Evaluation of three projects integrating ancestral knowledge into the circular economy in Peru using Neutrosophic N-Soft Sets

Authors

Wilmer Ortega Chávez, Universidad Nacional Intercultural de la Amazonia, Pucallpa, Ucayali, PerúFollow
Edgar Ricardo Yauri Rivera, Universidad Nacional Intercultural de la Amazonia, Pucallpa, Ucayali, PerúFollow
Cheryl Ruiz Bartra, Universidad Nacional de Ucayali, Pucallpa, Ucayali, PerúFollow
Rolando Carlos Canteño Gavino, Universidad Nacional de Ucayali, Pucallpa, Ucayali, PerúFollow
Elizabeth Norma Calixto Arias, Universidad Nacional Intercultural Fabiola Salazar Leguía de Bagua, PerúFollow
Ciro Angel Lazo Salcedo, Universidad Nacional “Hermilio Valdizan”, Huánuco, PerúFollow
Miriam Esther Campos Llana, Universidad Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión, Cerro de Pasco, PerúFollow
Roberth Lozano Tacuri Toribio, Universidad Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión, Cerro de Pasco, PerúFollow

Abstract

The circular economy model, based on the reduction, reuse, and recycling of resources, is gaining increasing im-portance in today's society, particularly in sustainability. This research examines incorporating ancestral knowledge into this paradigm, addressing the connection between interculturality and sustainable resource management. Ancient communities have cultivated knowledge about natural resource management, recycling, and preservation that can be useful for contemporary circular economy strategies. Through an intercultural study, the multiple ways in which native and traditional cultures contribute to the circular economy are recog-nized, often with practices that have endured for centuries. However, the incorporation of this knowledge into contemporary legislative and economic contexts encounters multiple obstacles, including cultural, financial, and political barriers. The objective of this article is to evaluate three projects integrating ancestral Peruvian knowledge with the circular economy. Five experts evaluated these projects. The mathematical tool we used is Neutrosophic N-Soft Sets, where each object is associated with a grade on a scale from 0 to N-1, where N is a nat-ural number greater than 1 and also a Single-Valued Neutrosophic Number. This ensures decision-making in multi-attribute problems where uncertainty is explicitly taken into account.

Recommended Citation

Ortega Chávez, Wilmer; Edgar Ricardo Yauri Rivera; Cheryl Ruiz Bartra; Rolando Carlos Canteño Gavino; Elizabeth Norma Calixto Arias; Ciro Angel Lazo Salcedo; Miriam Esther Campos Llana; and Roberth Lozano Tacuri Toribio. "Evaluation of three projects integrating ancestral knowledge into the circular economy in Peru using Neutrosophic N-Soft Sets." Neutrosophic Sets and Systems 84, 1 (2025). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nss_journal/vol84/iss1/2