Innovative Arrangements of Waste Management Environment Strategy: The Case of London

Bartlomiej H. Toszek

European Research Studies Journal, 2020, vol. XXIII, issue Special 1, 1024-1032

Abstract: Purpose: This paper discusses the waste-management defined in the London Environment Strategy in the context of the circular economy model and the practical solutions proposed therein whose innovative character is manifested in the radical reduction of waste, recycling of waste and the phasing out of landfills. Design/Methodology/Approach: Innovation of solutions adopted in the London Environment Strategy was examined with legal and institutional analysis, meso-level system analysis and the comparative method. Findings: Analysed document reflects of a properly designed environmental policy based on the typical for the smart city assumptions of the fullest possible using of all sources and the fullest possible participation of the local community in the urban systems management. Practical Implications: Consequent implementation of the London Environment Policy should allow to achieve ambitious aim of a “zero-waste-city” to 2030 with a high degree of certainty. Originality/value: Innovative character of the London’s environmental policy is the result of a skilfull combination of the smart city concept with the circular economy model developed by the European Commission.

Keywords: Environmental policy; waste management; smart city; circular economy; London; the United Kingdom. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C22 C53 F31 G11 K32 Q53 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.ersj.eu/journal/1867/download (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ers:journl:v:xxiii:y:2020:i:special1:p:1024-1032

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in European Research Studies Journal from European Research Studies Journal
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Marios Agiomavritis ().