INTERSECTIONS OF PLATFORM ECONOMY, SUSTAINABILITY, SYMBIOSIS, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Abstract

At the center of global change is the rise of platform economy, sustainability, green economy, industrial symbiosis, circular economies, industry 4.0 paradigm, and resource efficiency models, which appear in an interrelated conceptual confusion of innovative paradigms. These emerging platforms and the competitive dynamics in the network society revolve around collecting and analyzing data from their interactions to achieve network effects, attracting users to a platform that can generate socio-economic value with environmental sensitivities. This study argues that the circular economy, platform economy, renewable energy and resource efficiency have intersections and close relations with digitalization. It is tried to identify the points of harmony and intersections in this field's great confusion of concepts. In addition, it is argued that the digitization accelerated by Industry 4.0, supports a more sustainable circular economy, platform economies, and therefore industrial symbiosis, and solutions are suggested for the perfect order by revealing the close linear inter-relationships. This study examines the impact of digitalization, circular economies, and sustainability on the development of more efficient processes. It aims to mimic the wasteless and flawless order found in the universe to reduce waste, transaction costs, and ensure the production of healthier products. Here, it is argued that the environmental and intelligent engineering of Industry 4.0 should be guided by a more sustainable, symbiotic, platform-based, digital, and circular operating way and should include theological dimensions besides the material production dimension.

Keywords

• Sustainability
• Platform Economy
• Circular Economy
• Symbiosis
• Energy Efficiency

PLATFORM EKONOMİSİ, SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİRLİK, SİMBİYOZ, KAYNAK VERİMLİLİĞİ, YENİLENEBİLİR ENERJİ VE DÖNGÜSEL EKONOMİNİN KESİŞİMLERİ

Abstract

Küresel değişimin merkezinde yenilikçi paradigmaların birbiriyle ilişkili kavramsal karmaşası içinde ortaya çıkan platform ekonomisi, sürdürülebilirlik, yeşil ekonomi, endüstriyel simbiyoz, döngüsel ekonomiler, endüstri 4.0 paradigması ve kaynak verimliliği modellerinin yükselişi yer alıyor. Ortaya çıkan bu platformlar ve ağ toplumundaki rekabet dinamikleri, ağ etkileri elde etmek için etkileşimlerinden veri toplama ve analiz etme etrafında dönerek, kullanıcıları çevresel hassasiyetlerle sosyo-ekonomik değer üretebilen bir platforma çekiyor. Bu çalışma, döngüsel ekonomi, platform ekonomisi, yenilenebilir enerji ve kaynak verimliliğinin dijitalleşme ile kesişimleri ve yakın ilişkileri olduğunu tartışmaktadır. Bu alandaki büyük kavram karmaşasında uyum ve kesişme noktaları tespit edilmeye çalışılmaktadır. Ayrıca Endüstri 4.0 ile hızlanan dijitalleşmenin daha sürdürülebilir bir döngüsel ekonomiyi, platform ekonomilerini ve dolayısıyla endüstriyel simbiyozu desteklediği savunulmakta ve yakın doğrusal ilişkiler ortaya konularak mükemmel düzen için çözümler araştırılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, evrende kurulan israfsız ve kusursuz düzeni taklit ederek daha verimli süreçler geliştirmek, bu sayede israfı ve işlem maliyetlerini en aza indirmek ve ürünlerin daha sağlıklı olmasını sağlamak için dijitalleşme, döngüsel ekonomiler ve sürdürülebilirliğin katkısı değerlendirilmektedir. Burada Endüstri 4.0'ın çevreci ve akıllı mühendisliğinin daha sürdürülebilir, simbiyotik, platform tabanlı, dijital ve döngüsel bir işleyiş biçimiyle yönlendirilmesi ve malzeme üretim boyutunun yanı sıra teolojik boyutları da içermesi gerektiği savunulmaktadır.

Keywords

• Sürdürülebilirlik
• Platform Ekonomisi
• Döngüsel Ekonomi
• Simbiyoz
• Enerji Verimliliği

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