Systems Thinking in Practice in a Circular Economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12969429 |
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| Authors | Ainsley Schaap (Mount Royal University, corresponding author), Katharine Mcgowan (0000-0002-8355-9672, Mount Royal University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian journal of nonprofit and social economy research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1920-9355 • E-ISSN: 1920-9355 |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.29173/cjnser683 |
| OpenAlex | W4401537297 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The Circular Economy (CE) is frequently touted as important for building sustainability. Despite growing interest in CE, few theories have provided effective on the-ground tools for building circularity. This case study of an agricultural organization in Western Canada illustrates how the logic of complexity helps frame and sustain a CE. Interviewees embraced complexity to manage the messy, unpredictable work of CE. Although preliminary, this suggests the possibility that circular economy-like behaviour may be more complex than currently understood. Interviewees represented complex systems thinkers in the wild and could help others seeking to build their own CE initiatives
Biology · Circular economy · Economics · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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