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DOI	10.3390/su16051966
	A Master's Course Can Emphasize Circular Economy in Municipal Solid Waste Management: Evidence from the University of Pisa
	Pisuttu, Claudia; Adducci, Francesca; Arena, Sofia; Bigongiali, Daniela; Callea, Liliangela; Carmignani, Paolo; Cavicchi, Alessio; Chianura, Mariagrazia; Ciulli, Luisa; Contaldo, Marianna; Cotrozzi, Lorenzo; D'Alessandro, Claudia; Ferrara, Annapia; Fiaccadori, Ivan; Gajda, Besmira; Guarnieri, Chiara; Landi, Marco; Lanini, Luca; Lomuto, Rocco Roberto; Lucente, Daniela; Lugli, Cristina; Maffei, Francesca; Marconi, Francesca; Micale, Silvia; Mignani, Chiara; Nali, Cristina; Pellegrini, Elisa; Scarongella, Vito; Tomasi, Sabrina; Vatteroni, Carolina; Lorenzini, Giacomo
发表日期	2024
EISSN	2071-1050
起始页码	16
结束页码	5
卷号	16 期号:5
英文摘要	Municipal solid waste (MSW) represents a significant global threat, which has to be managed by a model of production and consumption involving the sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling of existing materials and products for as long as possible, otherwise known as a circular economy (CE). However, there is not a universal rule for waste recycling strategies, and it has been demonstrated that active public participation is crucial in the satisfactory management of waste. In this context, citizen participation and education are two interrelated approaches, which can help to engage and inform people regarding waste and its wider impact. The present study describes the development of an interdisciplinary hackathon (hackathons are events whereby individuals from different backgrounds are brought together to work on the solutions to different problems), targeted to students of a postgraduate Master's course on Sustainable Development and Climate Change in order to develop and understand the MSW problems and priorities currently being targeted, with the aim to propose new potential solutions for MSW reduction, reuse, and recycling. Following an empirical approach, four working groups were established and assigned the following specific tasks: (i) communication/citizen education on MSW; (ii) the reduction of MSW production; (iii) innovative solutions to recover and enhance secondary raw materials deriving from MSW processing; and (iv) the eco-design of the cities of the future concerning CE principles applied to MSW recycling. Overall, the following main findings were derived from the hackathon event: (i) an essential objective of the CE strategy is to drive Europe's internal market towards the production and consumption of more sustainable products, thus reducing environmental and social pressures, while still retaining value; (ii) the most effective ways of tackling environmental problems are to 'change the way we consume', as well as to 'change the way we produce and trade', with the responsibility shared between businesses, governments, and the EU, as well as the citizens themselves. In this scenario, research and innovation play a key role in driving the necessary systemic changes to reach climate neutrality and ensure an inclusive ecological and economic transition. Overall, the present study confirms how the hackathon represents an effective tool to engage citizens in participation and education.
英文关键词	environmental education; hackathon; master's course on Sustainable Development and Climate Change; plastic packaging; the University of Pisa
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:001183135500001
来源期刊	SUSTAINABILITY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/292298
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Pisuttu, Claudia,Adducci, Francesca,Arena, Sofia,et al. A Master's Course Can Emphasize Circular Economy in Municipal Solid Waste Management: Evidence from the University of Pisa[J],2024,16(5).
APA	Pisuttu, Claudia.,Adducci, Francesca.,Arena, Sofia.,Bigongiali, Daniela.,Callea, Liliangela.,...&Lorenzini, Giacomo.(2024).A Master's Course Can Emphasize Circular Economy in Municipal Solid Waste Management: Evidence from the University of Pisa.SUSTAINABILITY,16(5).
MLA	Pisuttu, Claudia,et al."A Master's Course Can Emphasize Circular Economy in Municipal Solid Waste Management: Evidence from the University of Pisa".SUSTAINABILITY 16.5(2024).