Introduction

Martin de Jong; Daan Schraven; Anne Hofmann; Liang Dong

doi:10.1007/978-981-96-6867-0_1

Introduction

Martin de Jong^*
, Daan Schraven
, Anne Hofmann
, Liang Dong

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › Foreword/preface/postscript

Abstract

This chapter provides the background of this book’s topic. It does so by explaining how informal waste picking and urban formal waste infrastructure systems are both relevant to realizing an effective inclusive and circular economy at the urban scale, but that bringing them together does not occur automatically in the policymaking process. It provides a conceptual model that clarifies how the different components of the urban waste management system are connected, clarifies the logic underlying the structuring of the book into the various chapters that follow and then proceeds to present a brief outline of what each of those following chapters will be dealing with. © The Author(s) 2026.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Inclusive Circular Economy
Subtitle of host publication	Challenges and Opportunities for Urban Innovation
Editors	Martin de Jong, Daan Schraven, Tong Xin, Liang Dong
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1-10
ISBN (Electronic)	978-981-96-6867-0
ISBN (Print)	978-981-96-6866-3, 978-981-96-6869-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-6867-0_1
Publication status	Published - 2026

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Name	Urban Sustainability
ISSN (Print)	2731-6483
ISSN (Electronic)	2731-6491

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UN SDGs

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Research Keywords

Circularity
Inclusion
Informal waste pickers
Overview of the chapters
Urban waste infrastructure management system

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