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A review on circular economy: the expected transition to a balanced interplay of environmental and economic systems

Journal of Cleaner Production · 2015 · Vol. 114 · pp. 11–32

Patrizia Ghisellini✉(University of Bologna)Catia Cialani(Dalarna University)Sérgio Ulgiati(Beijing Normal University)

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management Sustainable Industrial Ecology Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringCircular economyCleaner productionReuseIndustrial ecologyResource efficiencyBusinessEnvironmental economicsEuropean unionIndustrial organizationEconomics

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