Advancing a Circular Economy

A Future without Waste?
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-66566-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 171 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 251 g

This book explores an escalating modern-day crisis; managing waste in a sustainable way. The central question posed is whether advancing a circular economy provides a way to shift waste management practices towards more sustainable approaches. It begins with an in-depth analysis of the nature of waste management and the prevailing crisis, followed by a discussion about the circular economy in terms of its requirements and the challenges of implementation. The book then moves on to propose a framework that sets out how to establish the policy changes needed to advance a circular approach to waste management. Next, the book outlines complex issues in multilevel systems for advancing a circular economy through examining the contemporary situation in Belgium and Norway. It ends by bringing together the issues revealed in these case studies and draws insights for governments advocating circular approaches. The book will be a valuable resource to scholars, students, practitioners and policy makers interested in developing more sustainable methods of waste management.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Stephen M

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Umweltsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Waste Management: A Policy Paradox.- Chapter 3: The Promise of the Circular.- Chapter 4: The Challenge of Political Priority.- Chapter 5: Waste Management in Belgium.- Chapter 6: Waste Management in Norway.- Chapter 7: Synthesis and Conclusions: Unsustainable Status Quo?.

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen M Jones is a senior lecturer in public sector management in the Business School at the University of Queensland, Australia.