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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

21. Circular Economy Inspired Imaginaries for Sustainable Innovations

Authors : Rumy Narayan, Annika Tidström

Published in: Innovation for Sustainability

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In this chapter, Narayan and Tidström draw on the concept of imaginaries to show how Circular Economy (CE) can facilitate values that enable sustainable innovation. Innovation is key for sustainability, however, understanding and implementing sustainable innovation is challenging, and identifying the kind of actions that could direct sustainable innovations is important. The findings of this study indicate that CE-inspired imaginaries enable collaboration and by relating such imaginaries to common and shared social and cultural values, intermediaries could motivate actors into taking actions that contribute to sustainable innovation.

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Metadata
Title
Circular Economy Inspired Imaginaries for Sustainable Innovations
Authors
Rumy Narayan
Annika Tidström
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Book
Innovation for Sustainability

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-97384-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-97385-2

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97385-2_21