This paper provides anecdotes and examples on a wide range of topics related to sustainability, circular economy, local governance, and community development in Nepal, and illustrates the disconnect between global concepts like the circular economy and the ground realities of rural Nepal. It discusses the origins of the circular economy concept, its benefits, and the challenges likely to be faced while transitioning from a linear model of production and consumption to one that is cyclical. The role of local governments in adopting new practices like waste management and the potential pitfalls of introducing modern solutions without considering traditional practices and local contexts have been analyzed within the complexities surrounding the circular economy, especially in relation to practicality in implementation in rural areas. Being based on secondary literatures, and the author’s own observation-based reflection, the article also discusses how imported ideas and practices, if not aligned with local traditions and resources, can lead to unintended consequences and challenges. The critique of initiatives that prioritize superficial modernization over addressing core issues like sustainable waste management or preserving traditional farming practices has also been discussed.
This study analyzes the application of circular economy principles in the Brazilian fashion industry, identifying challenges in the transition from the linear "take-make-waste" model to a regenerative one. Through a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive approach, using bibliographic and documentary research, this p...
Anne da Conceição Moura, Antonio Luiz de Medina Filho, Marcela Lobo Francisco et al.· Revista de Estudos Interdisc...· 0 citations
This paper examines how new policy concepts are taken up in practice, focusing on the Circular Economy of Water (CEW) in the Netherlands. Drawing on 20 semi-structured interviews with practitioners from different governance levels, regions, and sectors, we analyze how CEW is interpreted, reshaped, and mainstreamed into...
Noelle M C G Lasseur, D. Beukers, K. Holstead et al.· Ambio· 0 citations
Despite growing policy interest, global circularity is declining — falling to just 6.9% in 2025. This paper argues that a key reason is the absence of a concrete vision of what a circular economy would look like as a physical place. To provide that vision, the argument traces a line across three bodies of work. Bauwens...
Steven Liaros· Journal of Circular Economy· 0 citations
This article interrogates the potential of the circular economy as a structuring paradigm for ecological transition and sustainable development in Tunisia, with particular emphasis on the management of construction and demolition waste (CDW). Situating the analysis within critiques of the dominant linear economic model...
M. Ellouze· Advances in Social Sciences...· 0 citations
Engagement of local communities and policy coherence across different sectors are essential to ensure that no one is left behind in the green transition. Coastal communities face many challenges that are difficult to adapt to, including those associated with blue growth. In this article, outcomes from two Horizon Europ...
Jonas Kyrönviita, Maria Hadjimichael, Paulina Ramírez-Monsalve· Ocean and Society· 2 citations
The circular economy (CE) is widely viewed as a key global lever for sustainable resource use. However, CE conceptualizations have focused mostly on high resource use in the Global North, largely neglecting the drivers, solutions and enablers of circularity in the socio-economic contexts of the Global South. Here, ba...
Lucas Straub, P. Trotter, E. Onsongo et al.· Nature Sustainability· 1 citation
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