Understanding the scaling-up of a circular economy (CE) through a strategic niche management (SNM) theory: A socio-political perspective from Quebec

This paper examines the public policy mechanisms that are involved in the development of a circular economy (CE) in Quebec. The article uses an analytical framework of niche management to explore institutional frameworks in which the CE is expanding in Quebec. The data used for this analysis was col...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Chedrak Chembessi, Christophe Beaurain, Geneviève Cloutier
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Circular economy Public policy Territories Collective action Transition Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/ca68907b54c6455b9cd9ae93d5489407
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:ca68907b54c6455b9cd9ae93d5489407
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ca68907b54c6455b9cd9ae93d54894072021-11-14T04:36:08ZUnderstanding the scaling-up of a circular economy (CE) through a strategic niche management (SNM) theory: A socio-political perspective from Quebec2667-010010.1016/j.envc.2021.100362https://doaj.org/article/ca68907b54c6455b9cd9ae93d54894072021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266701002100336Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2667-0100This paper examines the public policy mechanisms that are involved in the development of a circular economy (CE) in Quebec. The article uses an analytical framework of niche management to explore institutional frameworks in which the CE is expanding in Quebec. The data used for this analysis was collected through semi-structured interviews with 36 stakeholders involved in the CE project in the region of Kamouraska (Quebec). Our study reveals important changes to Quebec's regulations that encourage CE development. It underlines/emphasizes that coercive measures (laws and regulations) as well as incentives (public funding, fiscal measures, technical support, coordination, etc.) contribute to the adoption and dissemination of a CE. However, such public policy schemes have been supported by the collective and sustained commitment of economic and institutional actors in the territories. Consequently, the main difficulty in implementing these public policy schemes is trying to combine the multiple resources and skills of stakeholders operating at different spatial scales. As a result, a focus on local contexts and stakeholder values helps define and strengthen the strategic framework for a CE.Chedrak ChembessiChristophe BeaurainGeneviève CloutierElsevierarticleCircular economyPublic policyTerritoriesCollective actionTransitionEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350ENEnvironmental Challenges, Vol 5, Iss , Pp 100362- (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Circular economy Public policy Territories Collective action Transition Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	Circular economy Public policy Territories Collective action Transition Environmental sciences GE1-350 Chedrak Chembessi Christophe Beaurain Geneviève Cloutier Understanding the scaling-up of a circular economy (CE) through a strategic niche management (SNM) theory: A socio-political perspective from Quebec
description	This paper examines the public policy mechanisms that are involved in the development of a circular economy (CE) in Quebec. The article uses an analytical framework of niche management to explore institutional frameworks in which the CE is expanding in Quebec. The data used for this analysis was collected through semi-structured interviews with 36 stakeholders involved in the CE project in the region of Kamouraska (Quebec). Our study reveals important changes to Quebec's regulations that encourage CE development. It underlines/emphasizes that coercive measures (laws and regulations) as well as incentives (public funding, fiscal measures, technical support, coordination, etc.) contribute to the adoption and dissemination of a CE. However, such public policy schemes have been supported by the collective and sustained commitment of economic and institutional actors in the territories. Consequently, the main difficulty in implementing these public policy schemes is trying to combine the multiple resources and skills of stakeholders operating at different spatial scales. As a result, a focus on local contexts and stakeholder values helps define and strengthen the strategic framework for a CE.
format	article
author	Chedrak Chembessi Christophe Beaurain Geneviève Cloutier
author_facet	Chedrak Chembessi Christophe Beaurain Geneviève Cloutier
author_sort	Chedrak Chembessi
title	Understanding the scaling-up of a circular economy (CE) through a strategic niche management (SNM) theory: A socio-political perspective from Quebec
title_short	Understanding the scaling-up of a circular economy (CE) through a strategic niche management (SNM) theory: A socio-political perspective from Quebec
title_full	Understanding the scaling-up of a circular economy (CE) through a strategic niche management (SNM) theory: A socio-political perspective from Quebec
title_fullStr	Understanding the scaling-up of a circular economy (CE) through a strategic niche management (SNM) theory: A socio-political perspective from Quebec
title_full_unstemmed	Understanding the scaling-up of a circular economy (CE) through a strategic niche management (SNM) theory: A socio-political perspective from Quebec
title_sort	understanding the scaling-up of a circular economy (ce) through a strategic niche management (snm) theory: a socio-political perspective from quebec
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/ca68907b54c6455b9cd9ae93d5489407
work_keys_str_mv	AT chedrakchembessi understandingthescalingupofacirculareconomycethroughastrategicnichemanagementsnmtheoryasociopoliticalperspectivefromquebec AT christophebeaurain understandingthescalingupofacirculareconomycethroughastrategicnichemanagementsnmtheoryasociopoliticalperspectivefromquebec AT genevievecloutier understandingthescalingupofacirculareconomycethroughastrategicnichemanagementsnmtheoryasociopoliticalperspectivefromquebec
_version_	1718429924761534464

Understanding the scaling-up of a circular economy (CE) through a strategic niche management (SNM) theory: A socio-political perspective from Quebec

Ejemplares similares