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Overview
Do you want to contribute to a more sustainable society? Tackle the challenges in the transition towards a circular economy? In this course you will analyze what it takes to create a circular economy including sustainable supply chains.
The transition towards a circular economy is one of the biggest challenges in order to create a more sustainable society. This transition requires circular thinking and an interdisciplinary approach, combining socio-technical, managerial, and environmental considerations.
Right now we design products from cradle to grave: from production to consumption to waste, which is a linear model. But we should design products from cradle to cradle: in a closed loop whereby they don’t become waste, but valuable resources again. And when we start thinking in circles, we might as well try to reinvent not just supply chains, but entire systems. Because that’s what we have been doing with sustainability: we have been departing from the status quo, while cradle to cradle and circular pushes us to think outside the box.
Interdisciplinary approach to circular economy
In this Circular Economy - An Interdisciplinary Approach course at Wageningen University and Research - WageningenX, we therefore take a systems approach to the circular economy, considering different stakeholder perspectives, their incentive structures, and their impact on circular alternatives.
This Circular Economy - An Interdisciplinary Approach is part of the MicroMasters program Business and Economics for a Circular Economy.
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What you'll learn
Understand the concept of a circular economy
Understand how a circular economy deviates from the current linear system
Analyse and develop complex circular systems using a systems thinking approach
Assess the use of Life Cycle Assessment and Agent Based Modelling
Formulate improvements for a transition towards a circular design
Learn how to use and apply complexity aspects & agent-based modelling
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Duration
- Part-time
- 42 days
- 16 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Economics Environmental Economics & Policy View 11 other Short Courses in Environmental Economics & Policy in NetherlandsExplore more key information
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We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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General requirements
Level: Advanced
- To optimally learn in/from and complete the complete MicroMasters Program we expect you to have a bachelor degree in social sciences (preferably business-, or economics). However, there is no formal entry level requirement for this MOOC.
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- Starting at $349 per learner/year.
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