{"product_id":"digital-innovations-for-a-circular-plastic-economy-in-africa-9781032244099","title":"Digital Innovations for a Circular Plastic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlastic pollution is one of the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century that requires innovative and varied solutions. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, this book brings together interdisciplinary, multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder perspectives exploring challenges and opportunities for utilising digital innovations to manage and accelerate the transition to a circular plastic economy (CPE).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is organised into three sections bringing together discussion of environmental conditions, operational dimensions and country case studies of digital transformation towards the circular plastic economy. It explores the environment for digitisation in the circular economy, bringing together perspectives from practitioners in academia, innovation, policy, civil society and government agencies. The book also highlights specific country case studies in relation to the development and implementation of different innovative ideas to drive the circular plastic economy across the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: A Digitally Enabled Circular Plastic Economy for Africa; \u003cstrong\u003ePART I The Environment for Digitisation in the Circular Plastic Economy \u003c\/strong\u003e2 Enabling a Successful Transition to a Circular Plastic Economy in Africa; 3 Digital Technologies and the Regime Complex for Plastics in Nigeria; 4 From Polymers to Microplastics: Plastic Value Chains in Africa; 5 Digital Innovation Ecosystem for the Circular Plastic Economy; \u003cstrong\u003ePART II Digitisation in Action \u003c\/strong\u003e6 Utilising Plastic Waste to Create 3D-Printed Products in Sub-Saharan Africa; 7 Blockchains for Circular Plastic Value Chains; 8 Transitioning to a Circular Plastic Economy in West Africa through Digital Innovation: Challenges and the Way Forward; 9 A Multi-stakeholder, Multi-sectoral Approach to a Circular Plastic Economy in Eastern Africa; 10 The Application of Digital Technology in Circular Plastic Economy in Southern Africa: Case Studies of Waste Management Start-ups from Namibia and Zambia; \u003cstrong\u003ePART III A Digitally Enabled Circular Plastic Economy \u003c\/strong\u003e11 BIG-STREAM: A Framework for Digitisation in Africa’s Circular Plastic Economy; 12 A Plastic Data Exchange Platform for Africa’s Circular Plastic Economy Transition; 13 Enhancing Decentralised Recycling Solutions with Digital Technologies; 14 Assessing Plastic Circular Economy Policies and the Use of Digital Technology in Africa; 15 Gender and Digital Innovation on Circular Plastic Economy in Africa; 16 Conclusion: The Future of Digitisation for the Circular Plastic Economy in Africa\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018918887767,"sku":"9781032244099","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032244099.jpg?v=1750778662","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/digital-innovations-for-a-circular-plastic-economy-in-africa-9781032244099","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}