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Circular economy in a territorial context: the case of biowaste management in Brussels

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  • Stephan Kampelmann

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Circular economy currently receives great attention and appears as a promising departure from linear flows that begin with the extraction of resources and end with the creation of waste. Building on the theory of social-ecological systems, this chapter underlines the existence of alternative paths towards the circularisation of the economy – and that these alternatives are not neutral with respect to their economic, social and environmental consequences. A case study on the flows of organic matter in the Brussels metropolis sheds light on two potential development paths: the first is a “third industrial revolution” which perpetuates the logic of economic growth based on the accumulation of capital and quantitative expansion; the second is a “post-growth” scenario characterised by a new polycentric organisation of work and a qualitative development that is less capital intensive.

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  • Stephan Kampelmann, 2017. "Circular economy in a territorial context: the case of biowaste management in Brussels," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/268029, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    • Handle: RePEc:ulb:ulbeco:2013/268029
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    1. Sarah De Boeck & Michael Ryckewaert, 2020. "The Preservation of Productive Activities in Brussels: The Interplay between Zoning and Industrial Gentrification," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(3), pages 351-363.

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