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- Title
Systems Thinking in Practice in a Circular Economy.
- Authors
Schaap, Ainsley; McGowan, Katharine
- Abstract
The Circular Economy (CE) is frequently touted as important for building sustainability. Despite growing interest in CE, few theories have provided effective on-the-ground tools for building circularity. This case study of an agricultural organization in Western Canada illustrates how the logic of complexity helps frame and sustain a CE. Interviewees embraced complexity to manage the messy, unpredictable work of CE. Although preliminary, this suggests the possibility that circular economy-like behaviour may be more complex than currently understood. Interviewees represented complex systems thinkers in the wild and could help others seeking to build their own CE initiatives.
- Subjects
CIRCULAR economy; NONPROFIT sector; HELP-seeking behavior; AGRICULTURAL organizations; SYSTEMS theory
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Nonprofit & Social Economy Research / Revue canadienne de recherche sur les OSBL et l'économie sociale, 2024, Vol 15, Issue 1, p143
- ISSN
1920-9355
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29173/cjnser683