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Journal articles on the topic "Circular innovation ecosystem"
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Gomes, Leonardo Augusto de Vasconcelos, Danika A. Castillo-Ospina, Ana Lucia Figueiredo Facin, Camila dos Santos Ferreira, and Aldo Roberto Ometto. "Circular ecosystem innovation portfolio management." Technovation 124 (June 2023): 102745. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102745.
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Konietzko, Jan, Nancy Bocken, and Erik Jan Hultink. "A Tool to Analyze, Ideate and Develop Circular Innovation Ecosystems." Sustainability 12, no. 1 (January 5, 2020): 417. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12010417.
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The circular economy may help firms to maximize the value of their material resources and minimize the overall resource use, waste, pollution and emissions of their business activities. Implementing a circular economy program requires radical changes in product, business model and ecosystem innovation. Most research on circular oriented innovation takes a product or business model perspective. Few publications have explored how to innovate in ecosystems: how a group of loosely coupled organizations can change how they interact with each other to achieve a collective outcome. This study proposes the Circularity Deck: a card deck-based tool that can help firms to analyze, ideate and develop the circularity potential of their innovation ecosystems. The tool is based on a literature review of circular oriented innovation principles, and of practical examples that show how these principles have been applied. The principles are organized according to the intended circular strategy outcome that they pursue (i.e., narrow, slow, close, regenerate and inform material and energy flows), and the extent of the innovation perspective that is needed to operationalize a principle (i.e., product, business model, or ecosystem innovation). This review and categorization process first produced a novel analysis of the circular economy innovation landscape, using an ecosystem perspective. Second, these results served to develop the Circularity Deck, which was further developed and tested for ease of use and perceived usefulness in 12 workshops with 136 participants from 62 different organizations. The Circularity Deck provides an approach for future research and practice to integrate new principles and examples that can help firms to analyze, ideate and develop circular innovation ecosystems.
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Runiewicz-Wardyn, Małgorzata. "Linking Circular Innovation with ‘Open Innovation’ Paradigm: A Stakeholder Approach." Circular Economy 1, no. 2 (July 1, 2023): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.55845/utds4006.
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The paper aims to investigate how open innovations (OI) paradigm, based on the principle of the collaboration between the innovation ecosystem stakeholders can contribute to the adoption and promotion of the circular economy (CE). The engagement in the knowledge, technology and resource sharing between the Quadruple Helix (QH) stakeholders – enterprises, academia, society, government - is crucial for the transition to the CE model. The paper introduces the concept of the open circular innovation ecosystem (OCIE), its key stakeholders as well as discusses the drivers and barriers leading to the successful OCIE.
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Tolstykh, Tatyana, Nadezhda Shmeleva, and Leyla Gamidullaeva. "Evaluation of Circular and Integration Potentials of Innovation Ecosystems for Industrial Sustainability." Sustainability 12, no. 11 (June 3, 2020): 4574. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12114574.
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The aim of this paper is to address the gap in the academic literature towards the development of methodological approaches to the industrial ecosystem potential assessment. This study is focused on the industrial ecosystems formed on the basis of a symbiotic model and implementing the principles of circularity. The article systematizes the problem of using circular and ecosystem approaches in industrial development. A contribution to the literature was achieved by providing a systemic perspective on the sustainable industrial process. In this paper, we develop the methodological foundations to improve the understanding of circular and integration processes’ influence on the industrial ecosystem potential. For a relevant analysis of industrial ecosystem potential, the existing patterns of system functioning were taken into account, including entropy equilibrium and Harrington model. We illustrate our assumptions with an empirical case study of two different industrial ecosystems, Kalundborg Symbiosis and Baltic Industrial Symbiosis, with an assessment of their circular and integration potentials. The results highlight that the potential of Kalundborg Symbiosis in the field of circularity is realized quite productively, but not in full. The holistic knowledge of circularity process provides new information that supports academics, policymakers, government, and individuals with a more appropriate understanding of the conditions that help to eliminate the environmental problems faced in society, helping to achieve the country’s sustainable development goals.
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Konietzko, Jan, Nancy Bocken, and Erik Jan Hultink. "Circular ecosystem innovation: An initial set of principles." Journal of Cleaner Production 253 (April 2020): 119942. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119942.
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Baaijens, Linde, Maria Freidel, Denice Groenen, Antonios Matzakos Chorianopoulos, Jordan Vasseur, Matthijs Zwemmer, Emőke Takács, and Antonie Abcouwer. "The inevitable but altered roles of universities within an innovation ecosystem." European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 17, no. 1 (September 7, 2022): 40–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.34190/ecie.17.1.714.
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It is evident that for an organisation, the most successful way for operating is being part of business ecosystems and creating more value than on its own. Universities play a specific role in this field. We undertook this research to verify the universities’ role in an innovation ecosystem where they work together with businesses to create and share new cutting-edge knowledge. Our theory-based research offers scientifically underpinned suggestions for innovators and entrepreneurs in developing innovation ecosystems with a specific focus on the altered role of universities. The article focuses on the roles of universities to discovers how it can become more resilient to adapt to the ever-changing demands of an innovation ecosystem. How can it provide professional knowledge sharing on an equal base within the ecosystem whilst remaining its leading role in innovation and knowledge development? This approach breaks with the traditional view of universities as the primary source of knowledge in society. Universities take several roles in a business ecosystem, which we conclude in this paper. To let universities stay strong in innovation, they must adapt their traditional role to suit to the ever-changing demands presented by the ecosystem. They need to focus on knowledge sharing instead of knowledge delivery to achieve a sustainable growth. The changing approach fits better the innovation and entrepreneurship by working within a knowledge ecosystem. Additionally, organisations must stay proactive by evaluating partners better, building meaningful relationships, and adopting a business-like mentality. Organising such a knowledge ecosystem will stimulate innovation and facilitate entrepreneurs in searching for new markets in an increasingly sustainable and circular world.
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Jamadagni, Avyay, Marco Aurisicchio, and Lars Nybom. "Modelling an ecosystem of business models in a circular value chain: the circular business ecosystem model canvas." Proceedings of the Design Society 4 (May 2024): 1309–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pds.2024.133.
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AbstractTo advance the circular economy, there is a need to take an ecosystem view of business models for circularity in which different actors interact dynamically to create economic, environmental and social value. This research introduces the Circular Business Ecosystem Model Canvas, a novel method to prototype a circular ecosystem of business models. The case of ferric chloride, an inorganic coagulant for wastewater treatment, is used to demonstrate the new canvas and show how it supports the development of a more holistic perspective on sustainability-oriented business model innovation.
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Kochańska, Ewa, Iwona Adamkiewicz, Katarzyna Wożniak, Marcin Podgórski, and Zbigniew Przygodzki. "New concept of digital innovation ecosystem in boostering circularity development twilight of traditional brokerage of innovation." Acta Innovations, no. 48 (July 24, 2023): 92–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.32933/actainnovations.48.7.
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The aim of the paper is to identify the direction of evolution, the conditions of organisation and the impact of the new concept of digital innovation ecosystem in boostering circularity development. The traditional model of innovation brokerage and the new circularity broker paradigm in the development of the circular economy is presented. The authors discuss the circularity broker as an IT interface, equipped with wide range of IT tools, and above all, self-learning applications with AI elements. The circularity broker is accompanied by its watch dog, i.e., a set of IT tools used to search, process and transfer information dedicated to specific stakeholders, exactly when they need this information. The concept of circular brokerage is anchored in the area of the regional clusters dedicated to circular economy development.
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Islam, Md Tasbirul, Usha Iyer-Raniga, and Amjad Ali. "Circular Business Model Frameworks: A Review." Highlights of Sustainability 3, no. 2 (April 18, 2024): 129–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.54175/hsustain3020010.
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The circular business model (CBM) concepts are vast, interconnected, and emerging. Research to date has been somewhat fragmented, and there would be value in focusing on the systemic identification of the connectivity of the topics around CBM. Furthermore, the business model innovation (BMI) process and business model implementation were identified as two separate spectra of research that should be seen collectively and added to the literature. This article reviewed 256 articles (solely focusing on “CBM frameworks”) published between 2007 and mid-2022, collected from the Scopus database, and analyzed using the content analysis method to identify the research gap/s. Results showed that under circular business model innovation (CBMI), the innovation process and their associated process modeling, archetypes, tools, experimentation, digitalization, and innovation via the inclusion of circular economy (CE) principles and sustainability in BMI were highlighted. From the CBM adoption/implementation perspectives, business ecosystem, technological innovation, product lifecycle management, CBM value dimensions (e.g., value proposition, value creation, and delivery), organizational capabilities, and dynamics were investigated. Topics around sustainability and circularity principles, strategies and organizational performance, CBM value streams, digitalization, and product-service systems were topical issues of the circular supply chain (CSC). A conceptual framework for gaining circular competencies integrating all elemental issues throughout the CBM development process (e.g., innovation, adoption within CSC) has been progressed. Based on the review, this article defined a circular business model as a business model that fundamentally applies one or more of the principles of CE at various product/service/material lifecycle stages, for which sustainability-focused technological innovation, collaboration among business ecosystem partners, and enhanced dynamic capabilities of any organization are prerequisites. Several research gaps were identified with potential avenues for future research directions, which will be helpful for policymakers, business organizations, and researchers.
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Motowidlak, Urszula. "An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Actions to Implement the Principles of Circular Economy in the Electromobility Ecosystem." Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio H – Oeconomia 54, no. 3 (December 1, 2020): 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/h.2020.54.3.67-77.
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<p>Theoretical background: The article concerns the concept of electromobility ecosystem development, understood as a multidimensional, multisectoral network with the features of systemic innovation. In scientific discussion and policy strategies, the transformation towards an integrated electromobility network is one of the most important paths leading to emission neutrality while maintaining the principles of closed loop. The article presents the impact of the circular economy assumptions on shaping the electromobility ecosystem.</p><p>Purpose of the article: Identification of activities determining the development of the electromobility ecosystem in accordance with the principles of circular economy and a declarative assessment of their effectiveness.</p><p>Research methods: The desk research method and qualitative and quantitative analysis methods were used to present and discuss the results of own research.</p><p>Main findings: The concept of sustainable development of the electromobility ecosystem is a comprehensive look at the process of transforming mobility, in line with the idea of circular economy. Due to the complexity of activities, it can be concluded that its implementation will be a gradual and long-term process that requires a systemic approach. ReSOLVE’s activities are the result of using breakthrough technological innovations, business models and a new mobility culture in the process of shaping the electromobility ecosystem. Their identification and assessment, based on the results of the survey, adds value to the literature on the subject in the context of the development of a competitive, sustainable and circular economy, for which an emission-neutral and innovative mobility network is necessary.</p>
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Circular innovation ecosystem"
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BATTISTONI, CHIARA. "Systemic Design for local circular economies: designing ecosystems to boost systemic innovation in the manufacturing sector. From the theoretical framework to the practical application." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2861332.
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Andriamanantena, Aina Ndrianjara. "Écosystème d'innovation circulaire dans les territoires industrialo-portuaires, caractéristiques et enjeux : Les cas de Dunkerque (France) et North Sea Port (Belgique/Pays-Bas)." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Littoral, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024DUNK0700.
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Cette thèse a pour objet d'éclairer les mécanismes de la transition des territoires industrialo-portuaires vers l'économie circulaire à travers un outils de gestion de projet. L'économie circulaire qui permet de fermer la boucle du cycle de vie des matériaux offre l'opportunité à ce type de territoire de réorienter son développement économique vers un modèle plus durable. Bien que des activités d'économie circulaire se développent dans les territoires industrialo-portuaires européens, actuellement, les travaux institutionnels sur l'économie circulaire dans ces territoires se limitent surtout au recensement de ces activités. Ce qui ne donne que peu de détails sur la transition qui opère dans le territoire ou encore le rôle des parties prenantes. Pour comprendre les mécanismes derrière cette transition, nous proposons donc d'analyser les conditions de mise en oeuvre de ces projets d'économie circulaire à l'aide d'un outils de gestion de projet qui prend la forme d'un tableau de bord d'indicateurs crée spécialement pour ce type de territoire. Notre analyse est appliquée à deux cas : Dunkerque en tant que pionnier de l'écologie industrielle en France, et North Sea Port de par sa nature particulière, issue de la fusion des ports de Gand en Belgique et Zeeland aux Pays-Bas. Ces deux cas nous permettent de démontrer l'impact de notre outil de gestion sur des projets concrets. La thèse contribue donc sur le plan théorique à replacer l'économie circulaire à l'échelle portuaire en mobilisant le concept d'écosystème d'innovation. Ce qui nous permet d'introduire un nouveau concept, celui d'écosystème d'innovation circulaire. Sur le plan empirique, elle livre un outil de management et d'analyse des projets d'économie circulaire à l'intention des parties prenantes et des managersThe aim of this thesis is to shed light on the mechanisms involved in the transition of industrial port territories to the circular economy using a project management tool. The circular economy, which makes it possible to close the loop in the life cycle of materials, offers this type of territory the opportunity to redirect its economic development towards a more sustainable model. Although circular economy activities are developing in European industrial port territories, institutional work on the circular economy in this type of territory is currently limited mainly on identifying these activities. This provides little detail on the transition that is taking place in the territory or the role of the stakeholders. To understand the mechanisms behin this transition, we therefore propose to analyse the conditions for implementing these circular economy activities using a project management tool in the form of a dashboard of indicators created specifically for this type of territory. Our analysis is applied to two cases : Dunkirk, as a pioneer of industrial ecology in France, and North Sea Port, because of its special nature, resulting from the merger of the ports of Ghent in Belgium and Zeeland in the Netherlands. These two cases allow us to demonstrate the impact of our management tool on concrete projects. From a theoretical point of view, the thesis therefore contributes to putting the circular economy back on the port scale by mobilising the concept of the innovation ecosystem. On an empirical level, it provides a management and analysis tool for circular economy projects aimed at stakeholders and managers
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Ntsonde, Joël. "Entre utopie et action collective, comment accompagner la transition des territoires vers l'économie circulaire ? : Le cas de la commande publique dans le secteur de la construction." Thesis, Université Paris sciences et lettres, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020UPSLM035.
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L’économie circulaire rencontre un succès grandissant dans la société et apparaît comme un levier majeur pouvant être mis au service de la transition écologique. Mais de manière assez paradoxale, l’engouement actuel autour de ce nouveau modèle semble plus lié à sa dimension utopique qu’à sa solidité scientifique. Ce constat soulève plusieurs questions telles que : pourquoi autant d’acteurs sont attirés par un concept qui reste encore flou ? Qu’est ce que les sciences de gestion peuvent-elles nous apprendre sur ce phénomène ? Comment l’économie circulaire peut-elle contribuer à favoriser une transition écologique ? Jusqu’à présent la littérature académique s’est peu intéressée à la dimension utopique de l’économie circulaire et à son impact en termes d’action collective. Afin d’étudier ce phénomène, la thèse s'intéresse aux mécanismes cognitifs, organisationnels et inter-organisationnels qui sous-tendent la transition d’un territoire vers l'économie circulaire. A partir du cas de la commande publique dans le secteur de la construction, nous questionnons ensuite les "transition studies" (Markard et al., 2012) pour proposer un modèle de transition conceptualisant les mécanismes qui peuvent permettre à des acteurs économiques, sociaux et politiques d’accompagner la transition de leur territoire vers l’économie circulaire. Ce modèle part des processus qui amènent des entrepreneurs à concevoir des innovations, puis conceptualise les mécanismes qui conduisent des organisations publiques et privées à coopérer avec ces entrepreneurs, avant d’expliciter les mécanismes à partir desquels cette dynamique d'action collective peut matérialiser la transition d’un territoireCircular economy is meeting with growing success in society and appears to be a major lever that can be put to the service of the ecological transition. But paradoxically enough, the current craze around this new model seems more linked to its utopian dimension than to its scientific solidity. This observation raises several questions such as: why are so many actors attracted by a concept that is still unclear? What can management science teach us about this phenomenon? How can circular economy help foster an ecological transition? Until now, academic literature has paid little attention to the utopian dimension of circular economy and its impact in terms of collective action. In order to study this phenomenon, the thesis focuses on the cognitive, organizational and inter-organizational mechanisms that underlie the transition of a territory to circular economy. Using the case of public procurement in the construction sector, we then question the transition studies (Markard et al., 2012) to propose a transition model conceptualizing the mechanisms that can enable economic, social and political actors to support the transition of their local area to circular economy. This model starts from the processes that lead entrepreneurs to design innovations, and then conceptualizes the mechanisms that lead public and private organizations to cooperate with these entrepreneurs, before explaining the mechanisms from which this dynamic of collective action can materialize the transition of a territory
Books on the topic "Circular innovation ecosystem"
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Smedley, Peggy. SUSTAINABLE in a CIRCULAR WORLD: Design and Restore Natural Ecosystem Through Innovation. Primedia eLaunch LLC, 2020.
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Tijani, Bosun, Muyiwa Oyinlola, and Silifat Abimbola Okoya. "Digital Innovation Ecosystem for the Circular Plastic Economy." In Digital Innovations for a Circular Plastic Economy in Africa, 76–88. London: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003278443-6.
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Andabaka, Ana. "Circular Construction Principles: From Theoretical Perspective to Practical Application in Public Procurement." In Creating a Roadmap Towards Circularity in the Built Environment, 3–13. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45980-1_1.
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AbstractThis paper aims to highlight the role of government and other public authorities in promoting the implementation of circular economy principles in the built environment. Circular construction ecosystem is based on circular building design and the coordinated action of stakeholders along the value chain. Government and local authorities have a special role to play in the built environment as they manage infrastructure and act as regulators and enablers as well. Moreover, circular building design strategies should be encouraged through the government policy tools like public procurement allowing public authorities to formulate tenders that incorporate circular economy principles when purchasing goods, services, and works related to the built environment. The case studies presented show that public procurement can be a valuable tool for promoting circular use of materials and reducing waste, encouraging the construction of circularly designed zero-emission buildings, and stimulating market innovation that reduces the environmental impact of construction while providing benefits to society. Thus, public authorities can be a powerful force driving change and innovation in the construction industry towards more circularity in the built environment.
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Andriamanantena, Aina Ndrianjara, Blandine Laperche, and Sophie Boutillier. "Building Circular Innovation Ecosystem in Industrial Port Territories: The Case of Dunkirk, France." In Business Models for the Circular Economy, 139–67. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08313-6_6.
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Canales, Claudia, and Robin Fears. "The Role of Science, Technology, and Innovation for Transforming Food Systems in Europe." In Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation, 763–77. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5_40.
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AbstractEuropean farming systems are diverse, and food has traditionally played a central role in the shaping of individual and cultural identities. In this chapter, taking a food systems approach, we examine European issues for the interrelationships among agriculture, environmental sustainability, nutrition, and health, considering all steps in the food value chain from growing through to consumption and recycling. There are multiple policy objectives and instruments to coordinate, but, although the challenges are unprecedented, so too are the scientific opportunities. A wide range of issues are covered, including those for: agroecology and the implications for ecosystem assessment, other new production systems, linking soil structure and health both with environmental sustainability and novel products of the bioeconomy, and microbiomics. There are major opportunities for developing climate-resilient food systems while, at the same time, reducing the contribution that agriculture makes to climate change, along with accompanying implications for food policy. Recommendations for ambitious action include: promoting transdisciplinary research to fill present knowledge gaps; continuing to strengthen the research enterprise in the EU, recognising that EU scientists have crucial roles to play in building global critical mass in food system science; and reaffirming the use of science to inform innovation, policy and practice. In particular, for the EU, the Farm-to-Fork (F2F) policy has important objectives, but must be fully informed by the scientific evidence, well aligned with biodiversity, the circular economy and bioeconomic strategies, and transparent in communicating the consequences both for the domestic consumer and for the rest of the world.
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Gorelova, Irina, Francesco Bellini, Adriano Fabbri, and Fabrizio D’Ascenzo. "Digital Innovation Ecosystems: A Systematic Literature Review and a New Definition." In Circular Economy and Sustainability, 371–76. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28292-8_47.
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Jones, Jen S., Jess Howard, Tamara S. Galloway, Lucía Norris Crespo, and Sol Aspinosa. "Island Innovation: Transitioning Towards a Circular Economy for Plastics in Galápagos, Ecuador." In Island Ecosystems, 469–78. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28089-4_30.
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Tippett, Arron Wilde. "A Conceptual Framework for Assessing and Managing Abandoned, Lost and Discarded Fishing Gear." In Marine Plastics: Innovative Solutions to Tackling Waste, 27–44. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31058-4_2.
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AbstractAbandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is a complex problem that causes negative ecological, economic and social impacts. In order to understand cause-and-effect chains spanning socio-economic and ecological systems and identify and assess potential improvement measures, a holistic approach is necessary. In this chapter, we introduce a framework for assessing ALDFG and aquaculture gear from commercial fishing and fish farming activities in Norway. The proposed framework integrates the Drivers, Pressures, States, Impacts and Responses (DPSIR) framework with ecosystem accounting, to assess impacts and improvement measures more holistically and explicitly. The framework includes indicators for each aspect, derived from international and national frameworks and data sets. Drivers and pressures are related to existing data sets on fishing and aquaculture production and ALDFGs, whereas the ecosystem accounting framework is used as a lens for developing the state and impact aspects of the model. A leverage points view of circular economy solutions to the problem of ALDFG is taken for the Responses aspect of the model.
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Sotiriou, Maria. "Epilogue: Productive Collisions—Blue-Sky Science and Today’s Innovations." In The Economics of Big Science, 135–37. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52391-6_19.
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Abstract The London School of Economics (LSE) joins CERN as an established partner of the Future Circular Collider (FCC) Study, a project that touches many fields in and beyond physics. This volume coincides with the first steps of Horizon Europe in hopes of informing research and innovation planning. The challenges and scepticism facing Big Science were discussed but, despite them, we stand firm in support of the society-wide benefit of scientific projects of such magnitude. In concluding this volume, this article sums these perspectives, drawn from the joint CERN-LSE Alumni Association Belgium workshop held in 2019. Earlier, wider and greater benefits flow from Big, multi-disciplinary Science. These benefits are greatest when the core project is developed in open interaction with youth, local and global communities, engaging ecosystems capable of nurturing early spin-off innovation.
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Morales, Manuel, Susu Nousala, and Morteza Ghobakhloo. "The Complexity of Sustainable Innovation, Transitional Impacts of Industry 4.0 to 5.0 for Our Societies: Circular Society Exploring the Systemic Nexus of Socioeconomic Transitions." In Translational Systems Sciences, 31–56. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9730-5_2.
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AbstractIn this chapter, we explore and analyze the foundations of our societal relationships, in relation to the concept of industrial transitions. When trying to understand how humans, collectively and prospectively, adapt or react to socioeconomic disruptive changes like the one Industry 5.0 is enacting, two concepts emerge. The first concept is the scope at which humans can handle complex issues. The second is the speed at which they are able to reframe their mental models, based on exposure to high-speed information exchange, that may drive thinking towards unexpected and completely different outcomes. We argue that ecosystems and their innovation capabilities are the only available mechanism we collectively have to build creativity and address the prioritizing of societal values. Innovation ecosystems can supply the testbed pathways on which better societal functions may emerge. In summary, this chapter discusses ways in which socioeconomic transitions could be dynamically applied to relevant functional systems, with a time horizon that allows enough time for evaluation of the effects (positive or negative), so that elements could be changed and/or introduced into or for the system. The circular society described in this chapter would have both intended and unintended consequences, as does any social complex adaptive system. As such, changes to any social contract defining particular interactions and relevant issues, would in turn, contribute to the fabric of preconditions and definitions of the transition between Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0.
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Rigillo, Marina. "Hybridizing Artifice and Nature: Designing New Soils Through the Eco-Systemic Approach." In Regenerative Territories, 281–95. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78536-9_18.
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AbstractThe chapter outlines the cultural background for applying design strategies consistent with the challenge of circularity. The contribution focuses on ecological thinking as an effective design approach to produce and implement eco-innovative strategies able at facing environmental and societal challenges of our global age. Then the chapter depicts the Repair research experience in promoting a systemic design approach for recycling and reusing C&D waste as new, anthropogenic soils in peri-urban areas. According to the EEA Report n.6/2017, the chapter posits that the major environmental challenges of the present are not about single issues, such as waste reduction or soil-loss, rather they involve systemic change and design processes, linking together economy, social habits and technological responses. Therefore, the transition towards more sustainable urban metabolism deeply depends from creative visions by which breaking the circuit “take-make-dispose” and promote new—and somehow tentative—visions for implementing circularity at local and global scale. Further postulation in the paper is about assuming the concept of Anthropocene as theoretical ground for such eco-innovative design approach. The scientific evidence of living in human-dominated ecosystems makes designers towards a paradigm shift concerning the overcoming of the typical artificial/natural dichotomy by exploring the augmented opportunities in designing sustainable and resilient habitats thanks to a more collaborative, plural and innovative design approach: “What is important and significant here is how ecology and landscape architectural design might invent alternative forms of relationships between people, places and cosmos” (Corner, ‘Ecology and Landscape as agents of Creativity’, 1997, reprint in Reed &Lister (2018), Op. Cit., pp. 40–65, p. 42). Starting from these assumptions, the paper deepens the experience of collaborative design for implementing recycle and reuse of C&D waste for producing new technical soils, according to both the regulatory constraints (and potentials) and the site-specific features. The research goal is to provide new vegetated soils by waste thanks to an innovative design process based on both circular economy principles and collaborative knowledge production. Notably, the capacity of producing creative hybridization between biotic and abiotic component seems to be the new frontier in the field of technological design and material engineering. The term hypernatural, proposed by Blaine Brownell and Marc Swackhamer in 2015, introduces the idea of a co-evolutionary process between nature and science, looking at humans’ technological capacity as an effective opportunity for creating the conditions for making biotic ad abiotic systems working together: “The ultimate aim of technology is not antinatural: it is hypernatural” (Brownell & Swackhamer in Hyper-natural. Architecture’s new relationship with nature. Princeton Architectural Press, New York, p. 18, 2015). The chapter deals with the methodology applied for promoting a sort of protocological architecture (Burke, 2007), by which facilitating the C&D waste recycle and reuse within the construction sector, and notably into the landscape project. The research starts working under the H2020-Repair project, and it has developed within further research programs about C&D waste management in urban regeneration programs developed by the Department of Architecture of University of Naples Federico II.
Conference papers on the topic "Circular innovation ecosystem"
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Salminen, Vesa, Heikki Ruohomaa, and Minna Takala. "Future Ecosystem Ensuring Competitiveness in Continuous Co-Evolution." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002245.
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The world is changing rapidly, and it is difficult to form clear understanding of future challenges and opportunities. Continuous demand on sustainability, carbon neutrality, circular economy and life cycle material chain management has changed societies and all industries fast. However, sustainable development and competitiveness are always based on being economically viable and circular economy itself is an economic theory. The amount of usable data in business environment is at the same time exponentially increasing. Technology opportunities as well are prominent to use the data in managing by data for the purpose of business co-evolution. Competitive landscape is shifting from well-defined industries to broader ecosystems and traditional enterprise boundaries are breaking down. This also means for busines transition towards platform economy e.g. enterprise production lines to networked intelligent value chains and ecosystems. Companies need in this disruptive situation an ecosystem strategy and analysis, which type of business model they are utilizing. Businesses are networking and transforming into ecosystems, emphasizing the management of interface processes. It is essential to understand digital ecosystem supporting business co-evolution. Data is a valuable currency that gives fuel for innovation and data driven co-evolution. Capturing of new data from various sources and executing it in business in transition requires human- oriented data-driven business architecture and strategy alignment on that basis towards circular economy business model and continuous coevolution. Circular economy ecosystems are based on economic theory, and they are not working if they are not economically viable. The goal of this article is to identify and analyze the life cycle material flow in circular economy in different business areas and find various business models and similarities in business practices. At the same time, this article attempts to develop framework for the strategic management of complex change through sustainable co-evolution in order to achieve a competitive edge for companies.This research is partly constructive, conceptual and analytical, because it introduces pathway to ecosystem strategy and introduces experiences of applying different evolutionary circular economy business models. Data for this concept creation has been collected over several years on continuous flow from ten different regional applied research and development projects. The data sources have also been interviews and workshops executed during projects on foresight and scenario planning basis. The researchers have been able to participate on creation of several regional ecosystems. Researchers have contributed on ecosystem strategy planning, decision making and continuous development practices.The complexity of co-evolution is difficult to manage without ecosystem- based approach. A generic perception of this research is that successful ecosystem needs clear ecosystem strategy and should set up a shared vision and evolutionary roadmap to serve as basis for common value creation, co- operation and ecosystem leadership. All ecosystem players can focus attention of ecosystems in the value propositions that are being pursued, not in corporate identity. It is important to understand that ecosystem is value driven. Ecosystems are defined around the roles, positions, and flows across the partners that create a value proposition. Nearly all business fields and enterprises face the need for transition towards data- driven circular economy business model and continuous coevolution through digital ecosystem.
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Mangaroska, Viktorija. "Circular built environment as international concept of sustainable innovation." In Zbornik radova sa Nacionalne konferencije sa međunarodnim učešćem – Zelena Gradnja 2024. University of Niš - Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/greenb24022m.
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Circular built environment have a crucial role in global economy and become concept for sustainable innovation. The built sector has been using the principle of linear economy for many years, where consumption of natural resources wasn't considered. This principle increased carbon emissions, pressure on the land, ecosystem pollution and uncontrolled usage of water resources. Built Environment and construction industry are the mayor consumer of resources. Therefore, it is very important to evolve the construction processes, systems and materials in order to increase efficiency and reduce the waste from the construction sector towards a better circular economy. Engineering products in circular economy are designed to be durable, repaired, refurbished, reused and disassembled, according to the principles of circular economy. The methodology of this scientific paper includes case studies in architectural design and construction sector that analyze the principles of circular economy application in architecture. The objective of this scientific paper is to explore and define the principles of circular economy in the built environment, regenerating and optimizing resources sharing asset utilization, optimizing system performance, keeping products and materials in loop and displacing resource with virtual use.
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Menéndez, Jaime, Jorge Fernández, and Andrés Araujo. "Assessing Sustainability Strategies in the Oil and Gas Sector through the Sustainable Development Goals. A Case Study of a Multi-Stakeholder Innovation Ecosystem." In International Petroleum Technology Conference. IPTC, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/iptc-22272-ms.
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Abstract Developing effective sustainability strategies by oil and gas (O&G) companies requires that they embrace the global call to incorporate the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their business strategies and operations. However, more attention is needed in the academic literature regarding the analysis of the linkage between O&G companies and the SDGs. A previous study by the authors proposed an analysis process in order to assess sustainability strategies in the O&G sector, based on the combination of two sources of information provided by relevant international organizations in the energy field. This initial research focused on a small number of SDGs, which may not reflect the complexity of the approach to sustainability by an O&G company. Therefore, an extension of the analysis is introduced in this paper following a research with two stages. The first stage is based on case study methodology (taking a refinery in the Basque Country, in Northern Spain). This yields a qualitative identification of different avenues that the O&G company under study can follow to contribute to targeted SDGs with its own technological and industrial resources and current research and innovation projects. Building on this, the second stage of this line of research focuses on identifying which business relationships are the result of the activities and projects that contribute to SDGs. As a whole, the universe of business and non-business relationships constitute a growing multi-stakeholder innovation ecosystem on which the company relies to achieve its sustainability objectives. This innovation network around the refinery's operations encompasses a variety of stakeholders (companies, technology and research centers, universities and others) working on innovative projects related to hydrogen and synthetic fuels production, circular economy, electric vehicles, energy storage, renewable energy communities or digitalization, among other technologies and energy carriers. This ecosystem is supported by a web of public-private cooperation schemes at different government levels. The outcome of this approach to innovation reflects how, by adopting a multi-energy strategy, the analyzed company can act as a catalyst for innovation spillovers and synergies in the whole Basque Country region, which has implications that go beyond energy and climate issues.
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Heilala, Janne, Saeid Parchegani, Aezeden Mohamed, and Adriano Gomes De Freitas. "A sustainable system of systems in space." In 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003923.
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Additive manufacturing (AM) positions as a system in systems (SoS) to which ecosystem is often difficult to assess in cost curve in bulk, peculiarly in challenging mediums. This paper presents an AM-related solution in the aerospace domain of recent sources forming a review of future space manufacturing. The paper presents an example of a sustainable circular economy based on AM through systematic product lifecycle management (PLM) design domain implementation methodology. Developing an agile business sustainable human system integration (HSI) model, human factors, and ergonomics (HFEs) based on the surrounding medium and structure with fine-designed system fidelity require reciprocal signal communication. A turbulent market environment shaped future communication space between domains of human systems stakeholders sets challenges on communication. HSI applies the ecosystem design to comply with various sectors' companies' stakeholders. The HSI design ensures that the design can simplify by the systems engineering method utilizing axiomatic design (AD). The mathematical AD analysis results as a design matrix (DM) that qualitatively represents the internal design parameters as SoS for energy capture, reuse with dynamic motion innovation on thermal power propulsion, and THz-controlled semi-autonomous operations. Future studies in virtualizing models in the metaverse are proposed for the design solution of the system.
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Sarbu, Teodor, Angela Dorogan, Cristina Grosu, and Cristina Elena Stroe. "Innovative tool for the circular design of technical textiles." In The 8th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Systems. INCDTP - Leather and Footwear Research Institute (ICPI), Bucharest, Romania, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.24264/icams-2020.iv.20.
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Our planet is going through political, economic, social and ecological crisis, which are constantly feeding each other. Human activities driven by a rapidly growing global population, unsustainable economic growth, technological innovations, but also inappropriate production practices and consumption models- create increasing pressures on ecosystems and natural resources. Neither the social nor the ecological crisis can't be overpassed without changing the way of our economic system works and which involves the manner how innovative transformations take place. In this context, it is mandatory to use design as a strategy consist of people to understand the basic principles of design: user orientation, empathy, mental and physical process, future orientation, visual approach, co-creativity, interconnection of complex systems, continuous testing and iteration. The circular design is an innovative tool for implementing the circular economy whose main purpose is: "to connect all material flows, integrating them in a circular process, which ensures efficient consumption of resources and minimizes the amount of resulting waste". The paper presents a practical example of using an interactive map, owned by Delft University of Technology (Netherlands), applied as a technical analysis tool, in order to determine the reuse potential of a technical product components, specifically a laptop bag for transporting personal IT equipment.
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Alsinan, Ali, Khalilur Rehman, and Ahmad Bakodah. "Towards Sustainable Excellence & Biodiversity Protection in Upstream O & G Facility." In International Petroleum Technology Conference. IPTC, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/iptc-22902-ea.
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Abstract Objective The objective is to showcase the Abu Ali facility's commitment to protecting and preserving the Abu Ali biodiversity ecosystem. The project demonstrates a modern sustainable, circular, innovative and systemic approach to target the biodiversity threats in multi-dimensional aspects and transforms these threats into opportunities to improve the island's ecosystem. The island is important to Aramco's upstream operations because it houses an oil and gas production facility. The organization has determined its environmental goals from the corporate policies and vision to be as follows. Contribute to reaching the company's and the kingdom's vision for being a net zero-carbon operating facility by 2050 and 2060, respectively, by reducing and offsetting greenhouse gases’ impact on climate. Support the Saudi Green Initiative by planting mangroves and trees in the Abu Ali Island and seeking for sourcing out the mangrove seeds to other entities. Align and adapt with carbon circular economy (CCE) approaches in reusing/repairing/recycling wasted materials and resources turning them into valuable products. Protect, preserve and enhance the Abu Ali biodiversity area to create an integrated ecosystem for wildlife, marine life, and birds. Be recognized at the corporate, nationally, and internationally as a role model in environmental protection stewardship.
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Meldrum, Rebecca. "Designing and Innovating for Circularity: An Engineering Life Cycle Approach for Complex and Certified Products." In 2023 AeroTech. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-0988.
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<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">The concept of the circular economy provides a framework for a more efficient closed-loop economy. Much literature has been published focusing on circular business models and assessing environmental impact throughout the life cycle. A move towards more circular business models, where the focus transitions to the delivery of a capability rather than the delivery of a product, presents new challenges to manufacturers of complex or certified engineered products. The aviation industry has established several engineering disciplines, life cycle design, and certification approaches that (while not designed with the circular economy in mind) underpin the principles of the circular economy. This paper provides a new conceptual framework for the circular economy that integrates the engineering principles that drive circularity around the life cycle for designing, producing, and operating complex and certified engineering systems. It also identifies the engineering and operational principles that support the implementation of circular economy principles for complex and certified engineering systems, those already established, and those that would benefit from further research and development. Then goes on to explore how these principles, when applied by companies, industry ecosystems, and policymakers, can underpin the move from linear to circular principles and broadly apply to industries producing complex or certified engineering products.</div></div>
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Ghanem, Hashem H., Baker Khojah, Ioannis Georgiou, Rehman Khalilur, Ahmed Bakodah, and Mohammed Alhazzaa. "Innovative Sustainable Approach to Reuse Dredged Sand Material to Promote Decarbonization and Circular Economy Toward Net Zero Emissions." In ADIPEC. SPE, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/216877-ms.
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Abstract The objective of this environmental initiative is to utilize dredged sand material for the development of artificial islands near Abu Ali Island, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The aim is to reduce the environmental impact of the dredging process and create a sustainable solution for the disposal of the dredged materials. The project demonstrates a modern, sustainable and circular economy approach to target the biodiversity threats in multi-dimensional aspects and transform these threats into opportunities to improve Abu Ali Island's ecosystem. The analytical approach consists of following methodology: Identify the total quantity of sand waste generation during the dredging operation. Evaluate and identify potential waste storage facility as the laydown area on the island to temporarily store the waste. Calculate number of trucks required to transport the waste out of the area. Conduct site verification to identify potential waste disposal areas or find an alternative solution to utilize the waste material. Coordinate with corporate entities and project groups to obtain approval for proposed waste reuse solution. The reuse of dredged sand material for the development of artificial islands has several positive environmental impacts. First, it helps reduce the amount of dredged material (1.5MM m3) that needs to be disposed of in offshore locations or on landfills, which can cause harm to marine life and ecosystems. Second, it creates a new habitat for marine organisms and promotes biodiversity. In addition, it will eliminate the transportation cost (150,000 trucks) and associated traffic hazards if the material is transported outside the island. Finally, it promotes sustainable development by reducing the environmental impact of human activities on the natural environment. The implementation of this unique innovative approach at Abu Ali Island Corporate Biodiversity Area demonstrates a lead-by-example role in the environmental aspects. The corporate commitment as a global oil and gas producer toward the environment was clearly illustrated in this initiative. Building a circular environmental culture that contributes to combat climate change, sustainably falls under the company's corporate strategies. The development of artificial islands is not a new concept, but the use of dredged sand material is a sustainable and circular solution. The approach can also be proposed for the redevelopment of urban waterfront areas, where dredging is a common practice to maintain shipping channels. This environmental initiative is a win-win solution that can benefit both the environment and human development.
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Cipullo, Prof Dr Nadia. "Agri-food Ecosystems and Sustainable Development Goals: A Case Study by Italy." In 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research in Social Sciences and Humanities. Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.33422/3rd.icarsh.2020.10.10.
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The paper aims at showing how innovations in agri-food business models influence the corporate sustainability of rural ecosystems, assuring the attainment of specific sustainable development goals. The purpose is achieved through a case study method, using a relevant farmhouse and agritourism “Anna dei Sapori” located in the Cilento Bio-District – rich of bio-cultural diversity and homeland of the Mediterranean Diet, Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO – in Italy. Results show as all corporate processes are managed according to agroecological principles, introducing useful innovations. The goal demonstrates the impact of this thrilling “philosophy”, based on a circular and holistic approach, on environmental, sociocultural, and economic dimensions of sustainability, and the achievement of specific Sustainable Development Goals and targets.
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Steel, Paola Andrea Hernandez, and Yasmith Bocanegra Aragon. "Planning the efficient use of water in circular economy systems as an environmental strategy for the sustainability of processes." In V Seven International Multidisciplinary Congress. Seven Congress, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.56238/sevenvmulti2024-167.
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Within the framework of compliance with the National Circular Economy Strategy -ENEC- in Colombia, sustainable production and consumption initiatives are established with efficiency in the use of materials, energy and water. The recoverability of ecosystems is proposed through technological innovation, collaborative alliances between public-private entities and academic sectors, the issuance of legal tools that promote the circularity of the flow of materials, water flow and energy that guarantee these aspects and their cultural, support, regulation and supply services (ENEC, 2019).
Reports on the topic "Circular innovation ecosystem"
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Binz, Christian, David Sedlak, Paul O’Callaghan, Bernhard Truffer, Muhil Nesi, Eberhard Morgenroth, Djamila Lesch, et al. Mainstreaming Decentralized Urban Water Management Solutions for Sustainable Cities. Eawag, August 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.55408/eawag:33039.
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Climate change, rapid urbanization and other grand challenges increasingly force cities to rethink their urban (water) infrastructure. In particular, decentralized urban water management solutions, which can recover valuable resources close to the source are increasingly applied to remediate water scarcity, sanitation or environmental pollution challenges. Yet, although interesting demonstration projects with decentralized solutions (from here on labeled ‘decentralized UWM solutions’) are underway in several world regions, actors developing and implementing this transformative innovation are not effectively coordinating their efforts and sharing the latest knowledge. While effective technologies, business models, or regulative frameworks increasingly exist that could inform, inspire and improve similar activities elsewhere, details of local successes and failures are still (too) rarely shared or transferred across space. Drawing from experience on the mainstreaming of other transformative infrastructure solutions (like renewable energies, electric mobility or circular waste management), we posit that the global diffusion of decentralized UWM solutions has been significantly slowed down by this lack of interaction among key stakeholders, and the resulting lack of an effective innovation ecosystem.
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Moodie, John, Tuulia Rinne, Johanna Alakerttula, Henrika Ruokonen, and Johanna Leino. Developing and Managing Innovation Ecosystems in the Circular Economy - Outline of a Digital Monitoring Tool. Nordregio, August 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.30689/pb2018:4.2001-3876.
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