The Circular Economy in Europe Critical Perspectives on Policies and Imaginaries

The Circular Economy in Europe presents an overview and a critical discussion on how circularity is conceived, imagined, and enacted in current EU policy-making. In 2013, the idea of a circular economy entered the stage of European policy-making in the efforts to reconcile environmental and economic...

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Main Authors:	Kovacic, Zora, Strand, Roger, Völker, Thomas
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	London Routledge 2020 Taylor and Francis No Funder Information Available Taylor & Francis Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Edition:	1
Series:	Routledge Explorations in Sustainability and Governance
Subjects:	Business & Economics circular economy Circular Economy Action Plan consumer behaviour contemporary societies Ecology Economic Policy Environment & Economics Environmental Economics Environmental Policy EU policy-making EU-Staaten European policy growth and sustainability Kreislaufwirtschaft Nachhaltige Entwicklung Nature Political Science production and consumption Public Policy repair culture resource use Sustainable development Umweltpolitik waste management Puig De La Bellacasa EU Policy Initiative Business Case EU Policy Document General Data Protection Regulation Nexus Policies EU’s Security Domestic Material Consumption Science Policy Interface EU Action Plan Magic Win Win Logic Sociotechnical Imaginaries Circular Economy Concept Bios World Technopolitical Regimes Circular Economy Policies Process Level Innovations Sixteenth Century Map Dg CLIMA Molecular Life Science Industrial Ecology Circular Economy Hero’s Journey EU Environmental Policy
ISBN:	0367183587, 9780367183585, 1032085355, 9781032085357, 9780429061028, 9780429578724, 0429578725, 0429061021
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Summary:	The Circular Economy in Europe presents an overview and a critical discussion on how circularity is conceived, imagined, and enacted in current EU policy-making. In 2013, the idea of a circular economy entered the stage of European policy-making in the efforts to reconcile environmental and economic policy objectives. In 2019 the European Commission declared in a press release that the Circular Economy Action Plan has been delivered. The level of circularity in the European economy, however, has remained the same. Bringing together perspectives from social sciences, environmental economics and policy analysis, The Circular Economy in Europe provides a critical analysis of policies and promises of the next panacea for growth and sustainability. The authors provide a theoretical and empirical basis to discuss how contemporary societies conceive their need to re-organise production and consumption and explores the messy assemblage of institutions, actors, waste streams, biophysical flows, policy objectives, scientific disciplines, values, expectations, promises and aspirations involved. This book is essential reading for all those interested in understanding how ideas about the circular economy emerged historically, how they gained traction and are used in policy processes, and what the practical challenges in implementing this policy are.
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ISBN:	0367183587 9780367183585 1032085355 9781032085357 9780429061028 9780429578724 0429578725 0429061021
DOI:	10.4324/9780429061028