This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the circular economy and sustainable resource management, focusing on actionable strategies, innovative policies, and impactful partnerships driving the transition. It presents principles such as reducing, reusing, and recycling resources, alongside discussions on sustainable resource use and waste reduction. Practical insights are provided for implementing approaches such as product life extension, remanufacturing, and responsible sourcing, supported by real-world examples. The book also examines the role of policy frameworks in promoting sustainable resource use, offering analyses of existing policies and recommendations for a supportive regulatory environment. With contributions from experts in economics, environmental science, policy studies, and business management, it provides a holistic perspective, encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration. Insights into successful waste reduction initiatives and recycling programs implemented by businesses are shared, along with discussions on challenges and opportunities in creating closed-loop systems for materials and waste. Structured for easy navigation, it serves as a valuable educational resource suitable for students, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. By addressing the need for sustainable resource management solutions, the book aims to provide practical guidance and knowledge to advance the circular economy agenda, shaping a more sustainable future.
Transforming circular urban resources sustainable approaches for smart
city.- Smart city planning and autonomous vehicles liability and privacy
concerns for smart city strategy.- The perspective of local governments
regarding the adoption of the circular economy.- Integration of circular
economy and green manufacturing for sustainable development.- Integrating
green manufacturing techniques and resource strategies.- Achieving circular
supply chain success conquering challenges for sustainable growth.- Resource
efficacy in circular economy to achieve sustainability.- From excess to
essential embracing minimalism for resource sustainability in the circular
economy .- Strategic integration of green hrm and circular economy for
sustainable change management.- Advancing gig workers capabilities in the
circular economy.- Brewing a better future navigating sustainability
challenges in the tea industry.- Unlocking managerial controls for circular
economy in the tea industry.- Small firms sustainability and circular economy
changing dynamics and future prospects.- Climate diplomacy and carbon border
adjustment mechanism in india.- Circle of adaptation circular economy key to
adapt climate change.- Adoption of circular economy in food and agriculture.-
Greener tomorrow using digital technology to achieve circular economy.-
Adapting smart waste management and recycling practices among the circular
economy.- A review of the determinants and barriers of renewable energy
utilization in driving economic growth.- Leveraging public private
partnerships to drive circular economy in the middle east challenges models
pathways.- The impact of innovation and green energy on financial market
growth in the eu and ceecs during the transition to a sustainable economy.-
Artificial intelligence capabilities as enablers for enhancing circularity in
supply chains an emerging economy perspective.- Circular economy in
manufacturing current trends and future directions.
Dr. Vinay Kandpal, a distinguished Professor at the Department of Management Studies, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, has over 19 years of experience in education and business. Holding a D.Litt. and a Ph.D. in Finance from Kumaun University, India, along with a Postdoctoral Fellowship from PG Administracao-Paulista University (UNIP), Brazil, Dr. Kandpal has made significant contributions to the field of finance and business management. He has authored more than 81 scholarly articles and 15 books covering topics like sustainable finance, financial technology, smart urban development, risk management, circular economy, and financial inclusion.
Dr. Angappa Gunasekaran is a professor of supply chain management at the School of Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg. He also served as the director of the School of Business Administration for about two and a half years. Prior to this, he served as a dean at both the School of Business and Public Administration, California State University Bakersfield, and the Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He has also served as the director of the Business Innovation Research Center and chairperson of the Department of Decision and Information Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Dr. Gunasekaran is a globally recognized interdisciplinary researcher committed to advancing the theory and practice of operations management and information systems. Currently, he ranks as the fifth most cited researcher in the category of Business and Management Scientists on Research.com. He has also served on the editorial boards of many journals and has organized several international workshops and conferences. He is the editor-in-chief of Benchmarking: An International Journal and OPSEARCH.
Dr. Anshuman Jaswal is currently the director and head of NMIMS Deemed Universitys Indore campus. The campus has five schools for Business, Law, Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy, and Commerce, respectively. Earlier, he held Leadership and Teaching positions at the School of Business at UPES, the Indian School of Hospitality (ISH), Gurugram, and Bennett University's School of Management, Greater Noida. He has extensive research and consulting experience and has taught as visiting faculty at leading Indian business schools, including IIM Indore and IIM Kozhikode. He has authored more than 100 research reports covering strategy and technology topics in financial services. He also has prior work experience in corporate banking, market research and consulting, life insurance and wealth management, pension plan management, and transfer pricing.
Dr. Debjani Mukherjee holds a Ph.D. in Media and Communications from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, an M.A. in Communications from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, an M.A. in English Literature from Gauhati University, and a postgraduate diploma in Film from SRFTI, Kolkata. With a career trajectory that spans academia, industry as well as entrepreneurship, she is currently Associate Professor and Director, School of Media and Marketing, Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore, India. Her interests manifest in three strands of research. The first relates to her interest in the intersection between environment, activism, and media, specifically how nature is mediated in the global south. The second relates to her interest in the intersections between business, tech, and sustainability, and the third relates to her interest in the intersections between media, technology, and culture.
