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Addressing the Social Aspects of a Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review
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Circular Economy (CE) is a growing topic among scholars, industries, and governments, and is aimed at decoupling economic growth and development from the consumption of finite resources. CE incorporates different meanings, from reduce, reuse, and recycle activities, to environmental degradation or resource scarcity, and is supported by specific indicators to attain sustainable development. However, so far, there has been no agreement to measure how effective an industry/product is in making the transition from linear to circular approaches, particularly those that affect society. This research work aims to perform a systematic literature review (n = 60) to analyze and discuss how social aspects have been considered and integrated in CE research so far. Moreover, this review provides an overview of the literature on social impact within the CE, which results in three main outputs: a knowledge map of the CE, an analysis of social aspects within CE, and the theories/frameworks used to evaluate social impact of CE. Finally, this study brings to light how CE implementation can affect society and highlights the importance of social dimension in the domains of CE and a policy-making community, which could help move CE towards a sustainable development.
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- Padilla-Rivera, A., Russo-Garrido, S., & Merveille, N.
- Venue
- Sustainability
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2020-09-24
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 19
- Pages
- 7912
- ISSN
- 2071-1050 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3082429976
- Cited by
- 398
- References
- 74
- FWCI
- 7.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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