees OBE on waste, reuse, recycling and the power of positive governance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
7 Ladeja Godina Kosir on transformation of people and the power of networks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Part II: The state of transition
Introduction Stefano Pascucci Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
8 Circular design in practice: eight levers for change Merryn Haines-Gadd, Conny Bakker and Fiona Charnley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
9 Biomimicry and the Circular Economy Saskia van den Muijsenberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
10 The transformational power of Circular Innovation Daniel Guzzo, Janaina Mascarenhas and Allen Alexander Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
11 Three lenses on circular business model innovation Paavo Ritala, Nancy M. P. Bocken and Jan Konietzko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
12 Finance and accounting in the circular economy Aglaia Fischer, Diane Zandee and Marleen Janssen Groesbeek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
13 Circular Economy regulation: an emerging research agenda David Monciardini, Eléonore Maitre-Ekern, Carl Dalhammar and Rosalind Malcolm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
14 Circular society activism: prefigurative communities in everyday Circular Economy action Steffen Böhm, Chia-Hao Ho, Helen Holmes, Constantine Manolchev, Malte Rödl and Wouter Spekkink Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
15 Circular economy jobs: risks and opportunities in the labour market Esther Goodwin Brown, Marijana Novak, Constantine Manolchev, Sharon Gil and Esteban Munoz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
16 Resources, waste and a systemic approach to Circular Economy Fenna Blomsma and Geraldine Brennan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
17 Plastic futures: mobilising circular economy contexts to address the plastic crisis Marta Ferri, Alison Stowell and Gail Whiteman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
18 Aesthetic engagement: material practices of organising towards regenerative futures Kim Poldner and Domenico Dentoni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333
Part III: Industrial vignettes: exploring industry transition
Introduction Fiona Charnley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
19 BAM bamboo clothing Sector focus: Fashion and textiles Georgie Hopkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	377
20 Winnow Solutions Ltd Sector focus: Agriculture and food systems Georgie Hopkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	381
21 Riversimple Sector focus: Mobility Oke Okorie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
22 Rype Office Sector: Office furniture Georgie Hopkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	389
23 Elvis & Kresse Sector focus: Consumer goods Georgie Hopkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	393
24 Circularity Capital Sector focus: Finance Jamie Wheaton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	397
25 Teemill Sector focus: Fashion and textiles Ruth Cherrington Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401
26 Forest Green Rovers Sector focus: Sport Jamie Wheaton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	405
27 Grover Sector focus: Technology Jamie Wheaton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	409
28 ReStore project Sector focus: Furniture Isabelle Housni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413
29 Packshare Sector focus: Packaging/digital Isabelle Housni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	417
30 Lendwithcare Sector focus: Finance Isabelle Housni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	421
31 Páramo Sector focus: Fashion and textiles Jamie Wheaton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	425
32 Circular & Co Sector focus: Product design Ruth Cherrington Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429
33 Terragr’eau Sector focus: Agriculture and food systems Isabelle Housni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	433
34 LUSH cosmetics Sector focus: Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) Ruth Cherrington Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	437
35 Shark Solutions Sector focus: Construction Jamie Wheaton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	441
36 gDiapers Sector focus: Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) Georgie Hopkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	445
37 Ricoh Sector focus: Technological solutions Georgie Hopkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	449
38 Riverford Organics Sector focus: Agriculture and food systems Isabelle Housni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	453
39 Oxwash Sector focus: Technological solutions Georgie Hopkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	457
40 Triodos Bank Sector focus: Finance Ruth Cherrington Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	461
41 Co Cars Sector focus: Mobility Ruth Cherrington Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	463
42 Oddbox Sector focus: Agriculture and food systems Georgie Hopkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	467
43 Fairphone Sector focus: Electronics Ruth Cherrington Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	471
44 Ooho from Notpla Sector focus: Plastics and technological solutions Ruth Cherrington Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	475
45 Repair Café Sector focus: Plastics and technological solutions/fashion and textiles Jamie Wheaton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	479
46 Gerrard Street Sector focus: Digital Jamie Wheaton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	483
47 Patagonia Sector focus: Fashion and textiles Jamie Wheaton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	487
48 Whirli Sector focus: Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) Isabelle Housni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	491
List of figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	495
List of tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	497
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	499

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academic researchers, students and industry professionals interested in the Circular Economy.
Pages
- Front matter: 16
- Main content: 504
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 66
- Tables: 29
Keywords: Circular Economy; Sustainability; Economic Transformation; Economic Transition

eBook

Published: March 20, 2023
ISBN: 9783110723373

Hardcover

Published: March 20, 2023
ISBN: 9783110723229