ABSTRACT

This paper applies a knowledge-based approach to study the role of circular economy (CE) for sustainable development. An analysis of publications from practice-oriented CE advocates is deployed to study the types of knowledge actors foster when they pursue the transition towards a CE. With the proposed term ‘circular literacy’ (CL), an analytical framework is provided to differentiate between different types of knowledge relevant for a transition towards the CE: system, target, and transformation knowledge. The main emphasis is on identifying knowledge-related prerequisites that prevent or stimulate the transformative potential of CE thinking and practices for sustainable development. The analysis reveals how the CL in the sample is confined by a narrow economic vision of the CE, lacking a reflection of political and sociocultural aspects that are needed to be addressed in future research to gain a robust concept of a CE-driven systemic transition towards sustainability.

摘要

本文采用基于知识的方法来研究循环经济（CE）在可持续发展中的作用。对以实践为导向的CE倡导者的出版物进行了分析，以研究行为体向CE过渡时所培养的知识类型。使用提议的术语“循环扫盲”（CL），提供了一个分析框架，以区分与向CE过渡有关的不同类型的知识：系统知识，目标知识和转化知识。主要重点是确定与知识相关的先决条件，这些先决条件可阻止或激发可持续发展思想和实践对可持续发展的变革潜力。分析揭示了样本中的CL是如何通过对CE的狭economic经济视野来限制的，