1,062 search results for “circular economy” in the Public website
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Natalya Tsoy
Science
n.tsoy@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maarten Koese
Science
j.m.koese@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Pablo Ilgemann
Science
p.m.ilgemann@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ik wil iets met Economie
This presentation is presented in Dutch
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Urban
Urbanization brings benefits like housing and jobs but also challenges like biodiversity loss. CML's Urban research program uses science to create sustainable cities, focusing on the built environment (circular economy, urban mining) and enhancing urban nature for biodiversity and human benefits.
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The Brazilian Economy: Confronting Structural Challenges
The Brazilian economy has long been defined by its enormous potential. Over the past 30 years, some of this has at last been realised. Latin America’s largest economy has rapidly risen in global importance while poverty at home has declined. Yet, despite periods of progress, Brazil remains prone to…
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Department of Industrial Ecology (CML-IE)
Mission: The department of Industrial Ecology is dealing with research into the development of tools for decision making on sustainable production and consumption.
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Porosity between Politics and the Economy
Porosity between Politics and the Economy addresses the relationships between politics and the economy in deeply original ways. It is a book motivated by a sense of urgency aroused by both the failure of modern capitalism and the environmental crisis.
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Philosophical Perspectives on Politics and the Economy
Are you thinking about studying Philosophical Perspectives on Politics and the Economy? Learn more and watch the introduction video.
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Bertram de Boer
Science
b.f.de.boer@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Economie en transities: ongelijkheid, klimaat en globalisering
This minor is in Dutch.
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Minor Sustainable Development (30 EC)
This interdisciplinary minor addresses sustainabilty challenges from a systems perspective, and investigates ways to sustain society within planetary boundaries.
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Institute of Environmental Sciences
Natural resources are becoming increasingly scarce. If we want to maintain our current standard of living, we will need inventive solutions. The researchers at the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) share their thoughts on how to achieve a fully circular economy in which as little use as possible…
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A different perspective on the Carolingian economy
Material culture and the role of rural communities in exchange systems of the eighth and ninth centuries
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Master Governance of Sustainability
In the Governance of Sustainability programme students will learn to become a future ‘change agents’ who can develop and inform governance solutions to complex environmental sustainability challenges.
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Former projects
Former clients en projects
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Student life
Your time in Leiden is about more than just studying. Some of your best experiences will come from being part of our vibrant and diverse student community, and from living in the beautiful city of Leiden.
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Sustainability courses and programmes
Leiden University offers its students a wide range of bachelor's, master's and minors that explore sustainability or climate. Here, you find an overview of those programmes in the academic year 2020-2021.
- Institute of Urban Environment
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Politics, Society and Economy of Asia (MA) (60EC)
The MA in Politics, Society and Economy of Asia takes a social science approach to the study of one or more countries or regions in modern or contemporary Asia.
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Lectureship in the Political Economy of Japan (1,0 fte)
Humanities, Institute for Area Studies, Japanese Studies
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Science and society Faculty of Science Leiden
We also conduct research to make meaningful contributions to society. For instance, by talking about our research, contributing to community projects or by inviting people to help us with our research. Scroll down and discover how Science and Society can mutually reinforce each other.
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Uncontrollable: Data subject rights and the data- driven economy
On 7 February 2019, Helena Ursic-Vrabec defended her thesis 'Uncontrollable: Data subject rights and the data- driven economy'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. dr. S. van der Hof.
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New documentary “The Future is Handmade” reflects on value of craft
The documentary invites us to consider the question of what we consider valuable knowledge. “We need to realise that doing and thinking are intertwined in ways we did not comprehend before” argues Maikel Kuijpers, archaeologist and the producer of the documentary. “This will have consequences for the…
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Sustainable futures
How can we organise society so as to keep our planet habitable for us and for all other life forms around us? To answer this question, Leiden researchers collaborate across disciplines, from biology to data science, and from environmental economy to archaeology.
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A smarter approach to energy and raw materials
Over the past century, the world population has grown exponentially, as has our need for energy and raw materials. If we wish to continue to live prosperously in the future, we have to radically restructure our economy and consumption. Scientific research shows us how to do this.
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A smarter approach to energy and raw materials
Over the past century, the world population has grown exponentially, as has our need for energy and raw materials. If we wish to continue to live prosperously in the future, we have to radically restructure our economy and consumption. Scientific research shows us how to do this.
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Joint programmes
Both within the university and also with outside partners, Leiden University participates in sustainability programmes. These initiatives hopefully contribute to a growing and more robust sustainability movement, locally and world wide.
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About us
The Master Honours Classes & Challenges are part of Leiden’s honours education for master’s students. While the Honours Academy is responsible for the practical organisation, the education is coordinated by teachers of all faculties.
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The optimization and scale-up of the electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to formate
Carbon dioxide capture and utilization technologies are necessary to create a truly circular economy. The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate is an appealing carbon utilization method as it can be performed at room temperature and pressure, it only requires two electrons, and it has…
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Leiden Advocacy Project on Plastic
The Leiden Advocacy Project on Plastic (LAPP) is a pro bono initiative concerning legal questions on plastics and is founded to address and research the legal issues related to plastic pollution.
- Philosophical Perspectives on Politics and the Economy (MA)
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Managing R&D in Science-Based Economies
Corporate R&D organizations and their relation to academic laboratories.
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Eefje Cuppen
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
e.h.w.j.cuppen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9088
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How can we reuse the burnt cars from the Fremantle Highway?
Over 2,700 cars on the Fremantle Highway that caught fire on 26 July have been so badly damaged that they cannot be sold. Can we recycle these cars?
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Innovating China: Governance and Mobility in China’s New Economy
On 29 June May 2022 Yujing Tan successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Ancient populations pioneered the idea of recycling waste
The circular economy is typically seen as the progressive alternative to our wasteful linear economy, where raw materials are used to make the products that feed today’s rampant consumerist hunger, which are then thrown away. In a fascinating article, archaeologist Maikel Kuijpers reflects on the recycling…
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Industrial Ecology at Leiden University and Delft University of Technology, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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About us
The Bachelor Honours Programme Sustainability is a joint iniatiative by the Honours Academies of Leiden University, TU Delft and Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Franco Donati
Science
f.donati@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4571
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Student life
Your time at Leiden and Delft is about more than just studying. Some of your best experiences will stem from being a part of our lively and diverse student community, as well as from life in these beautiful cities.
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Cotton, control, and continuity in disguise: The political economy of agrarian transformation in lowland Tajikistan
Irna Hofman defended her thesis on 10 January 2019.
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growth effects of economic liberalisation: Evidence from transition economies
Jaroslaw Kantorowicz and Rok Spruk examine the contribution of institutional reforms to economic growth.
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The World of the Fullo. Work, Economy, and Society in Roman Italy
The World of the Fullo takes a detailed look at the fullers, craftsmen who dealt with high-quality garments, of Roman Italy. Analyzing the social and economic worlds in which the fullers lived and worked, it tells the story of their economic circumstances, the way they organized their workshops, the…
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The Emergence of Democratic Firms in the Platform Economy: Drivers, Obstacles, and the Path Ahead
On 15 February 2022, Morshed Mannan defended the thesis 'The Emergence of Democratic Firms in the Platform Economy: Drivers, Obstacles, and the Path Ahead'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. I.S. Wuisman and Prof. J.A.A. Adriaanse.
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Courses per study program
Here you can find an overview of the offered courses provided by the Department of Economics per study program.
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Bolivia at the Crossroads: Politics, Economy, and Environment in a Time of Crisis
As Bolivia reels from the collapse of the government in November 2019, a wave of social protests, and now the impact of Covid-19, this book asks: where next for Bolivia?
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About us
How can we maximize human wellbeing while keeping resource use and emissions of the economic system within planetary limits? The institute of Environmental Sciences aspires to be a global leader in this field. Our staff wants to create impact. We work on future solutions and educate change-makers.
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Sustainability initiatives for students
How to get involved in sustainability? Read more about four projects that Leiden University helped realise in the past few years.
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Education
CML’s education programme aims at training (under)graduate and graduate students for integrated and multidisciplinary sustainability research and for better decision making in managing the world’s natural resources, environmental quality and biodiversity.