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Closing the loop or squaring the circle? Locating generative spaces for the circular economy by Hobson, Kersty

“…Heightened concerns about long-term sustainability have of late enlivened debates around the circular economy (CE). Defined as a series of restorative and…”
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‘Small stories of closing loops’: social circularity and the everyday circular economy by Hobson, Kersty

“…There is now no doubt that current global production-consumption-disposal systems are threatening the fundamental conditions of existence on this planet. In…”
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Public responses to climate change: The role of deliberation in building capacity for adaptive action by Hobson, Kersty, Niemeyer, Simon

“…► We test claims that public deliberation can foster adaptive capacity. ► We compare 103 scenario interviews with a public deliberative event using Q…”
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Bringing the circular economy home – Insights from socio-technical perspectives on everyday consumption by Greene, Mary, Hobson, Kersty, Jaeger-Erben, Melanie

“…Transitions toward a circular economy require a nuanced understanding of how change plays out in households in relation to the role of consumers and daily…”
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The limits of the loops: critical environmental politics and the Circular Economy by Hobson, Kersty

“…Circular Economy (CE) is now a key governance framework that aims to reconfigure how value is extracted from resources. Despite its widespread uptake, CE…”
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Diversifying and de-growing the circular economy: Radical social transformation in a resource-scarce world by Hobson, Kersty, Lynch, Nicholas

“…•The Circular Economy (CE) has gained momentum in the EU as an agenda for economic growth and a sustainable future.•The CE agenda depoliticizes the role of the…”
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From circular consumers to carriers of (unsustainable) practices: socio-spatial transformations in the Circular City by Hobson, Kersty

“…Debates about the 'Circular City' have underscored the need to rethink consumption practices within urban spaces. This intervention explores these arguments,…”
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On the making of the environmental citizen by Hobson, Kersty

“…Debates about how to foster green/environmental citizenship have been central to environmental politics research in the past few decades. While a great deal of…”
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“What sceptics believe”: The effects of information and deliberation on climate change scepticism by Hobson, Kersty, Niemeyer, Simon

“…Scepticism about climate change now appears a pervasive social phenomenon. Research to date has examined the different forms that scepticism can take, from…”
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Ecological modernization, techno-politics and social life cycle assessment: a view from human geography by Hobson, Kersty, Lynch, Nicholas

“…Purpose Although Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) is a growing field of inquiry and intervention, to date, there has been a dearth of engagement between…”
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Consumption Work in the circular economy: A research agenda by Hobson, Kersty, Holmes, Helen, Welch, Dan, Wheeler, Katy, Wieser, Harald

“…Circular Economy frameworks have become central to debates and interventions that aim to reduce global resource use and environmental despoilment. As pathways…”
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Political animals? On animals as subjects in an enlarged political geography by Hobson, Kersty

“…This paper is positioned within on-going debates about the expansion and re-theorization of political geography's ambit. It argues that animals could and…”
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Thinking Habits into Action: the role of knowledge and process in questioning household consumption practices by Hobson, Kersty

“…Despite the attention of sustainable development planners, consumers in industrial nations have generally failed to change their lifestyles and patterns of…”
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Vicarious scale and instrumental imaginaries in community sustainable transitions by Aiken, Gerald Taylor, Eadson, Will, Hobson, Kersty, Dinnie, Liz

“…•Community initiatives are often charged with scaling-up.•Scaling-up of communities often appears as vicarious.•Appreciating vicarious scale also has important…”
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Monitoring and evaluating eco-localisation: Lessons from UK low carbon community groups by Hobson, Kersty, Mayne, Ruth, Hamilton, Jo

“…In the UK ‘low carbon’ community groups and partnerships (LCCGPs) have flourished in recent years, with sectors such as community energy receiving increased…”
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What role for the grassroots in the Big Society? by Hobson, Kersty

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Closing the Loop on E‐waste: A Multidisciplinary Perspective by Bridgens, Ben, Hobson, Kersty, Lilley, Debra, Lee, Jacquetta, Scott, Janet L., Wilson, Garrath T.

“…Summary This paper describes the challenges faced, and opportunities identified, by a multidisciplinary team of researchers developing a novel closed loop…”
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Monitoring and evaluation in UK low-carbon community groups: benefits, barriers and the politics of the local by Hobson, Kersty, Hamilton, Jo, Mayne, Ruth

“…In the UK, there now exist hundreds of low-carbon community groups (LCCGs) that aim to decrease collective resource consumption and/or generate renewable…”
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Bins, Bulbs, and Shower Timers: On the 'Techno-Ethics' of Sustainable Living by Hobson, Kersty

“…Domestic eco-efficient technologies, such as recycling bins and compact florescent light bulbs, are integral to the eco-modernisation project. To date,…”
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Environmental psychology and the geographies of ethical and sustainable consumption: aligning, triangulating, challenging? by Hobson, Kersty

“…Human geographers' research into lay responses to burgeoning environmental issues has highlighted their mediated and contingent constitution. Situated within…”
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