Description
Book SynopsisThe 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 21st 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.
Table of ContentsAbout the Editors
List of Contributors
Foreword
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
The circular economy: landscape, dimensions and definitions
Stefano Pascucci, Allen Alexander, Fiona Charnley & Jessica Fishburn
Part I—Introducing transformation
Introduced by Allen Alexander
1 Walter Stahel on envisioning circular systems, lifecycles and products
2 Ken Webster on framing potential circular economies
3 Kate Raworth on creating regenerative and distributive economies by design
4 Frances Wall on virgin resources, scarcity and circularity
5 Hugo Spowers on transforming established industrial trajectories with a circular business strategy
6 Andy Rees OBE on waste, re-use, recycling and the power of positive governance
7 Ladeja Godina Kosir on transformation of people and the power of networks
Part II—The state of transition
Introduced by Stefano Pascucci
8 Circular design in practice: eight levers for change - Merryn Haines-Gadd, Fiona Charnley & Conny Bakker
9 Biomimicry and the Circular Economy - Saskia van den Muijsenberg
10 The transformational power of circular Innovation - Daniel Guzzo, Janaina Mascarenhas & Allen Alexander
11 Three lenses on circular business model innovation - Paavo Ritala, Nancy Bocken & Jan Konietzko
12 Finance and accounting in the circular economy - Aglaia Fischer, Diane Zandee & Marleen Janssen Groesbeek
13 Circular economy regulation: An emerging research agenda - David Monciardini, Eléonore Maitre-Ekern, Carl Dalhammar & Rosalind Malcolm
14 Circular society activism: prefigurative communities in everyday circular economy action - Steffen Böhm, Chia-Hao Ho, Helen Holmes, Constantine Manolchev, Malte Rödl, Wouter Spekkink
15 Circular economy jobs: Risks and opportunities in the labour market - Esther Goodwin Brown, Marijana Novak, Constantine Manolchev, Sharon Gil & Esteban Munoz
16 Resources, waste and a systemic approach to circular economy - Fenna Blomsma & Geraldine Brennan
17 Plastic futures: mobilising circular economy contexts to addressing the plastic crisis - Marta Ferri, Alison Stowell & Gail Whiteman
18 Aesthetic engagement: material practices of organising towards regenerative futures - Kim Poldner & Domenico Dentoni
Part III—Industrial Vignettes exploring industry transition
Introduced by Fiona Charnley
19 BAM Bamboo Clothing
20 Winnow Solutions Ltd
21 Riversimple
22 Rype Office
23 Elvis & Kresse
24 Circularity Capital
25 Teemill
26 Forest Green Rovers
27 Grover
28 ReStore Project
29 PackShare
30 Lendwithcare
31 Páramo
32 Circular & Co
33 Terragr‘eau
34 LUSH Cosmetics
35 Shark Solutions
36 gDiapers
37 Ricoh
38 Riverford Organics
39 Oxwash
40 Triodos Bank
41 Co Cars
42 Oddbox
43 Fairphone
44 Ooho from Notpla
45 Repair Café
46 Gerrard Street
47 Patagonia
48 Whirli
List of figures
List of tables
Index
