2015-Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
SIPS 2015 Volume 9: Physics, Advanced Materials, Multifunctional Materials
| Editors: | Kongoli F, Dubois JM, Gaudry E, Fournee V, Marquis F |
| Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Pages: | 275 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-1-987820-32-4 |
| ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
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Circular Economy and Eco-Innovation in Cities
Sonja Stefanov1;1, Pancevo, Serbia and Montenegro (formerly Yugoslavia);
Type of Paper: Regular
Id Paper: 510
Topic: 21
Abstract:
Sustainability is realized in a place where people live and work and is part of a global framework of sustainability. With the growing challenges faced, the cities are required entrepreneurship and innovation to ensure its own long-term economic, cultural and social progress while reducing the environmental impact. The concept of a circular economy promises a way out. It aims to enable effective flows of materials, energy, labour and information so that natural and social capital can be rebuilt. Finding innovative energy solutions, integrated with transport systems, smart construction and urban planning solutions, waste and water treatment as well as ICT solutions for the urban environment is therefore crucial in the transformation towards a sustainable society.