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Title Analysis of Economic and Environmental Welfare in the Context of Circular Economy
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Authors Stankeviciene, J; Nikanorova, M
Title Analysis of Economic and Environmental Welfare in the Context of Circular Economy
Year 2017
Published
DOI 10.3846/cbme.2017.052
Abstract The concept of circular economy is alternative to linear economy, which places sustainability in the center of the interest. The circular economy focuses on environmental, resource efficiency, "no waste" approach, social factors and promotes the co-existing of healthy economy together with environmental health. The purpose of the article is to propose a concept of economic and environmental welfare in the context of circular economy, apply and provide empirical evidence based on economic data of Baltic Sea Region countries. The article includes the observation of environmental aspect and resource efficiency in Baltic Sea Region including green energy, renewable resources, waste management, economic indicators, as well as literature analysis and quantitative analysis. A multi-criteria decision analysis method TOPSIS was used to compare the set of indicators by identifying weights for each criterion. TOPSIS is quite useful method to rank and make selection of a number of indicators. By the result, the Baltic Sea Region countries are scored by the economic and environmental welfare in the context of circular economy.
Author Keywords Circular economy; waste management; sustainable development; environmental indicators; TOPSIS method
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH)
EID WOS:000534574600022
WoS Category Business; Education & Educational Research; Management
Research Area Business & Economics; Education & Educational Research
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