The Circular Economy : Meeting Sustainable Development Goals / edited by Sadhan Kumar Ghosh and Gev Eduljee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ghosh, Sadhan Kumar, editor.

Eduljee, Gev, editor.

Series:

ISSO (Series)

ISSN

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Circular economy.

Environmental policy.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : The Royal Society of Chemistry, [2024]

Summary:

Exploring how the concept and practice of the CE can help address and achieve targets linked to relevant SDGs, this book is a great resource for researchers and policy makers alike.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Preface

Contents

Chapter 1 Circular Economy and SustainableDevelopment Goals: Policy,Legislation and ISO Standards

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Resource Depletion, Waste Generation and Environmental and Developmental Pressures

1.3 Sustainable Development Goals and the Circular Economy

1.3.1 Sustainable Development

1.3.2 The Circular Economy

1.3.3 The Role of Policy Support, Legislation and Standardisation

1.4 Policy and Legislative Support to Achieve SDGs

1.4.1 Policy Tools

1.4.2 Achieving SDGs in the EU

1.4.3 Achieving SDGs in India

1.5 Policy and Legislative Support to Achieve a Circular Economy

1.5.1 International Perspective

1.5.2 Promoting Circular Economy Principles in the EU

1.5.3 Promoting Circular Economy Principles in the Asia Pacific Region

1.5.4 Promoting Circular Economy Principles in Canada

1.6 ISO Standards on the Circular Economy

1.6.1 The ISO Process

1.6.2 ISO/CD 59014:2022 - A Standard on Secondary Materials' Recovery Under Development

1.7 Conclusions

Acknowledgements

References

Chapter 2 Sustainable Development and the Circular Economy: Concepts,Progress and Prospects

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Sustainable Development

2.2.1 Sustainability

2.2.2 The Pillars of Sustainable Development

2.2.3 The Triple Bottom Line

2.2.4 Sustainable Development Goals

2.2.5 Financing the SDGs

2.2.6 Measuring Sustainability

2.2.7 Progress Towards SDGs

2.3 The Circular Economy

2.3.1 Concepts and Definitions

2.3.2 The Circular Economy and Sustainability

2.3.3 The Circular Economy and SDGs

2.3.4 Financing the Circular Economy

2.3.5 Measuring the Circular Economy

2.3.6 Progress Towards Circularity

2.4 Conclusions

References.

Chapter 3 The Circular Economy in Low- and Middle-income Countries - A Tool for SustainableDevelopment?

3.1 Introduction

3.2 LMICs: Development, Waste, Resources and Circularity

3.2.1 Waste, Resource Management and Development

3.2.2 Challenges as Waste Systems Develop

3.2.3 Reuse, Repair and Refurbishment and Development

3.2.4 Waste Colonialism

3.2.5 Weaker Product Standards

3.3 Contributions of a Circular Economy to the SDGs in LMICs

3.3.1 Global Waste Targets and the SDGs

3.3.2 Improving Public Health

3.3.3 Jobs and Poverty Reduction

3.3.4 Environmental Protection

3.4 Case Studies

3.4.1 Project STOP in Muncar, Indonesia

3.4.2 Automotive Clusters - West Africa

3.4.3 Eliminating Plastics in the Agricultural Supply Chain in Indonesia

3.5 Transitioning to a Circular Economy: Learnings from the Case Studies

3.5.1 Common Features and Challenges

3.5.2 Policy and Fiscal Tools

3.5.3 Behaviour Change and Education

3.5.4 Promotion of Relevant Business Models

3.5.5 Mainstreaming the Circular Economy into Aid

3.6 Conclusions

Chapter 4 Challenges Facing SMEs: Political Ideology, Values Prioritisationand the GovernanceTrap

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The Ideological Dilemma in Circular Economy Decision-making

4.2.1 Perceptions and Risk

4.2.2 The Power of Discourse

4.3 Power and Relationship Dynamics

4.3.1 The Role of Businesses

4.3.2 SMEs in a Hierarchy of Power

4.4 Political Ideology and Values

4.4.1 Sustainability as a Higher Domain of Value

4.4.2 Valuing Sustainability

4.4.3 The Circular Economy and UN Sustainable Development Goals

4.5 Trust and Truth

4.5.1 Attribution of Responsibility

4.5.2 The Governance Trap

4.6 Conclusions

Chapter 5 The Role of Design in ConservingProduct Value in the Circular Economy

5.1 Design.

5.1.1 The History and Role of Design

5.1.2 The Concurrent Development of Engineering, Design, and Industry

5.1.3 Design, Society, and Economics

5.1.4 Sustainable Design

5.1.5 The Introduction of the Linear Economy and Design

5.1.6 The Circular Economy and Design

5.1.7 Design and the Value Chain

5.1.8 Emotional Design

5.2 The Role of Design in the EU Circular Economy Action Plan and UK Circular Economy Package

5.2.1 Textiles

5.2.2 Construction and the Built Environment

5.2.3 Furniture

5.2.4 Electronics and ICT

5.3 Design, Circularity and the SDGs

5.4 Conclusions

Chapter 6 The Circular Economy, Responsible Consumption and the Consumer

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Roles and Responsibilities of the Consumer

6.3 Strategies at each Stage of the Circular Economy for Responsible Consumption

6.3.1 Purchase for Consumption

6.3.2 Discharge to Reduce and Reuse Waste

6.3.3 Collection for Recycling of Waste

6.4 Key Success Factors of Responsible Consumption in a Circular Economy

6.5 Conclusions

Chapter 7 Plastics: Sustainable DevelopmentGoals and Circular Solutions

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Methodology

7.3 Results and Discussion

7.3.1 Bibliometric Analysis and Mapping

7.3.2 The Circular Economy of Plastic and the SDGs

7.4 Conclusions

Chapter 8 Circularity and Sustainable Cities

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Defining Circularity

8.3 The Built Environment in the Context of the Circular Economy

8.3.1 Concepts

8.3.2 Challenges

8.4 Transforming Linear City Systems

8.4.1 Challenges

8.4.2 Transforming Cities from Linear to Circular

8.4.3 Public Procurement

8.4.4 The EIB Circular City Funding Guide

8.4.5 Adopting UN sustainability goals

8.4.6 Designing for Disassembly.

8.4.7 Supporting Young Entrepreneurship Though the Circular Economy Transition

8.5 Business Models for the Future

8.5.1 Concepts

8.5.2 Circular Supply

8.5.3 Resource Recovery

8.5.4 Life Extension

8.5.5 Sharing Platforms

8.5.6 Product as a Service

8.6 Cities of the Future

Chapter 9 Construction and the Built Environment

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Circular Economy in Construction and the Built Environment

9.2.1 Principles and Concepts of a CE in Construction and the Built Environment

9.2.2 Circular Economy in Practice

9.3 Sustainable Development Goals

9.3.1 Direct Contribution of a CE to Achieving the SDGs

9.3.2 Indirect Contribution

9.4 The Way Forward

9.5 Conclusions

Chapter 10 Circular Biowaste Management and its Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

10.1 Introduction and History of Biowaste Management

10.2 Major Threats to Soil Health

10.2.1 The Importance of Soil Microbiology

10.2.2 Global Phosphorous Shortage

10.2.3 Plastic Pollution

10.3 Introduction to Biowaste

10.3.1 Definitions and Compositions

10.3.2 Sources of Biowaste

10.4 Problems from Mismanaged Biowaste

10.4.1 Open Dumping and Burning

10.4.2 Landfill Disposal

10.5 Sustainable Biowaste Management and a Circular Economy

10.5.1 Circularity and the SDGs

10.5.2 Reducing Food Loss and Waste

10.5.3 Animal Feed

10.5.4 Compost

10.5.5 Biochar

10.5.6 Biogas

10.5.7 Biorefineries and the Circular Bioeconomy

10.6 Summary and Conclusions

Chapter 11 Sustainable Development Goals, Circularity and the Data CentreIndustry: A Review of Real-world Challenges in a Rapidly Expanding Sector

11.1 Introduction

11.1.1 Significance of the Data Centre Industry

11.1.2 About Data Centres

11.1.3 Data Centre Business Models and Subsectors.

11.2 Data Centre Industry Impacts Across the Triple Bottom Line

11.2.1 Economic Impacts

11.2.2 Environmental Impacts

11.2.3 Social Impacts

11.3 Current State and Opportunities for the Data Centre Sector to Support the 2030 Agenda

11.3.1 Business vs. Sustainability

11.3.2 The Private Sector - a Key Agent in the 2030 Agenda

11.3.3 Potential of the ICT Sector and Data Centre Infrastructure at its Core

11.3.4 What the Data Centre Industry is Currently Doing Towards Sustainability and the SDGs

11.4 The DCI Sector, SDGs and Opportunities for Further Research

11.5 Conclusions

Subject Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

1-83767-198-2

1-83767-199-0