This book uses economic and policy approaches to highlight sustainability, environmental, and social aspects of the circular economy. It emphasizes the circular economy within the market’s perspective, including the links between consumption and sustainability, and how balances between profitability and environmental sustainability can be attained.
Sebastiano Patti is a PhD in Public Economics. He teaches Environmental Economics at the University of Catania (Italy). He also worked for the national government and for national and regional public bodies. In fact, he continues to work as a consultant for public and private organizations. His research focuses on environmental assessment of production cycles. He has written several publications on the relationship between tourism development and environmental sustainability. She is part of European research groups and coordinates projects funded by European funds. He is referee for scientific journals as Sustainability, Energies, Environment, Development and Sustainability.
Innehållsförteckning
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Scenario of A Circular Economy.- Chapter 3: Life Cycle Thinking and Circular Economy.- Chapter 4: Policies Targeted To Circular Economy.- Chapter 5: Public Sector and Circular Economy.- Chapter 6: Production and Consumption Within Circular Economy Perspective.- Chapter 7: Eco-efficiency, Circularity Measurement and Assessment.