Freeman, Rachel;
Angulo, Maria;
Yearworth, Mike;
Quested, Tom;
(2013)
Evidence Building for Waste Prevention: Understanding the Causal Influences that Result in Waste.
In: Eberlein, Robert and Martínez-Moyano, Ignacio J, (eds.)
Proceedings of the 31st International Conference of the System Dynamics Society.
System Dynamics Society: Albany (New York).
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Abstract
Waste prevention can be viewed as a set of practices that reduce the amount of waste generated in the economy; they can be undertaken during the design, manufacture, distribution, use and disposal phases of the product lifecycle. A research project funded by the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) applied systems methodologies to support development of new waste prevention policy in England. The project developed a system dynamics model designed to capture existing knowledge on the causal influences that lead to waste generation. The model was developed firstly through several group model building workshops with key experts and stakeholders which produced a set of basic causal loop diagrams, and then through the development of a comprehensive system dynamics model by an expert modelling team. The key structure in the model is a materials flow map of materials and products through the economy; the material flows are driven by the dynamics in seven submodels. Preliminary results from the project are presented in this paper. Policy interventions referred to in this paper are solely for the purposes of explaining the modelling approach and the views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Defra.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Evidence Building for Waste Prevention: Understanding the Causal Influences that Result in Waste |
| Event: | 31st International Conference of the System Dynamics Society |
| Location: | Cambridge, MA, USA |
| Dates: | 21 July 2013 - 25 July 2013 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1-935056-11-9 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://proceedings.systemdynamics.org/2013/procee... |
| Additional information: | This version is the author-accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10126997 |
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