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The geography of circular economy: job creation, territorial embeddedness and local public policies

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  • Amadou Niang
  • Sébastien Bourdin
  • André Torre

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To date, few studies have analysed the geography of the circular economy, especially its contribution to economic activity on a sub-regional scale. In this context, our paper aims to analyse the evolution of employment and activities in the circular economy at the local level in France. For this purpose, we use a database on job creation and companies in the circular economy between 2008 and 2015 and we propose for the first time a study measuring the creation of jobs and companies in the CE. We show that the growth of employment in the circular economy is higher than the growth of total employment. Moreover, we highlight that the number of companies in the circular economy is mainly concentrated in metropolitan areas. We also point out the regional effect of the growth of the circular economy, indicating the territorial embeddedness of this type of activity. Based on this observation, we assume that regional public policies play a significant role in the deployment of a circular economy.

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  • Amadou Niang & Sébastien Bourdin & André Torre, 2024. "The geography of circular economy: job creation, territorial embeddedness and local public policies," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 67(12), pages 2939-2954, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:67:y:2024:i:12:p:2939-2954
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2210749
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