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Restorative and regenerative: Exploring the concepts in the circular economy

Morseletto, Piero

Journal of industrial ecology, 2020-08, Vol.24 (4), p.763-773 [同儕審閱期刊]

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Restorative and regenerative: Exploring the concepts in the circular economy
著者: Morseletto, Piero
主題: Agricultural practices ; Application ; biological and technical cycles ; circular economy ; circular economy guiding principles ; Circularity ; Conceptual development ; Context ; Ecology ; Economics ; Enforcement ; industrial ecology ; Literature reviews ; Regeneration ; Restoration ; restorative and regenerative concepts
所屬期刊: Journal of industrial ecology, 2020-08, Vol.24 (4), p.763-773
描述: The most recognized definition of the circular economy is that it is a restorative and regenerative economy. Despite the wide use and importance attributed to the concepts of “restoration” and “regeneration,” they are rarely defined or explained in the circular economy literature. In this context, this study critically examines the two terms, while providing guidance on their future utilization and development. Specifically, the study investigates the origin of the concepts, their adoption in frameworks that anticipated the idea of the circular economy, and their connotations in the circular economy literature. The examination supports the need for clear and distinct definitions, combined with precision in usage. From a review of the literature, restoration is a better‐defined concept than regeneration, although it needs conceptual re‐enforcement relative to the biological/ecological aspects of the circular economy. This study suggests looking in the direction of restoration ecology, a well‐established branch of ecological research. Conversely, regeneration is a symbolic/evocative term with little practical application in the context of circular systems except in the case of certain agricultural practices. Until new conceptual developments intervene, regeneration does not seem to be applicable to the economy as a whole and because of this, might be abandoned as a guiding principle of the circular economy. Unlike regeneration, restoration can be considered a core principle because it has widespread application and can be a point of reference for circular applications. This does not preclude the possibility that other concepts may be needed to augment restoration.
出版者: New Haven: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
語言: 英文
識別號: ISSN: 1088-1980
EISSN: 1530-9290
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12987
資源來源: Wiley Online Library All Journals
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