We are are happy to welcome you to the ICEC 2020
November 30 - December 3, 2020 | Freiburg, Germany
We invite novel contributions exploring a wide range of questions, including (but not limited to):
Power, Politics & Policy Design
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What role do power and politics play in the conceptualization and realization of a circular economy?
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What policies and initiatives incentivize a sustainable circular economy?
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What are the environmental, economic and social effects of current circular economy policies and programs?
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How can science contribute to policymaking for a sustainable circular economy?
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Case studies: local, national, international policy making & implementation
Law & Regulatory Governance
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(How) Do policies and laws promote or undermine transformation into a socially and ecologically sustainable circular economy?
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Are there trade-offs between existing laws and regulatory frameworks that undermine social justice and environmental sustainability and how can we address them?
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How to establish rights on waste or other secondary resources?
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Do we need harmonized standardization for a circular economy?
Social Justice & Good Labour Practices
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How can the circular economy increase social justice and good labour practices along supply chains?
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Does society benefit from a global circular economy?
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What is the role of power in a circular economy?
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What kind of social aspects and labour practices are most prominent in the literature?
Circular Cities & Urban Planning
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How do cities conceptualize and implement the circular economy?
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What are the barriers and enablers towards urban circular economy?
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What is the role of urban planning?
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How can the urban circular economy increase social wellbeing?
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What examples of successful initiatives are available?
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How can cities monitor their progress towards a sustainable circular economy?
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What are the effects of circular strategies on urban metabolism?
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Case studies: mobility, waste management, urban farming, construction, energy, water, food waste…
Concepts & Monitoring Tools for a Circular Economy
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How can we conceptualize a socially just and environmentally sustainable circular economy?
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How can we monitor ecological and social sustainability?
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How do we manage complexity?
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How does the circular economy contribute to the SDGs?
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How do we achieve transdisciplinary research for a circular economy?
Towards a Circular Bioeconomy
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How do policy and practice conceptualize a circular bioeconomy?
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What are the key drivers and barriers in a transition to a circular bioeconomy?
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How do actors in the bio-based sector envision their role in the circular economy?
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What are the environmental impacts and benefits of fostering circular bio-based industries?
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Case studies: bioplastics, forestry, agriculture, food waste management, biotechnology…
Trade & Global Supply Chains
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What is the role of transnational supply chains in realizing a circular economy?
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What are the challenges of globalization?
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What role do international relations and the global trade regime play?
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What does global resource circulation look like?
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What are the global impacts and benefits of resource circulation?
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What are critical products and materials in a global circular economy?
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What is the role of North-South relationships in circular economy management?
Business Models, Innovation & Design
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What are the main challenges in circular product design?
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What are the environmental tradeoffs of circular design?
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What are the main areas of product innovation in practice?
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How can we rethink business models to fit the circular economy?
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What are successful experiences in the field of industrial innovation for the environment and social wellbeing (e.g., inclusion, sharing economy…)?
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How does policy regulate and promote circular innovations & business models in industries?
1. Oral presentations
Authors should submit an abstract (max. 300 words) related to one (or a set) of the questions and topics described above. Abstracts should include the main rationale of the study, methods,
expected results and contribution to one or several of the conference topics. Oral presentations will have 15-minute time slots.
2. Session proposals
Sessions of 90 minutes provide authors the option to organize a panel comprising three to four related presentations. A session proposal should include an abstract summarizing the overall topic
(max. 500 words), as well as individual abstracts for each presentation included in the panel. Abstracts should include the main rationale of the session, expected outcomes and
contribution to one or several of the conference topics. Innovative session formats are particularly welcome, including discussion sessions, interactive dialogues, and workshops.
Please send an abstract including the following information:
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Author name, e-mail and affiliation
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Relevant conference topic(s)
Authors should submit their abstracts in a single Word file
to Dr. Anna Petit Boix
([email protected]) by January 15,
2020. The Organizing Committee will review all submissions and inform authors by February 29, 2020 about the acceptance of their abstracts.
