Circular Economy Realities: Critical Perspectives on Sustainability

This book addresses the realities of the circular economy, a resource efficiency concept that has risen to global prominence in academic, policy and business circles over the last decade. Considered an approach to sustainable growth, the volume critically analyses how sustainable emerging applications of a circular economy are in practice.

The book stems from an international, interdisciplinary project exploring the discourses, policies, implementation and impacts of the circular economy acr...