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Ruben Bour
Researcher at Utrecht University
Publications - 2
Citations - 814
Ruben Bour is an academic researcher from Utrecht University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Circular economy & European union. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 421 citations. Previous affiliations of Ruben Bour include Deloitte.
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Barriers to the Circular Economy : Evidence From the European Union (EU)
Julian Kirchherr,Laura Piscicelli,Ruben Bour,Ruben Bour,Erica Kostense-Smit,Jennifer Muller,Anne Huibrechtse-Truijens,Marko P. Hekkert +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the first large-N-study on circular economy barriers in the EU (208 survey respondents, 47 expert interviews) and find that cultural barriers, particularly a lack of consumer interest and awareness as well as a hesitant company culture, are considered the main barriers by businesses and policy-makers.
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Breaking the Barriers to the Circular Economy
Julian Kirchherr,Marko P. Hekkert,Ruben Bour,Anne Huijbrechtse-Truijens,Erica Kostense-Smit,Jennifer Muller +5 more
TL;DR: The Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, the Netherlands and Deloitte have jointly carried out research on barriers to the circular economy in the European Union as discussed by the authors.