..., geographical approaches to this development are comparably rare to date. The authors seek to contextualise the strategy development and policy implementation of a CE policy. Circular economy Regional development Governance Networks Innovation Business models The model of a circular economy (CE...

... literature. An analysis of co-citations also identified four clusters of research such as, innovation and knowledge policies; entrepreneurial universities; business innovation strategy; and triple helix stakeholders in innovation, knowledge and regional development. Originality/value Some policies...

... for such a complex result is convergence between cluster‐based regional development policy, the related industry national strategy and the central government preferential policy for less developed areas. Design/methodology/approach The experiences selected as case studies are the Xi'an National Civil Aerospace...