Circular Economy for Sustainable Development

This book addresses the relationships among innovative technologies, methodologies, and processes and the different aspects of newly required digital and circular models that production systems and the economy must adopt and operate. It examines the latest innovations for the circularity of processes and end products, instilling the environmental consciousness of recycling and the ecosystem service valuation (ESV). This multidisciplinary approach, and the many case studies included in the book, helps readers understand different methodologies used when applying and implementing the principles of circular economy and green innovation at a practical level.

Features

• Provides the most recent developments and innovations for a circular economy.
• Discusses practical examples of how to understand innovation processes and frameworks that contribute to a circular economy.
• Identifies circular water management, circularity evaluation, innovation, and circularity standards.
• Includes practical case studies from different regions, showcasing successful management strategies and lessons learned.
• Highlights green entrepreneurship, strategy, and innovation management.

This book is for professionals, researchers, academics, and students in the fields of energy planning, sustainable development, environmental economics, business management, and entrepreneurship.