Adopting Circular Economy Current Practices and Future Perspectives

• Main Author: D'Adamo, Idiano (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; education; NUTS3 regions; eco-design; renewable energy; circular business models (CBMs); quantitative analysis; economic analysis; digital transformation of education; branches; sustainability; sustainable development; environmental assessment; open online education; circular economy; prediction; Italy; Italian ceramic industry; tourism industry; complexity; economic growth; professions; Industry 4.0; digitalization; unsupervised classification; open educational resources; multi-level perspective; industrial district (ID); cluster analysis; retailing; waste management; MOOCs; mixed data; massive open online courses; phygitalization; circular economy (CE); photovoltaic; circular commerce; employment; technology; SWOT; multiple value; Czech Republic; commercial cycle; CO2 emissions; European Union; social sciences; subsidies; Health and Social Care; industrial symbiosis; territory
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The development of a closed-loop cycle is a necessary condition so as to develop a circular economy model as an alternative to the linear model, in order to maintain the value of products and materials for as long as possible. For this motive, the definition of the value must be demonstrated for bot...