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The Challenging Shift to a Circular Economy: The Relevance of Social Ecology in Effective Transition

2016-09-12

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The concept of a "circular economy" needs a more cogent theoretical anchor which will allow for transference of its goals and methods of attainment across cases. Tensions between ecological goals of this concept and the social implications of its implementation need to be addressed. This paper attempts to provide a theoretical framework for harnessing the strengths of a circular economy. Building on theories of so...

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10.20944/preprints201609.0040.v1
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