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1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Intro -- Implementing the Circular Economy for Sustainable Development -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1. Characterisation of the circular economy -- 1.1.1. What distinguishes a circular economy? -- 1.1.2. How to implement a circular economy? -- 1.1.3. What are the appropriate instruments? -- 1.2. The outline of the book -- 1.2.1. Part I: The circular economy -- Concept and facts -- 1.2.2. Part II: Integrating the economy and the environment -- 1.2.3. Part III: The circular economy in a technological context -- 1.2.4. Part IV: Features of environmental policies |
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1.2.5. Part V: Implementing a circular economy -- 1.2.6. Part VI: Concluding remarks -- Part I: The circular economy -- Concept and facts -- Chapter 2: The circular economy -- Understanding the concept -- 2.1. The academic concept of a circular economy -- 2.2. Practice-oriented concepts of a circular economy -- 2.3. Remarks on societal path dependencies -- 2.4. The circular economy-Understanding the concept -- References -- Chapter 3: The circular economy in literature and practice -- 3.1. The perception of the circular economy in the literature -- 3.1.1. Relevance of business models |
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3.1.2. Environmental innovations -- 3.1.3. Sustainable development -- 3.1.4. Integration of economic activity and environmental wellbeing -- 3.1.5. Regenerative systems -- 3.2. Economy and circular economy in the literature -- 3.3. The perception of the circular economy in a practical context -- 3.3.1. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation -- 3.3.2. The circular economy package of the European Union -- 3.3.3. The Russian TIARCENTER -- 3.4. Conclusions from the literature review -- References -- Chapter 4: Circular economy -- A hierarchy of leaders and followers -- 4.1. Circular economy hierarchy: Leaders |
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4.1.1. Germany's closed substance cycle waste management -- 4.1.2. China's eco-industrial development -- 4.1.3. Circular economy leaders: A critical view -- 4.2. Circular economy hierarchy: Followers -- 4.2.1. Russia's first steps towards a circular economy -- 4.2.2. Georgia's association with the European Union -- 4.2.3. Circular economy followers: A critical view -- 4.3. A country in between: The United States of America -- 4.4. Determinants of the circular economy hierarchy -- References -- Chapter 5: Environmental regulations with a view on the circular economy |
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5.1. Exemplary regulations for a circular economy -- 5.1.1. The waste directive of the European Union -- 5.1.2. The directive of the European Union on waste electric and electronic equipment -- 5.1.3. End-of-life vehicles legislation in Germany -- 5.1.4. Regulations to mitigate climate change -- 5.1.5. China's circular economy promotion law -- 5.1.6. California's Bottle Bill -- 5.2. Conclusions from current policies -- References -- Part II: Integrating the economy and the environment -- Chapter 6: Economic foundation of a circular economy -- 6.1. Environmental commodities and scarcity -- 6.1.1. Environmental commodities |
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Economic policy
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