The Emergence of Circular Economy: A New Framing Around Prolonging Resource Productivity

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 603-614

  Blomsma, Fenna ^a   Brennan, Geraldine ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

closed loop; industrial ecology; resource efficiency; resource life extending strategies; social embeddedness; umbrella concepts

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ECOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CLOSED LOOPS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; RESOURCE EFFICIENCIES; RESOURCE-LIFE EXTENDING STRATEGIES; SOCIAL EMBEDDEDNESS; UMBRELLA CONCEPTS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85006492211     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12603     Document Type: Article

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