1st Edition

Social and Cultural Aspects of the Circular Economy Toward Solidarity and Inclusivity

Edited By Viktor Pál Copyright 2022
226 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This collection of essays brings together discussions arguing that the circular economy must be linked to society and culture in order to create a viable concept for remodelling the economy. Covering a diverse range of topics and regions, including cities and living, food and human waste, packaging and law, fashion, design and art, this book provides a multi-layered examination of... Read more

1. Social and cultural aspects of circular economy: Toward solidarity and inclusivity

Viktor Pál

2. Transitioning to the circular economy: Shifting from a technical to a cultural perspective

Marileena Mäkelä, Tiina Onkila, Satu Teerikangas, Milla Sarja, Mira Valkjärvi, and Katariina Koistinen

3. Filling the social gap in the circular economy: How can the solidarity economy contribute to urban circularity?

Raysa França, Erkki-Jussi Nylén, Ari Jokinen, and Pekka Jokinen

4. Towards a socially inclusive circular economy: A study of tenant engagement in European social housing organisations

Halima Sacranie and Sultan Çetin

5. How does the circular economy interact with urban food system transformation?

Carlos Miret

6. Human waste: Why what seems naturally circular frequently is not

Iris Borowy

7. Power and responsibility in transition to sustainable food packaging

Kirsi Sonck-Rautio, Sanne Bor, Greg O’Shea, Nina Tynkkynen, Vilja Varho, and Maria Åkerman

8. Throwaway culture and the circular economy: Lifespan concepts in regulation

Taina Pihlajarinne

9. Assessing through a gender-inclusion lens the social impact of circular strategies in the apparel value chain: The Dutch case

Lis Suarez-Visbal, Claudia Stuckrath, and Jesús Rosales Carreón

10. From global problem to local solution: How a future directed circular economy can foster social change

Sabine Lettmann and Pia Schmoeckel

11. Contemporary art and cosmovisions of Brazilian Indigenous peoples: Potential influence on CE and SSE practices?

Luciana Benetti Marques Valio

12. Beyond circularity: Do we need to shrink and share?

David Ness

Biography

Viktor Pál is a Researcher at the Department of Cultures at the University of Helsinki, Finland and has the title of Docent at the University of Tampere, Finland. He also serves as Coordinator at the Helsinki Environmental Humanities Hub.