How can digitalisation enable the transition to a circular economy?
Toth-Peter, Agnes (2024) How can digitalisation enable the transition to a circular economy? PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.
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Our world faces a planetary crisis, resulting in pollution, resource scarcity, and biodiversity loss. This thesis explores the transition to a circular economy and the enabling role of Industry 4.0 technologies, through a systematic literature review and case studies from Europe and Australia. A high-level transition framework is proposed, including three stages: transition, implementation, and optimisation. The findings highlight the iterative nature of the transition, roles of institutions and economics, and warrant looking beyond carbon and material-focused solutions. This research provides strategic tools for businesses and policymakers to promote circular economy adoption and it highlights systemic complexities and potential paradoxes.
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| ID Code: | 248956 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD) |
| Supervisor: | Torres de Oliveira, Rui, Barner, Leonie, & Mathews, Shane |
| Keywords: | Business model, Circular economy, Digitalisation, Industry 4.0, Transition, Sustainable development |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.248956 |
| Pure ID: | 170289799 |
| Divisions: | Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Business & Law Current > Schools > School of Management |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 10 Jun 2024 15:56 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2026 00:14 |
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