Cooper, Antony KKruger, TinusGodfrey, Linda KNapier, MarkDe Jager, Peta2024-02-202024-02-202024-01Cooper, A.K., Kruger, T., Godfrey, L.K. & Napier, M. 2024. The circular economy, human settlements and municipal government. In <i>Sustainability Handbook Volume 8</i>. P. De Jager, Ed. S.l.: Alive2Green. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13606 .9780620452403http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13606The linear economy is where resources (including energy and space) move through the economy in one direction, from being harvested, collected or mined, through refining and processing to create products and services, to uses and consumption, until being discarded. This creates value only while available resources are entering at one end and the waste exiting at the other does not foul up anything, or even everything.This chapter considers the current resources within human settlements for circularity, the expected trends, the potential resource constraints for future growth of circularity, key economic and socio-economic gains and losses associated with the linear economy, and opportunities for the circular economy in human settlements.FulltextenHuman settlementsLinear economyCircular economyGovernanceStandardsRecyclingConstructionSustainable buildingsBook ChapterCooper, A. K., Kruger, T., Godfrey, L. K., & Napier, M. (2024). The circular economy, human settlements and municipal government. In P. De Jager. (Ed.), <i>Sustainability Handbook Volume 8</i> Alive2Green. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13606Cooper, Antony K, Tinus Kruger, Linda K Godfrey, and Mark Napier. "The circular economy, human settlements and municipal government" In <i>SUSTAINABILITY HANDBOOK VOLUME 8</i>, edited by Peta De Jager. n.p.: Alive2Green. 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13606.Cooper AK, Kruger T, Godfrey LK, Napier M. The circular economy, human settlements and municipal government. In De Jager P, editor.. Sustainability Handbook Volume 8. [place unknown]: Alive2Green; 2024. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13606.TY - Book Chapter AU - Cooper, Antony K AU - Kruger, Tinus AU - Godfrey, Linda K AU - Napier, Mark AB - The linear economy is where resources (including energy and space) move through the economy in one direction, from being harvested, collected or mined, through refining and processing to create products and services, to uses and consumption, until being discarded. This creates value only while available resources are entering at one end and the waste exiting at the other does not foul up anything, or even everything.This chapter considers the current resources within human settlements for circularity, the expected trends, the potential resource constraints for future growth of circularity, key economic and socio-economic gains and losses associated with the linear economy, and opportunities for the circular economy in human settlements. DA - 2024-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR ED - De Jager, Peta J1 - Sustainability Handbook Volume 8 KW - Human settlements KW - Linear economy KW - Circular economy KW - Governance KW - Standards KW - Recycling KW - Construction KW - Sustainable buildings LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2024 SM - 9780620452403 T1 - The circular economy, human settlements and municipal government TI - The circular economy, human settlements and municipal government UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13606 ER -27624