Towards the Circular Economy: Existing Synergy Among the Conceptual Definitions and the Appropriation for Brazilian Literature
Circular economy has increasingly attracted attention of researchers, managers and governments. The dissemination of the concept is sometimes associated with the use of some technical terms of the new industrial revolution as being synonyms, but are these terms synonyms, complementary or do they jus...
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| description | Circular economy has increasingly attracted attention of researchers, managers and governments. The dissemination of the concept is sometimes associated with the use of some technical terms of the new industrial revolution as being synonyms, but are these terms synonyms, complementary or do they just express different practices? To help clarifying these misunderstandings that occur in both academia and business practice, this paper presents conceptual guidelines on important terms of circular economy. The purpose of the study is to clarify the semantic and the conceptual differences of the terms: circular economy, spiral economy, cradle to cradle, double loop, closed loop, reverse logistics, life cycle analysis, upcycle and industrial symbiosis. The study is based on a categorization of Circular Economy literature and their related terms and translations for classic terms of management operations. Understanding the conceptual definitions and their origins is essential for developing knowledge in the area, as well as to disseminate such knowledge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae6866f7dd2b46fe9428ed721fff3a142022-12-21T21:17:06ZengInstituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas SociaisRevista Eletrônica de Ciência Administrativa1677-73872018-12-01181356210.21529/RECADM.2019002927Towards the Circular Economy: Existing Synergy Among the Conceptual Definitions and the Appropriation for Brazilian LiteratureSimone Sehnem0Susana Carla Farias Pereira1UNOESC e UNISULFundação Getúlio Vargas - FGVCircular economy has increasingly attracted attention of researchers, managers and governments. The dissemination of the concept is sometimes associated with the use of some technical terms of the new industrial revolution as being synonyms, but are these terms synonyms, complementary or do they just express different practices? To help clarifying these misunderstandings that occur in both academia and business practice, this paper presents conceptual guidelines on important terms of circular economy. The purpose of the study is to clarify the semantic and the conceptual differences of the terms: circular economy, spiral economy, cradle to cradle, double loop, closed loop, reverse logistics, life cycle analysis, upcycle and industrial symbiosis. The study is based on a categorization of Circular Economy literature and their related terms and translations for classic terms of management operations. Understanding the conceptual definitions and their origins is essential for developing knowledge in the area, as well as to disseminate such knowledge.http://www.periodicosibepes.org.br/index.php/recadm/article/view/2581economia circularcradle to cradleclosed-loopdouble loopanálise do ciclo de vidasimbiose industrial |
| spellingShingle | Simone Sehnem Susana Carla Farias Pereira Towards the Circular Economy: Existing Synergy Among the Conceptual Definitions and the Appropriation for Brazilian Literature Revista Eletrônica de Ciência Administrativa economia circular cradle to cradle closed-loop double loop análise do ciclo de vida simbiose industrial |
| title | Towards the Circular Economy: Existing Synergy Among the Conceptual Definitions and the Appropriation for Brazilian Literature |
| title_full | Towards the Circular Economy: Existing Synergy Among the Conceptual Definitions and the Appropriation for Brazilian Literature |
| title_fullStr | Towards the Circular Economy: Existing Synergy Among the Conceptual Definitions and the Appropriation for Brazilian Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards the Circular Economy: Existing Synergy Among the Conceptual Definitions and the Appropriation for Brazilian Literature |
| title_short | Towards the Circular Economy: Existing Synergy Among the Conceptual Definitions and the Appropriation for Brazilian Literature |
| title_sort | towards the circular economy existing synergy among the conceptual definitions and the appropriation for brazilian literature |
| topic | economia circular cradle to cradle closed-loop double loop análise do ciclo de vida simbiose industrial |
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