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Title Guimaraes: Circular Economy Towards a Sustainable City
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Authors Ribeiro, C; Sepúlveda, D; Carvalho, J; Vilarinho, C; Cristino, J; Loureiro, I
Title Guimaraes: Circular Economy Towards a Sustainable City
Year 2017
Published European Journal Of Sustainable Development, 6, 3
DOI 10.14207/ejsd.2017.v6n3p69
Abstract Guimaraes, is a medium size city located in the North of Portugal. Since 2015 a program was launched challenging the city to stablish a roadmap for the sustainable development of the Territory. One of the goals was to develop a concept for Circular Economy based in our own city context and vision. A set of projects were stablished from waste valorization. Also to projects focused on promoting social affairs issues were developed having impact on citizens' quality of life. This paper aims to present the concept under the framework of Guimaraes Circular Economy program presenting social, economic and environmental impacts.
Author Keywords Circular Economy; Sustainability; holistic approach
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000412135600008
WoS Category Environmental Sciences
Research Area Environmental Sciences & Ecology
PDF https://doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2017.v6n3p69
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