Circular Economy Assessment and Case Studies

This book highlights the notion of Circular Economy under the umbrella of Sustainability because of the widespread momentum it is gaining. Today the whole world is certainly in emergent need of an alternative system to traditional economy which is linear, i.e. make, use and dispose to get rid-off th...

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Other Authors: Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
Series:Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book highlights the notion of Circular Economy under the umbrella of Sustainability because of the widespread momentum it is gaining. Today the whole world is certainly in emergent need of an alternative system to traditional economy which is linear, i.e. make, use and dispose to get rid-off the waste and very important to ensure continuous use of resources, which is possible by the advent of circular economy. A circular economy aims to utilize the resources in use for as long as possible, extract the maximum value from them during use, then recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of each service life vis-à-vis traditional linear model. This book discusses circular economy in terms of assessment with various case studies
Physical Description:VII, 220 p. 75 illus., 65 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9789811636981