Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Enterprises

Examines the whole academic research process, from formulating the key questions to deriving conclusions

Links all chapters and sections logically to answer serious academic questions

Includes case studies and recommended reading materials

Serves as both a study text for students and a reference work for researchers and students alike

Autorentext
MAO Jiansu, Associate Professor, Ph.D Supervisor. Industrial Ecologist. Graduated from Northeastern University in 2003 as a Ph. D in Industrial Ecology. Owner of Henry Luce Foundation Industrial Ecology in Asia in 2005. She has been a post-doctoral associate and Research Fellow at Center of Industrial Ecology in 2005 and 2007, School of Forest & Environmental Studies, Yale University, USA, mainly focus on material anthropogenic flows, which are the core contents in Circular Economy. Research fields including Industrial Ecology, Ecological Economics, Urban Eco-planning, Source Management of Pollutants. Teaching courses Industrial Ecology for international graduates and Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Enterprises and Introduction of Environmental Science for undergraduates. She takes charge of or joined in around 10 items of research programs. She has published more than 60 academic papers and participated in compiling of 4 books.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Human Development and Environmental Crisis.- Sustainable Development Management.- Material Circular Flow-Part A: concept and category.- Material Circular Flow-Part B: MFA on substance-tracing method.- Material Circular Flow-Part C: MFA on location-observation method.- Energy Anthropogenic Flows.- Economic Value Flow in Circular Economy.- Implication of Circular Economy.- The guarantee system of Circular Economy.- Sustainable development Enterprises and LCA .- Design for Environment.- Evaluation of Sustainable Development Enterprises.- Management of Enterprises.