Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
17(5), P. e03385 - e03385
Published: June 28, 2023
Objective:
This
article
aims
to
identify
the
main
characteristics
and
trends
in
development
of
circular
economy
EU
countries
key
features
this
process
concerning
implementation
traditional
linear
economic
systems.
Theoretical
framework:
The
industrial
revolution
rapid
over
a
short
time
have
changed
state
environment.
Excessive
consumption,
basis
modern
society,
has
caused
climate
change
intensified
countless
environmental
social
problems.
Method:
Questionnaire
survey,
which
was
conducted
by
authors
study
online
practically
clarify
most
critical
issues
related
analysis
economy.
Results
conclusion:
identified
top,
important
concept
model,
countries,
differences
between
economies.
research
proposed
classifying
business
models,
include
four
types:
closed
loop,
supply
chain,
resource
recovery,
product
life
extension.
also
found
that
implementing
principles
positively
impacts
growth,
job
creation,
protection.
Implications
research:
concluded
transition
is
global
trend
requires
joint
efforts
all
stakeholders.
Originality/value:
originality
value
lie
its
specific
focus
on
as
an
alternative
economy,
using
case
European
Union
(EU).
Agricultural Systems,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
184, P. 102901 - 102901
Published: Aug. 5, 2020
Agricultural
innovation
systems
has
become
a
popular
approach
to
understand
and
facilitate
agricultural
innovation.
However,
there
is
often
no
explicit
reflection
on
the
role
of
in
food
transformation
how
they
relate
transformative
concepts
visions
(e.g.
agroecology,
digital
agriculture,
Agriculture
4.0,
AgTech
FoodTech,
vertical
protein
transitions).
To
support
such
we
elaborate
importance
mission-oriented
perspective
systems.
We
review
pertinent
literature
from
innovation,
transition
policy
sciences,
argue
that
(MAIS)
can
help
at
different
geographical
scales
develop
enable
transformation,
terms
forces,
catalysts,
barriers
change.
Focus
points
be
mapping
missions
sub-missions
MAIS
within
across
countries,
or
understanding
drivers,
networks,
governance,
theories
change,
evolution
impacts
MAIS.
Future
work
needed
further
conceptual
empirical
development
its
connections
with
existing
frameworks.
Also,
scholars
practitioners
need
reflect
technologies
MAIS,
these
represent
particular
directionality
whether
also
may
exnovation.
Business Strategy and the Environment,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
30(4), P. 1803 - 1822
Published: Dec. 28, 2020
Abstract
The
circular
economy
(CE)
is
a
more
holistic
approach
that
advocates
towards
extracting
the
value
from
waste
and
reaching
sustainability
goals.
objective
of
present
study
to
highlight
prospects,
impediments,
prerequisites
while
transiting
linear
(LE)
CE
SMEs.
gathers
information
on
for
transition
LE
recent
studies
.
A
semi‐structured
interview
questionnaire
was
prepared,
survey
conducted
representatives
six
SMEs
Further,
caselets
were
developed
understand
based
findings
previous
gained
existing
literature
major
prospects
favoring
found
in
are
significance
3R
(reduce
reuse
recycling)
approach,
leads
competitive
advantage,
recycling
attracts
consumers
few
cases,
helps
achieving
goals
materials
significant
resource
conservation.
There
certain
impediments
such
as
issues
associated
with
awareness,
recyclability
issues,
financial
challenges,
weak
management
vision
implementation.
Other
resource‐based
related
trained
employees,
lack
experience.
Whereas,
consumer
acceptability
also
concern
implementing
CE.
suggest
implementations
strong
“management
will,”
innovation,
technology
up‐gradation,
training
motivation,
appropriate
guidelines.
Government
pressure
implement
cannot
be
an
effective
step
Journal of Cleaner Production,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
310, P. 127340 - 127340
Published: May 13, 2021
With
half
of
the
global
population
living
in
urban
areas,
prevailing
unsustainable
production
and
consumption
patterns,
ecological
crises,
circular
economy
topic
gains
momentum.
However,
implementation
from
a
local
governance
point
view
has
been
explored
rather
fragmented
manner,
although
public
policies
remain
crucial
driving
countries
towards
more
systems.
This
paper
aims
to
explore
whether
how
governments
contribute
by
applying
Voβ
et
al.'s
(2007)
steering
framework
for
sustainable
development.
By
using
desk
research
analysis
focus
group
individual
interview
discussions
with
representatives
municipalities
regional
waste
management
centres,
we
identified
challenges
implementing
lack
governments'
contribution,
namely
municipal
management,
textile
waste,
distribution
human
resources,
networking,
business.
Finally,
created
solutions
mapping
national
foreign
practices
through
five
perspectives,
learning,
sharing
vision,
reflexive
governance,
regulation,
negotiation
networks.
European Planning Studies,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
30(11), P. 2245 - 2272
Published: Sept. 23, 2021
Grand
societal
challenges
as
a
policy
target
have
received
increasing
attention
in
regional
innovation
policy.
To
date,
concrete
governance
strategies
to
address
such
with
local
solutions
are
underexplored.
We
propose
small
wins
approach
new
strategy
deal
wicked
problems.
A
focuses
on
accelerating
bottom-up
initiatives
guided
by
shared
mission.
The
aim
is
activate
propelling
mechanisms
support
and
couple
self-organizing
change
processes.
studied
17
for
plastic
pollution
removal
the
Netherlands,
which
show
that
i.
institutional
barriers
hardest
overcome
achieve
wider
impact;
ii.
reinforce
each
other,
but
generally
too
weak
transform
existing
practices
due
limited
support;
iii.
systemic
largely
absent
robust
processes
across
scales.
see
key
task
help
upscale.
This
requires
learn
about
plurality
of
'on
ground',
use
multi-level
arrangements
create
coherent
policies
scale
up
solutions.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(2), P. 925 - 925
Published: Jan. 18, 2021
(1)
Background:
The
application
of
concepts
linked
to
the
circular
economy
(CE)
has
led
a
sudden
development
studies
in
numerous
fields.
However,
level
environmental
sustainability
CE
strategies
could
be
improved
and
this
topic
deserves
more
attention
by
scientific
community.
This
research
addresses
gap
aims
at
presenting
new
concept,
named
ecology
(CEL),
its
field
waste
management.
(2)
Methods:
paper
presents
literature
review
on
criticalities
examples
that
implement
CEL
principles.
(3)
Results:
highlights
principles
are
widely
applied
several
fields
management,
showing
promising
opportunities
export
results
other
geographical
contexts.
(4)
Conclusions:
If
supported
governments,
approaches
may
allow
solving
multiple
problems
once,
with
clear
economic,
time,
resources,
emission
savings.
