Circular Economy: The Only Way to Build a Well-Off Society in an All-Round Way

Author: Wu Jisong
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: Currently, China is facing the rapid development of the world economy, the ever-changing high technology, and economic globalization, while also dealing with population growth, the shortage of various natural resources, environmental degradation, and the transformation of ecosystems. We must accelerate the transformation of our economic growth model and integrate the concept of circular economy into regional economic development, urban and rural construction, and product production to make resources used effectively. Circular economy is an economic model that continuously improves resource utilization efficiency within a large system of humans, natural resources, and science and technology, throughout the entire process of resource input, enterprise production, product consumption, and waste disposal. It transforms the traditional, resource-net-consumption-based linear development model into one that relies on ecological resource cycles. This book comprehensively elaborates on the theoretical foundation, main principles, scientific basis, and practical foundation of circular economy; analyzes the relationship between circular economy and various aspects such as water resources, energy, high-tech industries, market and consumption, urban and rural construction, and human resource development; discusses how circular economy is the necessary path to achieving a well-off society and a knowledge-based economy; and reviews the development history of circular economy worldwide.