| Title | Advancing a slum-circular economy model for sustainability transition in cities of the Global South |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 28458 |
| Authors | Abunyewah, M; Erdiaw-Kwasie, MO; Okyere, SA; Boateng, FG |
| Title | Advancing a slum-circular economy model for sustainability transition in cities of the Global South |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | Nature Sustainability, 6.0, 11 |
| Abstract | This Perspective argues that slums, particularly in the Global South, are often left out of circular economy research for a variety of reasons, but that such places already provide meaningful examples of circular practices in everyday life. The circular economy (CE) is touted to have the potential to support the much-needed shift away from the current linear production and consumption economic model. However, many of the discussions on the CE have overlooked cities in the Global South, casting their pervasive slums as enclaves of socio-environmental problems and a barrier to sustainable development. In this Perspective, we highlight subaltern circularity in the Global South, developing a slum-CE theoretical model that illuminates how the practices underlying slum life intersect with the key principles of the CE. The findings of this Perspective offer directions for future slum-CE research and policy in cities in the Global South. |
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