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Jessika Richter

Jessika Richter

Associate senior lecturer

Jessika Richter

More Aware Through Repair : Educating about critical raw materials

Author

  • Jessika Richter
  • Michael Johnson
  • Karel De Schepper
  • Colin Fitzpatrick
  • Jana Rückschloss
  • Janet Gunter
  • Jef Peeters

Summary, in English

The issue of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) and potential interruptions to their availability due to shortages, trade restrictions or other factors in their supply are topics that are relatively unknown to the general public. For this reason, education has been promoted as a key enabler of a circular economy. One key intervention point is the movement of electronic repair events. Repair events already exist throughout Europe and around the world; however, continuing innovation is needed to further enhance their ability to educate the public about complex issues such as CRMs. Raw Engagement for Electronics Repair (REFER) is a KIC Raw Materials project that seeks to educate wider society about CRMs through engagement in repair events. In this paper we explore the gap in awareness about CRMs and outline the process and initial outcomes of the REFER project in developing and evaluating potential awareness-raising approaches.

Department/s

  • The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics

Publishing year

2018

Language

English

Publication/Series

CARE Innovations Conference Proceedings

Document type

Conference paper

Topic

  • Human Aspects of ICT

Status

Published