Three Propositions to Unify Circular Economy Research: A Review

被引：64

作者：

Borrello, Massimiliano ^{[1
]}

Pascucci, Stefano ^{[2
]}

Cembalo, Luigi ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Naples Federico II, Agr Econ & Policy Grp, Dept Agr Sci, I-80055 Naples, Italy

[2] Univ Exeter, Business Sch, Penryn Campus,G16 SERSF Bldg, Penryn TR10 9EZ, Cornwall, England

来源：

SUSTAINABILITY | 2020年 / 12卷 / 10期

关键词：

socio-technical transition; sustainability transition; multilevel perspective; recycling; upcycling; downcycling; biorefinery; servitization; circular business model; ECO-EFFECTIVENESS; SUSTAINABILITY; PRODUCT; BUSINESS; REFLECTIONS; PERSPECTIVE; TRANSITION; STRATEGIES; BIOFUELS; HUMANS;

D O I：

10.3390/su12104069

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Transitioning into a circular economy (CE) has been recently proposed as an agenda for reconciling global industrial systems with natural equilibria, but the current understanding of CE is ambiguous among scholars. Informed by recent growing CE literature, this study summarizes through three key propositions a set of indisputable insights emerging from the CE debate. In particular, the paper: remarks how CE takes stock of concepts of other schools of thought to drive policy interventions; depicts CE as a systemic transition of global industrial systems; and highlights the role of eco-effectiveness to upgrade business-centered approaches to sustainability. The proposed propositions are expected to contribute to reducing ambiguities in the CE debate and to convey coherence to future research.

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