Economia Circular

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Sónia Cristina Almeida Neves
Código:
15639
Ano:
1
Semestre:
S2
Créditos ECTS:
6
Carga Horária:
TP(30H)
Área Científica:
Economia
Learning outcomes:
At the end of this Curricular Unit the student should be able:
- To know and to distinguish Linear Economy from Circular Economy.
- To develop critical skills on the practical aspects of Circular Economy.
- To be able to rethink the current system in order to develop ideas to change the paradigm.
- To understand the relevance of regulation in the change from Linear Economy to Circular Economy.
- To apply and analyze Circular Economy concepts keeping in mind real cases.
Syllabus:
1. The limits of Linear Economy
2. Paradigm transition from Linear Economy to Circular Economy
3 Origin and fundamentals of Circular Economy: concept, C2C “cradle-to-cradle” and biological and technical product cycles
4. Circular Economy and sustainable development
5. Circular Economy at the sectoral and regional level
6. Regulatory trends for the circular economy
Main Bibliography:
Ellen MacArthur Foundation. (2013). Towards the Circular Economy. Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
Braungart, M., & McDonough, W. (2002). Cradle to cradle: remaking the way we make things (1st edition). North PointPress.
Webster, K. (2017). The circular economy: A Wealth of Flows. Ellen MacArthur Foundation Publishing.
Stuchtey, M., Enkvist, P.-A., & Zumwinkel, K. (2016). A Good Disruption: Redefining Growth in the Twenty-First Century(1st edition). Bloomsbury Business.

Several recent articles on the different approaches to the Circular Economy published in journals indexed to Web of Science and/or SCOPUS.
Language:
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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