The ever-increasing global energy crisis, environmental degradation and climate change
issues impacted by excessive consumption of fossil fuels (FFs) are pushing the world to find …

Increasing urbanization and rapid depletion of resources have forced authorities to shift from
traditional linear system of take-make-use-dispose to circular system of resource …

Given the challenges of urbanization and rapid resource depletion, policymakers have been
compelled to abandon the old sequential paradigm of “take-make-use-dispose” to a circular …

Circular Economy (CE) is gaining traction among academics and stakeholders; however,
there is no unified framework on how to assess it. This paper proposes a framework that is …

Following the challenges of the European Union (EU), member states have adopted circular
economy (CE) plans and strategies, with objectives and measures to foster circularity …

Highlights•The use of LID water management strategies to assess water circularity is
reviewed.•A proposed LID scheme in a dry-hot rural region in Iran is investigated to reduce …

Changing our unsustainable linear water management pattern is necessary to face growing
global water challenges. This article proposes an integrated framework to analyse and …

The paper presents a market-oriented system of returnable guarantees that can be
combined with tradable permits to encourage farmers to use alternative sources of water …

Conventional water management strategies, where water is extracted, used and then
disposed of are no longer enough to address water shortage in cities. Climate change …

Abstract The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals initiated in 2016 reiterated the
need for safe water and healthy lives across the globe. The tenth anniversary meeting of the …