Linking Industrial Ecology and Ecological Economics: A Theoretical and Empirical Foundation for the Circular Economy

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 12-21

  Bruel, Aurélien ^a,b   Kronenberg, Jakub ^c   Troussier, Nadège ^a   Guillaume, Bertrand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

^b INSPIRE Institute   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

closed loop economic system; industrial ecology; research opportunity; sustainable development; theoretical foundation; transdisciplinary research

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CIRCULAR ECONOMY; CLOSED LOOP ECONOMIC SYSTEMS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL FOUNDATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; RESEARCH WORK; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 85053751794     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12745     Document Type: Article

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