A Systematic Scoping Review of Biogas as an Instrumental Technology for a Circular Economy and a Way Forward to Ensure Sustainable Development in the Context of Global South Nations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12307016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tewodros Tarekegn Lapiso (0000-0002-9667-0273, Department of Sustainable Technologies Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Prague Czech Republic), Hynek Roubík (0000-0002-7498-4140, Department of Sustainable Technologies Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Prague Czech Republic, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 9073-9105 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sustainable Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-0802 • E-ISSN: 1099-1719 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/sd.70080 |
| OpenAlex | W4413239820 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 172 |
Sustainable development (SD) was introduced in 1987 by the Brundtland Commission report. This leads to the induction of the circular economy (CE). Within these two frameworks, biogas technology plays a crucial role in facilitating the transformation of organic waste into energy and organic fertilizer without producing non‐recyclable waste. This study aims to elucidate how peer‐reviewed research articles employed research methodologies to investigate the interconnections between biogas, CE, and SD within the Global South context. A systematic scoping review was performed with strong adherence to the PRISMA protocol. Therefore, we applied two analytical approaches: a manual interpretative coding analysis and a bibliometric analysis utilizing RStudio's Biblioshiny interface. The results indicate the dominance of quantitative methodology, with the prevalence of experimental and survey research designs. The direct interconnection of biogas, CE, and SD is hard to find in the inquiries of the reviewed articles. Moreover, CE has the least thematic representation compared to the combination of SD and CE as a distinct theme alongside SD. The publication of peer‐reviewed research articles exhibits an increasing trend, with China occupying a prominent position. This review substantiates the instrumental role and status of Biogas in the effective establishment of the CE and SD in Global South Nations. Furthermore, we recommend that future studies should explicitly examine biogas in the framework of CE and SD. Policies should be tailored to the socio‐economic contexts of Global South Nations through the application of instruments like investment support through subsidies or loans, and incentivizing research and development efforts
Biogas · Business · Circular economy · Context (archaeology · Economics · Environmental economics · Geography · Political science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Thematic analysis · Waste management · Engineering · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Municipal Solid Waste Management · Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Operational principles of circular economy for sustainable development
From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals
Iterative categorization (IC)
The circular economy umbrella
The scientific impact of nations
Scientific publishing in developing countries
The emergence of China as a leading nation in science
Limitations of the Millennium Development Goals
Reflexivity in quantitative research
Bibliometrix
The PRISMA 2020 statement
The Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm?
Guidance for conducting systematic scoping reviews
A review on circular economy
From potential to practice
Exploring the impact of poverty on the sustainable development goals
United Nations Millennium Declaration
Handling a complex agenda
Connecting the sustainable development goals by their energy inter-linkages
Determining the Influencing Factors of Biogas Technology Adoption Intention in Pakistan
Taboos, toilets and biogas
From failure to fairness
Leaving No-one Behind? The Politics of Destination in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
The contradiction of the sustainable development goals
The effects of technological innovation on sustainable development and environmental degradation
South–South cooperation and the rise of the Global South
Sustainable development (1987-2005)
Research methods in rural studies
Manual Qualitative Data Coding Using MS Word for Students and Early Career Researchers in Resource-Constrained Settings
A Step-by-Step Process of Thematic Analysis to Develop a Conceptual Model in Qualitative Research
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |