Digital innovations for a circular plastic economy in Africa. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Muyiwa Oyinlola and Oluwaseun Kolade.
• Editors: Oyinlola, Muyiwa; Kolade, Oluwaseun
• Contents: 1 Introduction: A Digitally Enabled Circular Plastic Economy for Africa Muyiwa Oyinlola and Oluwaseun Kolade PART I The Environment for Digitisation in the Circular Plastic Economy 2 Enabling a Successful Transition to a Circular Plastic Economy in Africa Sunday Augustine Leonard 3 Digital Technologies and the Regime Complex for Plastics in Nigeria Natalie Beinisch 4 From Polymers to Microplastics: Plastic Value Chains in Africa Patrick Schröder and Muyiwa Oyinlola 5 Digital Innovation Ecosystem for the Circular Plastic Economy Bosun Tijani, Muyiwa Oyinlola and Silifat Abimbola Okoya PART II Digitisation in Action 6 Utilising Plastic Waste to Create 3D-Printed Products in Sub-Saharan Africa Muyiwa Oyinlola, Silifat Abimbola Okoya and Timothy Whitehead 7 Blockchains for Circular Plastic Value Chains Oluwaseun Kolade 8 Transitioning to a Circular Plastic Economy in West Africa through Digital Innovation: Challenges and the Way Forward Victor Odumuyiwa and Ifeoluwa Akanmu 9 A Multi-stakeholder, Multi-sectoral Approach to a Circular Plastic Economy in Eastern Africa Oluwaseun Kolade, Muyiwa Oyinlola and Barry Rawn 10 The Application of Digital Technology in Circular Plastic Economy in Southern Africa: Case Studies of Waste Management Start-ups from Namibia and Zambia Selma Lendelvo, Mecthilde Pinto, Florensa Amadhila, Luzé Kloppers-Mouton, Chifungu Samazaka, Raili Hasheela and John Sifani PART III A Digitally Enabled Circular Plastic Economy 11 BIG-STREAM: A Framework for Digitisation in Africa’s Circular Plastic Economy Celine Ilo, Muyiwa Oyinlola and Oluwaseun Kolade 12 A Plastic Data Exchange Platform for Africa’s Circular Plastic Economy Transition Olawunmi Ogunde, Muyiwa Oyinlola and Stuart R. Coles 13 Enhancing Decentralised Recycling Solutions with Digital Technologies Silifat Abimbola Okoya, Muyiwa Oyinlola, Patrick Schröder, Oluwaseun Kolade and Soroush Abolfathi 14 Assessing Plastic Circular Economy Policies and the Use of Digital Technology in Africa Olubunmi Ajala 15 Gender and Digital Innovation on Circular Plastic Economy in Africa Kutoma Wakunuma and Selma Lendelvo 16 Conclusion: The Future of Digitisation for the Circular Plastic Economy in Africa Oluwaseun Kolade and Muyiwa Oyinlola
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (280 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 338.476684096; Plastics industry and trade -- Technological innovations -- Africa; Plastics -- Economic aspects -- Africa; Plastics -- Environmental aspects -- Africa; Plastics -- Recycling -- Africa; Sustainable development -- Africa
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000915884; 9781000915860
• Related ISBNs: 9781032244105; 9781032244099
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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