Espiral da economia circular: integrando dimensões sociais para a sustentabilidade

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-0337/e138164

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economia circular, desenvolvimento sustentável, sociedade, meio ambiente, mudanças climáticas.

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Há um reconhecimento crescente de que, embora os atuais modelos de Economia Circular frequentemente priorizem o crescimento econômico e incorporem algumas preocupações ambientais, eles tendem a negligenciar dimensões sociais críticas, como equidade, inclusão e bem-estar. Para dar conta dessa lacuna, este artigo apresenta a Espiral da Economia Circular — um modelo conceitual que destaca a natureza interconectada dos processos circulares, ao mesmo tempo em que integra explicitamente considerações sociais essenciais na Economia Circular. O Espiral funciona como uma ferramenta heurística para realinhar o discurso da Economia Circular com os princípios fundamentais do desenvolvimento sustentável. Ao colocar a responsabilidade corporativa, a proteção ambiental e o desenvolvimento social em primeiro plano, o modelo promove transições circulares que não são apenas eficientes e regenerativas, mas também inclusivas e socialmente justas. Essa abordagem chama a atenção para o desequilíbrio presente em muitas estratégias circulares atuais e reforça a necessidade de fortalecer tanto os pilares ambientais quanto os sociais, rumo a um futuro verdadeiramente sustentável.

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Marcos Estrada, University of Warwick

My PhD research entitled 'Everyday Practices of Transnational Living: Making Sense of Brasiguaio Identities,' involved a multi-sited ethnography conducted on the Brazil-Paraguay shared border region. In addition, supported by the Institute of Advanced Teaching and LearningLink opens in a new window (IATL) and the Institute of Advanced StudyLink opens in a new window (IAS), I produced the award-winning ethnographic film Brasiguaios: Transnational Lives and Identities. Access the trailer and full version of the film Brasiguaios: Transnational Lives and Identities.

After joining the University of Warwick, I was involved with various departments, including Sociology, Warwick Business School, the International Office (previously known as), the library, as well as IATL and IAS. This diverse engagement continued until I eventually joined the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS).

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ESTRADA, Marcos. Espiral da economia circular: integrando dimensões sociais para a sustentabilidade. Sociologias, [S. l.], v. 27, n. 64, p. e138164, 2025. DOI: 10.1590/1807-0337/e138164. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/138164. Acesso em: 18 ago. 2026.

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