Regions are the most important administrative units of the EU's development policies and so
far, have been extensively used for framing and implementing strategic priorities. However …

Extending the useful life of consumer products is a critical element in the circular economy.
Although commercial repair is an established part of the global economy, the repair is often …

Repair is a central component of a circular economy to extend the operational phase of
products. Yet, the number of repair service providers as well as demand for repair have …

Using repair services instead of new purchases creates local added value and contributes to
a circular economy. The main aim of this research was to characterize repair service …

The repair industry, consumer expenditure on repair and the number of repair businesses
have been steadily decreasing in many European countries over the last 20–40 years. Our …

Repair practices are driven not only by consumers' internal motivation, but also by external
infrastructural, social including cultural, financial, and political factors. We explore these …

Excessive cost and inconvenient services are frequent reasons people do not use repair
services for consumer goods. By using conjoint analysis we aim to quantify the relative …

Extending the lifetime of products is seen as a key objective for realising the vision of a
Circular Economy. One way to increase the lifespan of products is to enable more repair …

In Finland's medium-term climate plan, consumers are encouraged to halve their carbon
footprints. The present study has developed policy mixes to support climate policy targeted …

This paper investigates the resilience of circular economy (CE) networks. By adopting a
graph theory approach, a novel simulation model is developed to simulate the resilience …