How can a regional innovation system meet circular economy challenges? Conceptualization and empirical insights from Germany
本文扩展了循环经济的创新需求分类，并将其融入挑战导向的区域创新体系概念框架，通过德国亚琛市的案例展示该框架如何指导区域分析与战略制定。
Abstract Promoting the circular economy (CE) increasingly draws on regional approaches. But in particular the potentially supportive role of regionally provided innovations requires more exploration. This paper suggests an expanded categorization of innovation demands for the regional CE and integrates them into an enriched conceptualization of the challenge-oriented regional innovation system (CORIS). How the proposed framework can guide regional analysis and strategy building is then illustrated by the empirical case study of the German ‘Circular City’ Aachen. Structuring obtained information according to CORIS components reveals which requirements are met, but also which innovation deficiencies should be tackled locally.