ABC and D: Creating a regenerative circular economy for all

This book is about an economic system that creates and circulates value. ABC&D explores an economy that is regenerative, accessible, abundant, open source, participative, distributive and devolved - by design. This book is a story of systemic re-orientation, away from an extractive linear economy towards a transformative circular economy. It's about rebuilding 'capitals' through the shift from extraction to circulation in both the monetary and materials cycles at the same time.

The book's core concepts are illustrated using the food and farming sector. Through the lens of soil, food and farming systems, it looks in-depth at ways that people can design, build and participate in a regenerative economy. The Circular Economy illustrates really profound shifts and points to a new and emerging economics narrative which is beyond left and right - a devolved, post-capitalist economy based on wealth from the 'commons' and a reinvigorated democracy where the link between work and wages is broken.

From 2010 to 2017 Craig was Higher Education Programme Manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation where he worked with university partners on the development of circular economy -oriented courses and professional development resources. Craig is an ecologist with a particular interest in food sovereignty issues and the development of regenerative agriculture and horticulture enterprise networks in urban and peri-urban settings. Craig is currently a consultant and lives in the Yorkshire Dales (UK).

From 2010 to the end of 2018 Ken Webster was Head of Innovation for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and helped synthesise contemporary understanding around the 'circular economy'. Ken is currently based in Wales and makes regular contributions to conferences and seminars around the world. His current interests include open vs closed circular economy approaches, regenerative agriculture and integrating the monetary and materials stocks and flows. He is currently Visiting Fellow at Cranfield University, Director for the International Society for the Circular Economy, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and member of the Club of Rome's 21st Century Transformational Economics Commission. This volume is the latest in a series of cooperative projects developed with Craig Johnson over several decades beginning in 1986 and including co-authoring Sense and Sustainability (2008).