Circular economy and zero-carbon strategies between Japan and South Korea: A comparative study

Herrador, Manuel; Jong, W. de; Nasu, Kiyokazu; Granrath, Lorenz

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153274

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“…Through consistent policy support and guidance from the central and local governments, forest therapy in Japan has promoted the multi-functional use of forest resources and the development of tourism ( 80 ). On the one hand, this greatly reduces the pressure brought by carbon emissions to local development, and at the same time improves the completeness of the industrial chain in the circular economy model ( 81 ). Local economic development will ultimately help enterprises and residents better protect forest resources and the natural environment.…”

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The effects of forest therapy on public mental health and circular economy: A policy support model in Japan

Zhang

Teng²,

Zeng³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundForest therapy has gained popularity in Japan and even other nations/regions due to its health benefits. In addition, forest therapy has contributed to the development of circular economy and industrial upgrading. Japanese successful practice can serve as a model for other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. To this end, the aim of this study was to determine whether forest therapy can improve the whole well-being of the participants and has a positive effect on the development of circular economy in the region.MethodsBoth empirical and inductive research methods were used; empirical approach was conducted to perform comparative analysis of regional data that was retrieved from the research project of Japanese Forestry Agency in 2015. Specifically, the efficacy of forest therapy on physical (blood glucose, blood pressure, body weight) and mental (sleep quality e.g.,) health outcomes among 815 participants was investigated. Regional data are from the statistics of Iiyama City from 1990 to 2005. After the concept of forest therapy became popular in the late 1990s, this element had a great positive impact on the economic benefits of Ishiyama City and other major forest scenic areas. We summarize and analyze a series of policies made by relevant departments of the Japanese government in the years from 2019 to 2021 to promote forest therapy and related circular industry development.ResultsSignificant (pre-to-post participation) changes in physical measure was observed. Firstly, mean weight of those overweight participants decreased across three different time points (pre-test/enrollment = 79.7 kg, 3-month participation = 77.2, and 6-month participation = 76.8 kg), while overall mean weight of the participants decreased to 61, 60.5, and 60.4 kg, respectively. Secondly, Participant with normal weight showed a decrease on mean HbA1C (from 6.09 to 6.06) at Week 24, while overweight participants demonstrated a slight change 6.03–6.01 after 6 months the average HOMA-IR for overweight participants decreased from 3.5 to 2.5 at Week 24, while participants with normal weight demonstrated a decrease from 2.2 to 1.7 at Week 24. Forest Therapy has emerged in Japan since Mid-1990s and has attracted a large number of tourists all over the world due to its unique health benefits.ConclusionForest therapy in Japan has positive effects on whole well-being of Japanese residents and it has helped public mental health promotion and economic growth. Under the guidance and support of government policies, it can promote the development of circular economy and industrial transformation and set a model of Japanese forest therapy development for other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effects of forest therapy on public mental health and circular economy: A policy support model in Japan

Zhang

Teng²,

Zeng³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…This concept meets the environmental balance in the area of plastics, especially packaging, because the objective of a circular economy is to maximize the useful life of a product, maintaining products, components and materials at their greatest possible use at all times, all well-avoiding negatives impacts (Vural Gursel et al, 2021). Currently, companies work to maintain product value and minimize waste generation, not as a cost but as a competitive advantage (Herrador et al, 2022; Niero and Hauschild, 2017).…”

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Scientometric analysis of the development of plastic packaging considering the circular economy and clean technologies: A review

2023

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Plastics are alternatives to enable the distribution of industrialized products, especially food. Packaging is versatile and of great importance for the conservation of products. However, plastic packaging impacts the environment and calls for a clean technology and circular economy approach to mitigate the damage. A scientometric analysis of the relationship between plastic packaging production and the circular economy was reviewed based on the premise that research is intrinsically linked to clean technologies. VosViewer software was used to conduct the analysis, and the revision was conducted for discussion and relationship building. We concluded that there is a gap regarding the connection between the circular economy and clean technologies with plastic packaging. The development of technologies that adapt plastic packaging to the circular economy is rarely discussed. To make plastic packaging more environmentally attractive, technologies based on eco-design are necessary to achieve an alternative scenario associated with a more sustainable circular economy.

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“…In line with this, the Development Bank of Japan provides necessary funds for the CE oriented projects, and the Law on the Promotion of Green Purchases entered in force concomitantly with the Law for Promotion of Effective Utilisation of Resources (Ministry of Environment, 2022). Therefore, the effective institutional support and diffusion of the idea of CE across different segments of the Japanese society strengthened the public-private sector collaboration containing numerous institutes and organizations (Herrador et al, 2022). The similar collaboration also exists between the Japanese producers and consumers as a vital necessity to achieve the circularity of economic actions within a society (Ogunmakinde, 2019).…”

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A Structural Analysis on the Global Actors’ Adaptive Change Tendencies Towards the Circular Economy

Kaplan

2022

BILTURK

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This study is devoted to carrying out a structural analysis on the global actors’ adaptive change tendencies towards the circular economy (CE) as a response to the climate crisis. By using the comparative case study method, the study focused on the relationship between China’s, Japan’s, the EU’s and the USA’s main structural patterns and their CE policies. In parallel with their existing institutional structure, China follows a top-down piecemeal social engineering approach, Japan a collaborative approach, the EU a functionalist approach, and the USA a market-centred approach. All these approaches target adaptive changes, and the institutional rationality of these actors could be given as the main reason behind this tendency. The institutional rationality has instrumental and historical components, and both favour an adaptive change over a transformative change. As a result, it could be argued that the structure matters in the global actors’ response to the worsening climate crisis, and a gradual paradigm shift towards the CE seems the only feasible option. However, the structural inclination to strengthen the functionality of the existing linear system via adaptive changes might impede the success of it; thus, the piecemeal adaptive changes should be progressively coordinated towards the targeted circular system.

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Circular economy and zero-carbon strategies between Japan and South Korea: A comparative study

Cited by 67 publications

References 68 publications

The effects of forest therapy on public mental health and circular economy: A policy support model in Japan

The effects of forest therapy on public mental health and circular economy: A policy support model in Japan

Scientometric analysis of the development of plastic packaging considering the circular economy and clean technologies: A review

A Structural Analysis on the Global Actors’ Adaptive Change Tendencies Towards the Circular Economy

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