Three Propositions to Unify Circular Economy Research: A Review

Sustainability

Stefano Pascucci¹  Massimiliano Borrello²  Luigi Cembalo² 

[1] Business School, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, G16 The SERSF Building, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EZ, UK;Department of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Economics and Policy Group, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici (Naples), Italy;

关键词: socio-technical transition;    sustainability transition;    multilevel perspective;    recycling;    upcycling;    downcycling;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su12104069

来源: DOAJ

【 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.

【 授权许可】

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