Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy - Towards a Wasteless Future or a Wasteful Planet?
| Verlag | Wiley & Sons |
| Auflage | 2020 |
| Seiten | 448 |
| Format | 17,1 x 25,0 x 2,7 cm |
| Gewicht | 982 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | International Solid Waste Association |
| EAN | 9781119699279 |
| Bestell-Nr | 11969927UA |
How the marriage of Industry 4.0 and the Circular Economy can radically transform waste management--and our world
Do we really have to make a choice between a wasteless and nonproductive world or a wasteful and ultimately self-destructive one? Futurist and world-renowned waste management scientist Antonis Mavropoulos and sustainable business developer and digital strategist Anders Nilsen respond with a ringing and optimistic "No!" They explore the Earth-changing potential of a happy (and wasteless) marriage between Industry 4.0 and a Circular Economy that could--with properly reshaped waste management practices--deliver transformative environmental, health, and societal benefits. This book is about the possibility of a brand-new world and the challenges to achieve it.
The fourth industrial revolution has given us innovations including robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D-printing, and biotech. By using these technologies to advance the Circular Economy--where indu stry produces more durable materials and runs on its own byproducts--the waste management industry will become a central element of a more sustainable world and can ensure its own, but well beyond business as usual, future. Mavropoulos and Nilsen look at how this can be achieved--a wasteless world will require more waste management--and examine obstacles and opportunities such as demographics, urbanization, global warming, and the environmental strain caused by the rise of the global middle class.
_ Explore the new prevention, reduction, and elimination methods transforming waste management
_ Comprehend and capitalize on the business implications for the sector
_ Understand the theory via practical examples and case studies
_ Appreciate the social benefits of the new approach
Waste-management has always been vital for the protection of health and the environment. Now it can become a crucial role model in showing how Industry 4.0 and the Circ ular Economy can converge to ensure flourishing, sustainable--and much brighter--future.
