What Does the Circular Household of the Future Look Like? An Expert-Based Exploration
Circularity is a necessity for the future of our society but individual households often find it difficult to contribute to this transition. This paper presents possible future visions of circular (and climate-neutral) households, inside and outside the house, regarding their contributions to the ci...
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| author | Saskia Keesstra Tamara Metze Linda Ofori Marleen Buizer Saskia Visser |
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| description | Circularity is a necessity for the future of our society but individual households often find it difficult to contribute to this transition. This paper presents possible future visions of circular (and climate-neutral) households, inside and outside the house, regarding their contributions to the circular society, and taking into account food, energy, waste, household devices, and recreation. We combined expert interviews and a literature review to (1) explore imaginable futures for circular households, and (2) make a qualitative evaluation of the inside- and outside-house influences of households on a climate-neutral and circular society. Interviewees were selected to represent different scientific backgrounds. The four household types were organized according to more local or global, and collective or individual, levels: (1) the Househood (centering around neighborhoods); (2) the HouseNet (connecting households); (3) the Sharing Household (sharing goods between households); and (4) the Designing Household (input from circular-by-design products). The analysis shows that households can become more circular by connecting developments in social, ecological, and technological systems, such as those in price dynamics, policies, or land-use design. However, barriers and limitations need attention, including: (1) public awareness and willingness to change; (2) economic models; (3) waste; and (4) social justice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2dc58a553dde40c3821c696d6fe6db9f2023-11-30T21:16:55ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2022-07-01117106210.3390/land11071062What Does the Circular Household of the Future Look Like? An Expert-Based ExplorationSaskia Keesstra0Tamara Metze1Linda Ofori2Marleen Buizer3Saskia Visser4Team Soil Water and Land Use, Wageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 2, 6700 AA Wageningen, The NetherlandsPublic Administration and Policy Group, Wageningen University and Research, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, The NetherlandsEnvironmental Economics and Natural Resources Group, Wageningen University and Research, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, The NetherlandsStrategic Communication Group, Wageningen University and Research, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, The NetherlandsWageningen Corporate Strategy and Accounts, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB Wageningen, The NetherlandsCircularity is a necessity for the future of our society but individual households often find it difficult to contribute to this transition. This paper presents possible future visions of circular (and climate-neutral) households, inside and outside the house, regarding their contributions to the circular society, and taking into account food, energy, waste, household devices, and recreation. We combined expert interviews and a literature review to (1) explore imaginable futures for circular households, and (2) make a qualitative evaluation of the inside- and outside-house influences of households on a climate-neutral and circular society. Interviewees were selected to represent different scientific backgrounds. The four household types were organized according to more local or global, and collective or individual, levels: (1) the Househood (centering around neighborhoods); (2) the HouseNet (connecting households); (3) the Sharing Household (sharing goods between households); and (4) the Designing Household (input from circular-by-design products). The analysis shows that households can become more circular by connecting developments in social, ecological, and technological systems, such as those in price dynamics, policies, or land-use design. However, barriers and limitations need attention, including: (1) public awareness and willingness to change; (2) economic models; (3) waste; and (4) social justice.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/7/1062circular bio-economyfuture visioncircular agriculturerenewable energycommodity sharingrecycling |
| spellingShingle | Saskia Keesstra Tamara Metze Linda Ofori Marleen Buizer Saskia Visser What Does the Circular Household of the Future Look Like? An Expert-Based Exploration Land circular bio-economy future vision circular agriculture renewable energy commodity sharing recycling |
| title | What Does the Circular Household of the Future Look Like? An Expert-Based Exploration |
| title_full | What Does the Circular Household of the Future Look Like? An Expert-Based Exploration |
| title_fullStr | What Does the Circular Household of the Future Look Like? An Expert-Based Exploration |
| title_full_unstemmed | What Does the Circular Household of the Future Look Like? An Expert-Based Exploration |
| title_short | What Does the Circular Household of the Future Look Like? An Expert-Based Exploration |
| title_sort | what does the circular household of the future look like an expert based exploration |
| topic | circular bio-economy future vision circular agriculture renewable energy commodity sharing recycling |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/7/1062 |
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