The Circular Economy

First published 2019

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Names: Stahel, Walter R., author.

Title: The circular economy : a user’s guide / Walter R. Stahel.

Description: New York : Routledge, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019002504| ISBN 9780367200145 (hardback) | ISBN 9780367200176 (pbk.) | ISBN 9780429259203 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Sustainable development. | Environmental policy. | Natural resources--Environmental aspects.

Classification: LCC HC79.E5 S6693 2019 | DDC 338.9/27--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019002504

ISBN: 978-0-367-20014-5 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-0-367-20017-6 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-0-429-25920-3 (ebk)