Circular Business Models Developing a Sustainable Future
This book explores the need to develop business strategies, organize and fund transformation projects and manage the transformation programme in order to further a circular economy. Circular Business Models outlines sustainable business models t
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CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS Developing a Sustainable Future
Circular Business Models
Mats Larsson
Circular Business Models Developing a Sustainable Future
Mats Larsson Lund University Lund, Sweden
ISBN 978-3-319-71790-6 ISBN 978-3-319-71791-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71791-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017962006 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Emily Wilt/EyeEm/Getty Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Mankind vs. Reality 1 The Science of Problem Solving 3 References 5
Part I Business and Organizational Aspects of Circular Economies
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2 Development as a Process of Organization 9 The Organization of a Circular Economy 12 A Development Over a Century 14 References 18 3 The Author’s Journey 19 Earlier Thoughts on Sustainability, Circular Economy, and Transformation 21 Technology Development, Business Transformation, and Peak Oil 23 References 25
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4 The Circular Economy and Business Challenges 27 Understanding Innovation and Business Development 29 Imminent Threats 33 Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming vs. Resource Depletion 36 The Experience Curve 37 References 39 5 Complexity: The Tightly Woven Fabric of Society 41 Complexity in Modern Society 42 The Increasing Specialization in the Linear Economy 44 Increasing Specialization of the Circular Economy 47 Reference 48 6 Could Resource Shortages Cause Problems? 49 Complex Development 52 Driving Change 58 A Collaborative Effort 58 A Systems Perspective 59 References
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