The Genealogy of the “Circulating and Ecological Economy” Policy and its Relationship with Regional Policies

Abstract

This paper examined the genealogy of “Circulating and Ecological Economy - Regional Circular and Ecological Sphere” policies, and discusses the issues in the history of these policies, which were based on resource recycling and biodiversity policies, and encompassed policy issues such as energy problems, economic growth through the environment, and decarbonization. However, this policy concept is a coined word combining Chinese characters. The meaning of the word has historicity and is understood with a sense of the times. As a result, the policy has been described with subtle fluctuations. It is also clarified that Aso’s grassland conservation activities are functioning as a autonomous system of community, rather than a self-reliant system.