The sustainable energy transition asks for new and innovative solutions in the way society, government, energy market and clients (end users) approach energy distribution and consumption. The energy transition provides great opportunity to develop innovative solutions where in the dense built environment …

This report investigates the circularity of CDW leading tocircular new business models, strategic decision making andoperationalization of CDW handling and management.

A topic of great social relevance in the current century is implementing innovative sustainable production processes. Globally waste management is one of the biggest sustainability challenges. With urbanization and a growing global population, the use of various products and discarding their waste has …

Fossil fuels have greatly affected the world. How we move around in our cars, how we produce and consume our food, how we keep our economy running, generate electricity and spatialize our cities. But whether we like it or not, we are moving towards a future without these fossil fuels ¬– an era in which …

This chapter takes the starting point that the power to deter consists of three components: (physical) capacities, concepts (strategy, plans, decision-making procedures) and will (moral, determination, audacity). In case one of these components is underdeveloped or not in place, (coercive) power fails. …

Not KnowingIn light of the crisis which is currently in the making, we are all confronted with uncertainty. Unexpectedly, we are face to face with a reality that previously seemed so easy to escape via plans, calculations and predictions. As we rediscover our situations and at times drown in the deep …

Distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) such as blockchain have in recent years been presented as a new general-purpose technology that could underlie many aspects of social and economic life, including civics and urban governance. In an urban context, over the past few years, a number of actors have …

Currently, we are experiencing exciting and challenging times, some even dare speak of a 4th industrial revolution. Within let’s say less than one century we will have run out of oil and other vital resources just to mention one thing. Climate change is another major challenge, as is social iniquity. …

The shift towards a more sustainable circular economy will require innovations. While SMEs can contribute to this development, financing innovations within SMEs is difficult. Various authors have not ed moreover that the concept of the circular economy has further increased the complexity of investment …

A rise in global population and welfare is depleting the earth’s resources and challenging the current predominantly linear economy, following a take-make-waste pattern, calling upon a shift towards a more circular economy (Bastein and Willems, 2019; Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2013; Lüdeke-Freund et …