How circular economy and industrial ecology concepts are intertwined? A bibliometric and text mining analysis
This work addresses the integration of CE and IE for researchers and policymakers aiming to enhance sustainable development strategies.
This paper analyzes the relationship between circular economy (CE) and industrial ecology (IE) concepts using bibliometric and text mining methods to identify development trends and applications, and provides recommendations for how these approaches can complement each other to support sustainable policy-making and industrial practices.
Combining new insights from both bibliometric and text mining analyses, with prior relevant research conversations on circular economy (CE) and industrial ecology (IE), this paper aims to clarify the recent development trends and relations between these concepts, including their representations and applications. On this basis, discussions are made and recommendations provided on how CE and IE approaches, tools, and indicators can complement each other to enable and catalyze a more circular and sustainable development, by supporting sustainable policy-making and monitoring sound CE strategies in industrial practices.