Emergence of circular economy research: a systematic literature review

Lahane, Swapnil; Prajapati, Himanshu; Kant, Ravi

doi:10.1108/meq-05-2020-0087

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“…The research in the domain of CE is in the beginning phase. It has numerous quantitative modelling opportunities, value creation, proposition aspects, and application in real-life case problems [37]. Concerns about water resources sustainability have increased worldwide due to population growth and urbanization problems [38,39].…”

Section: The Development Of the Concept Of Green Citiesmentioning

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Evaluation of Green Cities in the Drainage Area of China’s Beijing–Hangzhou Canal

Shi¹,

Lu²,

et al. 2021

Water

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The phrase ‘green cities’ refers to an idealised and modernised urban development model that features harmonious development among the environment, ecology, society, culture, and the inhabitants of a city. Harmonious humanistic relations and green pathways have become predominant models in modern urban development. Green city construction has drawn considerable attention. However, the construction and development of green cities involves numerous problems. The various needs of different populations must be coordinated to foster the green development of a city. In this study, the analytic hierarchy process was used to classify factors related to green city construction into different levels. The scope of the empirical verification was eight cities alongshore the drainage area of the Jiangsu section of the Beijing–Hangzhou Canal. Data from 2009, 2014, and 2019 were selected for analysis. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses were performed using these data, and standards were established to serve as a reference for city administrators in the process of decision-making regarding green city construction.

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Section: The Development Of the Concept Of Green Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Green Cities in the Drainage Area of China’s Beijing–Hangzhou Canal

Shi¹,

Lu²,

et al. 2021

Water

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“…However, the concept and definition of CE remained unsettled and the wider implementation of CE requires "paradigmatic and theoretical clarity of the CE concept which has yet to emerge" (Blomsma and Brennan, 2017:610). This initiated a range of comprehensive studies, primarily based on systematic literature reviews, that sought to shed light on the concept and definition of CE (Geissdoerfer et al, 2017;Kirchherr et al, 2017;Homrich et al, 2018;Reike et al, 2018;Lahane et al, 2021). These studies presented various definitions of CE, discussed its origins, schools of thought of CE, main features, components and goals of CE, providing, thus, a solid basis for understanding the concept of CE and for outlining the future routes of exploration.…”

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Policy framework for implementation of a circular economy in Croatia: Past, present, and future

Švarc

2022

SocEkol

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This work aims to shed light on the evolution of the national policy framework in Croatia in its transition to circular economy (CE), and provide a better understanding of how Croatia stands in its transition to CE. The methodology employed in this research involves a systematic analysis of policy programmes, initiatives, and actions regarding Croatia’s transition to CE since 1991. This has resulted in a list of 31 policy documents, mainly laws, action plans, and policy proposals, grouped according to the eight components of the European Green Deal. Institutional stakeholders, funding opportunities, and CE performance are also discussed in order to complement the descriptions of the policy framework. The main contribution of this research is the insight it offers into the history of CE policy development in Croatia, which can be roughly divided into four phases, starting from environmental protection in the 1990s and moving towards a more dedicated approach to CE that recently emerged in policy agendas during 2019 and 2020, mostly due to European initiatives and regulations. Progress is expected to emerge as a result of external factors, primarily European programmes such as the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and Just Transition Mechanism (JTM), which demand clearly defined priorities and elaborated projects.

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“…, 2021). Recently, and given the prominence received by the circular economy (CE) (Ghisellini et al. , 2016; Lahane et al.…”

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Circular product design: strategies, challenges and relationships with new product development

Aguiar

Mesa

Jugend

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PurposeAlthough product design is a fundamental element in the transition towards the circular economy, the knowledge of practices, methods and tools oriented to circular product design has not been widely developed. This study aims to contribute to the circular economy research area by investigating and analyzing the main design approaches to circular products and their relationship to new product development.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a systematic review and qualitative analysis of 120 articles. In these studies, the authors analyzed aspects such as design strategies used, the barriers to the adoption of circular product design and the relationships between the phases of new product development processes with circular product design studies.FindingsThe findings revealed that the circular product design approach has added new design strategies to those already recommended by ecodesign, such as multiple use cycles, emotional durability and biomimicry. Furthermore, the results showed that most circular product design articles focus on the planning and concept development phases of the new product development process.Originality/valueIn this article, the authors systematized the findings of an emergent research area: the development of new products for the circular economy. Its main contributions lie in the identification of design strategies, the classification of Design for X approaches, analysis of such approaches during the new product development process and discussion of their main barriers. Finally, this study presents contributions for managers and designers who are starting the transition to a circular strategy.

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Emergence of circular economy research: a systematic literature review

Cited by 30 publications

References 49 publications

Evaluation of Green Cities in the Drainage Area of China’s Beijing–Hangzhou Canal

Evaluation of Green Cities in the Drainage Area of China’s Beijing–Hangzhou Canal

Policy framework for implementation of a circular economy in Croatia: Past, present, and future

Circular product design: strategies, challenges and relationships with new product development

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