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The circular economy : a wealth of flows / Ken Webster.

By: Language: English Publisher: Cowes : Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 201 sidor illustrationerContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780992778460
  • 0992778468
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.9 23/swe
Other classification:
  • Qaa
Contents:
Introduction -- All the flows, history too -- The necessity of a circular economy? -- From linear to circular -- Through the macroscope -- Consumer to user -- Social capital, markets and money in a circular economy -- The sharing economy -- Devolved, digital and open-source manufacturing and the rise of urban mining -- The regenerative biological cycle : at scale -- Education in a changing world -- The golden thread: systems, digital and a circular economy -- Reason in an age of unreason
Summary: Since the first edition of this volume published in 2015, the global economy has remained relatively subdued and pressure on resources, especially in terms of waste and carbon emissions, continues. More than ever, the circular economy gives the direction of travel, and appears as a model for economic prosperity. This revised volume contains one entirely new chapter, and with a foreword by Ellen MacArthur and contributions from Walter Stahel from the Product-Life Institute, Geneva and Jocelyn Blériot, Executive Officer at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, it expands on the role of digital; how the economy really works and how we can act within it. The other major revision is in rewriting the final chapter, as it becomes obvious, argues the author, that current social tensions and the rise of populism mean that the evolution of an attractive economic model is no longer just a desirable development, but a matter of some urgency.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A circular economy has profound consequences for production, employment, education, money and finance but also induces a shift in public policy and taxation. The economic advantage of this model lies in designing out waste, enabling access over ownership, favouring radical resources productivity, with prospect of rebuilding natural capital and resilience.

Since the first edition of this volume published in 2015, the global economy has remained relatively subdued and pressure on resources, especially in terms of waste and carbon emissions, continues. More than ever, the circular economy gives the direction of travel, and appears as a model for economic prosperity.

This revised volume contains one entirely new chapter, expanding on the role of digital; on how we see the world; how the economy really works and how we can act within it. The other major revision is in rewriting the final chapter, as it becomes obvious, argues the author, that current social tensions and the rise of populism mean that the evolution of an attractive economic model is no longer just a desirable development, but a matter of some urgency.

The foreword is written by Ellen MacArthur and the book includes contributions from Walter Stahel from the Product-Life Institute, Geneva and Jocelyn Bl riot, Executive Officer at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

Introduction -- All the flows, history too -- The necessity of a circular economy? -- From linear to circular -- Through the macroscope -- Consumer to user -- Social capital, markets and money in a circular economy -- The sharing economy -- Devolved, digital and open-source manufacturing and the rise of urban mining -- The regenerative biological cycle : at scale -- Education in a changing world -- The golden thread: systems, digital and a circular economy -- Reason in an age of unreason

Since the first edition of this volume published in 2015, the global economy has remained relatively subdued and pressure on resources, especially in terms of waste and carbon emissions, continues. More than ever, the circular economy gives the direction of travel, and appears as a model for economic prosperity. This revised volume contains one entirely new chapter, and with a foreword by Ellen MacArthur and contributions from Walter Stahel from the Product-Life Institute, Geneva and Jocelyn Blériot, Executive Officer at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, it expands on the role of digital; how the economy really works and how we can act within it. The other major revision is in rewriting the final chapter, as it becomes obvious, argues the author, that current social tensions and the rise of populism mean that the evolution of an attractive economic model is no longer just a desirable development, but a matter of some urgency.

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