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Circular Economics

Code	16300
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(30H)
Scientific area	Economics
Entry requirements	NA
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 theory in a concrete situation.
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 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 Point Press. 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.