| Title |
Challenges and opportunities in building circular-economy incubators: Stakeholder perspectives in Trinidad and Tobago |
| ID_Doc |
631 |
| Authors |
Hull, CE; Millette, S; Williams, E |
| Title |
Challenges and opportunities in building circular-economy incubators: Stakeholder perspectives in Trinidad and Tobago |
| Year |
2021 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126412 |
| Abstract |
What are the challenges and opportunities involved in the development of circular-economy incubators in a developing economy? A grounded theory approach is used to explore these challenges and op-portunities in Trinidad and Tobago. Local stakeholders, including entrepreneurs, non-profits, academics and government agencies, are interviewed and the results are analyzed via axial coding to extract trends in attitudes and perceptions. Two principal results emerge from the analysis: First, while government involvement was viewed as part of the process, stakeholders do not trust the government to lead the development. Second, many stakeholders do not fully understand circular-economy strategies and op-portunities, emphasizing traditional waste management approaches such as recycling over value-added conversion of waste. Different stakeholders demonstrate different knowledge gaps, e.g. entrepreneurs tend not to recognize the financial case for circular economy, a prerequisite to their motivation to participate in incubation. These results suggest that circular-economy incubators would help entrepre-neurs find and pursue circular-economy opportunities with a limited role for government. Also, edu-cation about circular-economy approaches is needed to motivate and inform participation in a circular-economy incubator. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Author Keywords |
Circular economy; Incubator; Entrepreneurship; Stakeholder; Education; Government |
| 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:000672225100026 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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