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Developing the circular economy in China: Challenges and opportunities for achieving 'leapfrog development'
Yong Geng,Brent Doberstein +1 more
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In this paper, the authors present the current situation of circular economy practice in China and describe current measures being implemented in China for the long-term promotion of a circular economy, including the formulation of objectives, legislation, policies and measures, so that the country can 'leapfrog' its way from environmentally damaging development to a more sustainable path.Abstract:
China is pioneering a new sustainable development model which has the ability to overcome current environmental and resource management problems, while achieving improvements in resource productivity and eco-efficiency. This model, formally accepted in 2002 and termed the 'circular economy', is understood to mean the realisation of a closed loop of material flows in the Chinese economic system. Successful implementation of this model is seen as one way in which China can 'leapfrog' past environmental damage that is typically seen as economies industrialise. This paper introduces the development of the model in China, and presents the current situation of circular economy practice in China. The paper describes current measures being implemented in China for the long-term promotion of a circular economy, including the formulation of objectives, legislation, policies and measures, so that the country can 'leapfrog' its way from environmentally-damaging development to a more sustainable path. The paper then i...read more
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The Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm?
Martin Geissdoerfer,Martin Geissdoerfer,Paulo Savaget,Nancy Bocken,Nancy Bocken,Erik Jan Hultink +5 more
TL;DR: This article conducted an extensive literature review, employing bibliometric analysis and snowballing techniques to investigate the state of the art in the field and synthesise the similarities, differences and relationships between both terms.
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A review on circular economy: the expected transition to a balanced interplay of environmental and economic systems
TL;DR: In this paper, un estudio en donde se proporciona una revision extensa de la literatura de las two ultimas decadas, con el proposito de captar las principales caracteristicas y perspectivas of la CE (Economia circular): origenes, principios basicos, ventajas and desventajas, Modelado e implementacion of CE in los diferentes niveles (micro, meso, and macro) in todo el world.
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Towards circular economy implementation: a comprehensive review in context of manufacturing industry
Michael Lieder,Amir Rashid +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a comprehensive review of research efforts encompassing aspects of resources scarcity, waste generation and economic advantages; explore the CE landscape in the context of these three aspects especially when they are considered simultaneously; based on an idea of a comprehensive CE framework, propose an implementation strategy using top-down and bottom-up approach in a concurrent manner.
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A review of the circular economy in China : Moving from rhetoric to implementation
TL;DR: In this paper, a sustainable development strategy proposed by the central government of China, aiming to improve the efficiency of materials and energy use, is presented, formally accept by the authors.
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Circular economy – From review of theories and practices to development of implementation tools
TL;DR: The analysis of the theoretical approaches can serve as an introduction to CE concept, while the developed tools can be instrumental for designing new CE cases, as well as for developing tools for CE implementation.
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