Title The circular economy in Europe : critical perspectives on policies and imaginaries / Zora Kovacic, Roger Strand and Thomas Völker

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge explorations in sustainability and governance Routledge explorations in sustainability and governance. 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"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Sustainable development -- Europe Environmental policy -- Europe BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics. NATURE -- Ecology. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy. Environmental policy Sustainable development Europe Form Electronic book Author Strand, Roger, author Völker, Thomas, author LC no. 2019033725 ISBN 9780429061028 0429061021 9780429576614 0429576617 9780429574504 0429574509 0429578725 9780429578724

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