Marta García-Velasco Garzás , María J. Ruiz-Fuensanta
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Abstract
It is widely acknowledged that the progress towards a Circular Economy (CE) model in the European Union (EU) necessitates the cooperation of all levels of government. Nevertheless, empirical research predominantly adopts a national standpoint, disregarding the role of regions. Employing a multilevel model and spatial econometric methods, we examine the factors influencing the expansion of CE in EU regions, considering both regional and national aspects. The findings indicate that the expansion of CE endeavours in the EU mainly depends on regional factors. The regional knowledge base favours the expansion of CE-related business, while national public policies fail to promote them.
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Ecological Economics is concerned with extending and integrating the understanding of the interfaces and interplay between "nature''s household" (ecosystems) and "humanity''s household" (the economy). Ecological economics is an interdisciplinary field defined by a set of concrete problems or challenges related to governing economic activity in a way that promotes human well-being, sustainability, and justice. The journal thus emphasizes critical work that draws on and integrates elements of ecological science, economics, and the analysis of values, behaviors, cultural practices, institutional structures, and societal dynamics. The journal is transdisciplinary in spirit and methodologically open, drawing on the insights offered by a variety of intellectual traditions, and appealing to a diverse readership.
Specific research areas covered include: valuation of natural resources, sustainable agriculture and development, ecologically integrated technology, integrated ecologic-economic modelling at scales from local to regional to global, implications of thermodynamics for economics and ecology, renewable resource management and conservation, critical assessments of the basic assumptions underlying current economic and ecological paradigms and the implications of alternative assumptions, economic and ecological consequences of genetically engineered organisms, and gene pool inventory and management, alternative principles for valuing natural wealth, integrating natural resources and environmental services into national income and wealth accounts, methods of implementing efficient environmental policies, case studies of economic-ecologic conflict or harmony, etc. New issues in this area are rapidly emerging and will find a ready forum in Ecological Economics.
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