A Methodological Assessment Based on a Systematic Review of Circular Economy and Bioenergy Addressed by Education and Communication

Alejandro Carbonell-Alcocer,Manuel Gertrudix,Juan Romero-Luis

doi:10.3390/su13084273

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Journal: Sustainability	Publication Date: Apr 12, 2021
Citations: 2	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: King Juan Carlos University

Abstract

The circular economy and bioenergy are essential strategies for combatting climate change. In the last 10 years, there has been an increase in research on this subject by different disciplines. Educational and communication approaches may prompt a change to make citizens agents of change in the environmental struggle. Therefore, evaluating their level of methodological formalisation allows the identification of characteristics of the research carried out, and to ascertain where academic studies in these disciplines are aimed. Through a systematic literature review (SLR) applying the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) model, literature from 2009 to 2019 was identified on the Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar, using Publish or Perish software to obtain it. A qualitative and quantitative synthesis of the results was carried out, using cluster analysis and statistic percentages, and comparing column proportions. The analysis of the articles (n = 74) focused on collection techniques, data typology, characteristics of samples and analysis techniques, and showed that the majority were descriptive, oriented toward presenting proposals on educational intervention, with small samples and basic analytical techniques. Despite consistency in the corpus of the research, it is concluded that the studies had a low level of methodological formalisation, which indicates it they were generally related to exploratory research with limited scope, addressing a limited part of the object of study.

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In recent years, climate change caused by human activity has become a real threat for all species which live on this planet
The foreseeable growth of the population at a global level [5] entails a challenge for businesses and institutions when producing and supplying both resources and services sustainably, posing the need to develop universal measures focused on long-term development of the planet
Bioenergy from the perspective of communication and education had a low level of methodological formalisation in terms of information collection techniques, typology of data, characteristics of samples and analysis techniques

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Climate change caused by human activity has become a real threat for all species which live on this planet. The foreseeable growth of the population at a global level [5] entails a challenge for businesses and institutions when producing and supplying both resources and services sustainably, posing the need to develop universal measures focused on long-term development of the planet. It is estimated that consumption of resources and materials at a global level will double by 2060, considerably increasing the amount of waste produced by human beings [6]. All of these changes will entail a challenge for businesses and organisations in the future.

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