Journal
WATER RESEARCH
Volume 187, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116423
Keywords
Circularity Assessment Framework; Water System; Ecosystem Services; Human and Nature Managed Systems; Circularity Performance Indicators
Funding
- Horizon 2020 research and innovation program HYDROUSA [776643]
- H2020 Societal Challenges Programme [776643] Funding Source: H2020 Societal Challenges Programme
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Water - the most vital resource, negatively affected by the linear pattern of growth - still tries to find its positioning within the emerging concept of circular economy. Fragmented, sectorial circularity approaches hide the risk of underestimating both the preservation of and impacts to water resources and natu-ral capital. In this study, a game changing circularity assessment framework is developed (i.e. MSWCA). The MSWCA follows a multi-sectoral systems approach, symbiotically managing key water-related socioeconomic (i.e. urban water, agro-food, energy, industry and waste handling) and non-economic (i.e. natural environment) sectors. The MSWCA modelling framework enables the investigation of the feedback loops between the nature-managed and human-managed systems to assess water and water-related resources circularity. The three CE principles lie at the core of the developed framework, enabling the consideration of physical, technical, environmental and economic aspects. An indicators database is further developed, including all the relevant data requirements, as well as existing and newly developed indicators assessing multi-sectoral systems' circularity. The MSWCA framework is conceptually applied to a fictional city, facilitating its understanding and practical use. (c) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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