对非洲采用循环经济的初步研究议程

Elke Nijman-Ross, Jessie Umuhire Umutesi, J. Turay, David Shamavu, Winifred Awinpoya Atanga, D. Ross
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循环经济研究在加速全球循环经济转型中发挥着重要作用,是促进气候变化适应的重要工具。然而,先前的社会责任研究主要集中在全球北方的国家,而全球南方的社会责任研究在很大程度上尚未得到探索,特别是在非洲国家和背景下。因此,本研究的目的是通过确定目前关于环境保护的知识体系、现有的环境保护研究差距和在非洲国家开展环境保护研究的障碍,为非洲国家的环境保护发展制定一个初步的研究议程。本研究采用混合方法研究设计,通过范围文献综述,对Google Scholar上的275篇英语和法语文章进行了综述,并对38位在非洲国家从事CE项目的CE行业专家进行了定量和定性调查。研究结果表明,南非是环保研究的领跑者,拥有最相关的出版物和由环保专家开展的正在进行的研究项目。在南非,对经济政策研究的主要焦点是迫切要求学者对更多的非洲国家进行具体国家的研究,特别是因为相当多的出版物没有区分国家。基于这些发现,本研究得出结论,目前的环保知识主要集中在环保的一个方面,即循环材料和产品(保持产品和材料的使用),而发表的期刊论文一致认为,在其他环保原则方面存在有意义的差距,如设计出废物和污染以及再生自然系统。因此,本文提出了一系列可以进一步研究的研究课题。据作者所知,这项研究是首次尝试在非洲背景和国家中建立CE的初步研究议程。
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Toward a preliminary research agenda for the circular economy adoption in Africa
Circular economy (CE) research plays an important role in accelerating the CE transition globally and is an essential tool to contribute to climate change adaptation. However, prior CE research is primarily focused on countries in the Global North, whereas CE research in the Global South has been largely unexplored, especially in African countries and contexts. Therefore, this study aims to develop a preliminary research agenda for CE development in African countries by identifying the current body of knowledge on CE, the existing CE research gaps and barriers to conducting CE research in African countries. This research applied a mixed method research design, whereby this study reviewed a total of 275 English and French articles from Google Scholar through a scoping literature review and carried out a quantitative and qualitative survey with 38 CE industry experts working on CE projects in African countries. The findings suggest that South Africa is the front-runner in CE research, with the most relevant publications and ongoing research projects conducted by CE experts. The dominant focus on CE research in South Africa is an urgent call for scholars to conduct country-specific research for additional African countries, especially since a significant number of publications do not distinguish between countries. Based on findings, this study concludes that the current body of CE knowledge is primarily focused on one aspect of CE, circulating materials and products (keep products and materials in use), while there is consensus from published journal papers that there are meaningful gaps in other CE principles such as designing out waste and pollution and regenerating natural systems. Therefore, this paper suggests a list of research topics that can be further investigated. To the authors' knowledge, this study is the first attempt to establish a preliminary research agenda for CE across African contexts and countries.
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