The role of proximity in environmental upgrading
Plastics recycling in Norwegian aquaculture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8943975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Assiya Kenzhegaliyeva (0000-0002-9080-0823, SINTEF, corresponding author), Henrik Brynthe Lund (0000-0002-4348-4338, SINTEF) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 150 |
| Pages | 103969-103969 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geoforum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.geoforum.2024.103969 |
| OpenAlex | W4391979312 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
End-of-life environmental upgrading can contribute to more sustainable use of natural resources. The authors look at recycling as end-of-life environmental upgrading and explore what influences recycling of discarded hard plastic equipment in the Norwegian aquaculture industry. They study the role of institutional, geographical, and social proximity in environmental upgrading of the plastics value chain in aquaculture and combine the concepts of environmental upgrading, proximity, and cost-capability ratio into a framework to understand better the conditions for end-of-life environmental upgrading. The findings reveal that material properties can be crucial for end-of-life environmental upgrading, as they can both influence costs of environmental upgrading and require development of new capabilities for environmental upgrading. To balance the costs and capabilities related to environmental upgrading, actors need to take geographical, institutional, and social dimensions of proximity into account. In conclusion, the development of recycling solutions in global value chains, such as end- of-life environmental upgrading, is affected by how proximity influences costs and drives development of capabilities
Business · Economics · Environmental economics · Environmental impact assessment · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Natural resource · Natural resource economics · Norwegian · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Value (mathematics · Ecology · Environmental Science · Microplastics and Plastic Pollution · Recycling and Waste Management Techniques · Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Institutions and organizations
Global Production Networks
Environmental Strategies, Upgrading and Competitive Advantage in Global Value Chains
Regional Innovation Systems
Economic and social upgrading in global production networks
Case Study Research
Commodity Chains and Global Capitalism
Promoting Industrial Symbiosis
Knowledge networks in the Dutch aviation industry
Global production networks
Innovation and Proximity
The hidden costs of environmental upgrading in global value chains
The governance of global value chains
Proximity and Localization
How does insertion in global value chains affect upgrading in industrial clusters
On the Role Played by Temporary Geographical Proximity in Knowledge Transmission
Proximity and Innovation
Global production networks
Proximity and Innovation
The 'factory manager dilemma
Handbook of Proximity Relations
Toward a Dynamic Theory of Global Production Networks
| Highly cited | No |
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