Fevereiro 2024 vol. 2 num. 13 - Plural Design Digital

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A contribuição da abordagem sistêmica para a economia circular

The contribution of the systemic approach to the circular economy

Encinas, Rodrigo Soliz ; Figueiredo, Luiz Fernando Gonçalves de ;

Completo:

A economia circular (EC) é incessantemente discutida em todo o mundo. As discussões são focadas principalmente na importância de alcançar a EC e nos benefícios associados, entretanto as barreiras relacionadas à sua implementação são menos debatidas. Entender o contexto em que a circularidade pode prosperar é fundamental para desenvolver as capacidades de lidar com os desafios multifacetados que atualmente dificultam o progresso sustentável nos ciclos de materiais, componentes e produtos (MCPs), tão relevantes na EC. Por meio de uma revisão sistemática realizada entre dezembro de 2022 e fevereiro de 2023, este artigo buscou investigar as definições da abordagem sistêmica (AS) e da economia circular (EC), demonstrando a importância da AS para compreender a EC e desta forma identificar mecanismos de transição sustentáveis para promover uma mudança profunda na economia, no uso de recursos, nos meios de produção, no consumo e no descarte. Essa abordagem holística fornece uma maneira útil de minimizar a complexidade sistêmica e se concentrar nas dinâmicas entre processos e atores na cadeia de valor, que são influenciados por características culturais, espaciais e temporais. Uma abordagem baseada em sistemas pode construir as capacidades necessárias para que designers, engenheiros e solucionadores de problemas identifiquem e compreendam as tendências dos sistemas dinâmicos e, por sua vez, apoiem o pensamento para permitir transições sustentáveis e circulares na sociedade. Assim a AS poderá contribuir para a priorização e transformação das práticas projetuais atuais, acelerando a transição dos processos de MCPs para ciclos mais sustentáveis.

Completo:

Circular Economy (CE) is constantly discussed worldwide. The discussions mainly focus on the importance of achieving CE and its associated benefits, however, the barriers related to its implementation are less debated. Understanding the context in which circularity can thrive is crucial to developing the capabilities to address the multifaceted challenges that currently hinder sustainable progress in Material, Component, and Product (MCP) cycles, which are so relevant to CE. Through a systematic review conducted between December 2022 and February 2023, this article sought to investigate the definitions of the systemic approach (SA) and circular economy (CE), demonstrating the significance of SA in understanding CE and thereby identifying sustainable transition mechanisms to promote profound changes in the economy, resource utilization, production methods, consumption, and disposal. This holistic approach provides a useful way to minimize systemic complexity and focus on the dynamics between processes and actors in the value chain, influenced by cultural, spatial, and temporal characteristics. A systems-based approach can build the necessary capabilities for designers, engineers, and problem solvers to identify and comprehend trends in dynamic systems and, in turn, support thinking that enables sustainable and circular transitions in society. Thus, the SA can contribute to the prioritization and transformation of current design practices, accelerating the transition of MCP processes towards more sustainable cycles.

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Palavras-chave: economia circular; abordagem sistêmica; circularidade,

Palavras-chave: circular economy; system thinking approach; circularity,

DOI: 10.5151/pluraldesig2023-34

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Como citar:

Encinas, Rodrigo Soliz; Figueiredo, Luiz Fernando Gonçalves de; "A contribuição da abordagem sistêmica para a economia circular", p. 160-174 . In: . São Paulo: Blucher, 2024.
ISSN 2318-6968, DOI 10.5151/pluraldesig2023-34

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