Life Cycle Assessment & Circular Economy (Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes)

Preface
Contents
Technological Innovations Promoting Circular Economy: A Profitable Tool to Close Resource Loops
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology
		2.1 Research Questions
		2.2 Sample Selection
		2.3 Bibliometric Analysis and Data Processing
		2.4 Systematic Review and Sample Limitation
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Technological Innovation Systems for CE Until 2020
			3.1.1 Evolution of Scientific Production
			3.1.2 Analysis of Scientific Production by Subject Area
			3.1.3 Identification of the Most Prolific Journals
			3.1.4 Most Prolific Authors
			3.1.5 Main Research Institutions
			3.1.6 Characteristics of the Most Relevant Countries
			3.1.7 Analysis of the Keywords Used (2005–2020)
		3.2 Scientific Production Carried Out on Technological Innovation Systems for CE in 2021
		3.3 Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Prospects of Circularity in Steel Industry: Mapping Through LCA Approach
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Concept of Circular Economy (CE)
		1.2 Life Cycle Thinking and Steel Sector (LCA)
		1.3 Integrating CE and LCA
		1.4 Steel Sector and Environmental Management
		1.5 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
		1.6 Energy
		1.7 Water
		1.8 Waste
		1.9 Supply Chain
		1.10 Health and Safety
			1.10.1 Potential of CE for Steel Sector and Material Economy
			1.10.2 Circularity Interventions in the Steel Sector
			1.10.3 Innovations in Design: Eco-Design
		1.11 Innovations in the Steel Sector
	References
Circular Economy as a Way Forward Against Material Criticality: The Case of Rare Earth Elements in the Context of Sustainable Development
	1 Introduction
	2 Methods
		2.1 Theoretical and Conceptual Framework for REEs Criticality Mitigation
		2.2 CE Tools for Sustainability Assessment, an Analytical Example
	3 Findings and Discussion
		3.1 REEs CE-Sustainability Framework for Criticality Mitigation
		3.2 A Practical Example of CE Tools: Material Use of REEs, Life Impact Analysis and Recycling Potentials
		3.3 CE Strategies as a Way Forward for REEs Material Criticality Mitigation
	4 Conclusion and Recommendations
	References
Building a Sustainable Future: A Circular Economy–Based Leasing Model for Affordable Housing in Malaysia, Evaluated by Life Cycle Assessment
	1 Introduction
	2 Literature Review
	3 Theoretical Framework
		3.1 Value Propositions
		3.2 Liability
		3.3 Payment
		3.4 Work Sequence
		3.5 Property Rights
		3.6 Benefits for Clients
		3.7 Disadvantages for Clients
		3.8 Marketing Strategy
		3.9 Central Notion of Value
	4 Conceptual Framework
	5 A Way Forward
	6 Conclusion
	References
Alternatives to Improve the Management of Agricultural Plastics Within the Framework of Circular Economy
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Negative Externalities of Plastic
		1.2 Initiatives to Reduce the Consumption of Plastics
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Method and Bibliometric Variables
		2.2 Database and Analyzed Sample
	3 Results
		3.1 Evolution and Main Characteristics of the Documents Analyzed
		3.2 Analysis by Area of Knowledge
		3.3 Identification of the Most Productive Journal
		3.4 Most Productive Countries
		3.5 Most Productive Authors
		3.6 Most Used Keywords
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusions
	References
Application of Green Technology for the Management of Figs’ Deseasonalization: An Economically and Environmentally Effective Tool
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Background
	3 Material and Methods
		3.1 Location of the Experiment
		3.2 Production Infrastructure
		3.3 Vegetal Material Used
		3.4 Fertilization and Crop Protection
		3.5 Fig Tree Pruning
		3.6 Figs and Early Figs Ripening and Plant Production Parameters
	4 Results
	5 Conclusions
	References
Index