Circular economy in Brazil and alignment with the SDGs: Interfaces, gaps and opportunities for future research
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https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.0.81400Keywords:
sustainability, sustainable development, global solutions, local engagement, SDGAbstract
The objective of this work is to analyze the profile of Brazilian dissertations and theses that deal with circular economy and its alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A systematic literature review was developed with a portfolio of 96 theses and dissertations published in the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD). The results suggest that SDGs 9, 12 and 17 have a closer synergy with the circular economy in the bibliographic portfolio analyzed. Based on the existing gaps for engagement with the other 14 SDGs, a research agenda was prepared with 93 research opportunities and 6 exploratory theoretical propositions for future validation in theoretical-empirical studies.
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