Sonnier, Emma, C (2021) NARRATIVE FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN CITIES: CONDITIONS FOR A MISSION-ORIENTED INNOVATIVE SYSTEM. Master thesis, Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE).
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Abstract
In response to the consequences of urbanisation, including the production of over 70% of global emissions and the increase in social inequalities, cities have set themselves ambitious missions to catalyse innovative solutions for the transition to a circular economy. This exploratory research examines the conditions for such missions to trigger the development of an innovative system to support cities in this transition. While several studies have been conducted on the narrative of the circular economy as a 'way of doing', this article adopts the position of the circular economy as a 'way of thinking'. To further explore the conceptual diversity of the circular economy, this article uses the method of rapid ethnography in the context of a Dutch region pursuing a circular mission. The results highlight that a mission alone is not enough to create an innovative and inclusive system as the underlying narrative lacks congruency, suggesting that the circular economy may not be the most compelling narrative for the sustainability mission of cities.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Name supervisor: | Folmer, E.C. and Long, T.B. |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2021 08:28 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Sep 2021 08:28 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/60 |
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