| Title |
Island and Indigenous systems of circularity: how Hawai?i can inform the development of universal circular economy policy goals |
| ID_Doc |
21 |
| Authors |
Beamer, K; Elkington, K; Souza, P; Tuma, A; Thorenz, A; Köhler, S; Kukea-Shultz, K; Kotubetey, K; Winter, KB; Kotubetey, K |
| Title |
Island and Indigenous systems of circularity: how Hawai?i can inform the development of universal circular economy policy goals |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
Ecology And Society, 28, 1 |
| DOI |
10.5751/ES-13656-280109 |
| Abstract |
Given the dire consequences of the present global climate crisis, the need for alternative ecologically based economic models could not be more urgent. The economic and environmental concerns of the circular economy are well-developed in the literature. However, there remains a gap in research concerning the circular economy's impact on culture and social equity. The underdeveloped social and cultural pillars of the circular economy, along with universal policy goals calling for a context- and need-based framework, makes it necessary to bridge natural and social science objectives in the circular economy. Islands can serve as model systems for studying the circular economy. We examine how HawaiModified Letter Turned Commai, through the philosophy of aloha Modified Letter Turned Commaaina, the Hawaiian ancestral circular economy, and contemporary community approaches toward advancing Indigenous economic justice can be one model system for understanding principles of circularity and policy advocacy. We introduce the concept of the ancestral circular economy and how aspects of this Indigenous institution can inform the development of universal circular economy policy goals. Furthermore, we present aloha Modified Letter Turned Commaaina as a framework for reciprocal care between human-environment relations while addressing the social and cultural pillars that aid in the development of these dimensions of the circular economy. |
| Author Keywords |
ancestral circular economy; circular economy; Indigenous; island systems; regenerative economy; social justice; sustainability |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000925627200002 |
| WoS Category |
Ecology; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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