Circular Economy and Sustainable Development: A Necessary Nexus for a Sustainable Future [Hardcover]

This book will highlight the role of CE in the sustainability field as it is expressed in the various fields and disciplines and its contribution to building a sustainable society by providing a better understanding of the relevant social and cultural structures and the need for cross-disciplinary knowledge and diverse skills. Such an integrated approach which combines the concept of sustainability in the engineering field to create a CE, has not yet been presented in detail in the published literature, and there are only scattered studies covering only small parts of this holistic approach. Hence, this book will represent a single reference that will provide summarized information and state-of-the-art knowledge on this topic of the future. The book will include chapters showcasing/investigating the relation between circular economy principles and their realization in different engineering fields. This includes theoretical justification, research studies and full-scale case studies. The approach focuses on two distinct levels: macro and micro, on both production and consumption sides.

Chapter 1. The Circular Economy concept: A new or an old, refreshed concept?.- Chapter 2. The Circular Economy Design and Energy Innovation for Industries in 2060.- Chapter 3. The contribution of implementing Circular economy to the sustainable development goals:  Findings from a case study.- Chapter 4. Skills and jobs in demand for the circular economy.- Chapter 5. Sustainable Business through Circularity: A Practical Framework for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises in Europe.- Chapter 6. Sustainable Fashion and Circular Economy: Historical Trends and Future Orientations.- Chapter 7. The role of Logistics in the Circular Economy: An incompatible or inevitable synergy.- Chapter 8. Analysing Circular Economy using Circularity Metrics in Europe: Towards a Sustainable Development.- Chapter 9. The role of engl3t