ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 6 Expository Class: 18 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 48
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Chemistry Engineering, External department linked to the degrees, Applied Economics
Areas: Chemical Engineering, Área externa M.U en Economía Circular, Applied Economics
Center Faculty of Economics and Business Studies
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
• Demonstrate, through applications, circular economy strategies in strategic sectors relevant to the local, regional and national environment.
• Know the documents and formal aspects that accompany the development of a project.
• To develop by students a collaborative circular economy project in a strategic business or social field.
• To enable students to communicate with professionals from different areas.
- Multidisciplinary approach to the circular economy. Diversification of projects in terms of typologies and scope: micro (product/process/service), meso (organisation, business park, ...) and macro (urban nucleus, rural area, region, nation, etc.).
- Definition of the value chain. Identification of stakeholders and their capacity to act and react.
- Project: contents, typologies and development phases. Technical and economic feasibility of a project.
- Sustainability. Practical cases
a) Basic
Aarikka-Stenroos, L., Ritala, P., & Thomas, L. D. (2021). Circular economy ecosystems: A typology, definitions, and implications. Research handbook of sustainability agency, 260-276.
Vence, X. (dir) (2023). Economía Circular Transformadora y cambio sistémico. Retos, Modelos e Políticas. Fondo de Cultura Económica. ISBN 978-84-375-0818-4
b) Complementary
Amed, I., Berg, A., Balchandani, A., Andersson, J., Hedrich, S., Young, R., Rölkens, F. (2019). The State of Fashion. Mckinsey & Company, Apparel, Fashion and Luxury Department. Mckinsey & Company.
Barahona Gaete, M. L. (2018). Análisis del fast fashion como generador de patrones de consumo insostenibles. Bogotá D.C: Fundación Universidad America.
Cartelle Barros, J.J., et al. New approach for assessing and optimising the environmental performance of multinational electricity sectors: A European case study. Energy Conversion and Management, 2022, vol. 268, pp. 116023. ISSN 0196-8904. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116023. Disponible en: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890422008159.
Cartelle Barros, Juan José, Manuel Lara Coira, Maria Pilar de la Cruz López, Alfredo del Caño Gochi and Isabel Soares (2020); “Probabilistic multicriteria environmental assessment of power plants: A global approach“, Applied Energy, 260, 114344.
Cartelle Barros, Juan José & Lara Coira, Manuel & de la Cruz López, María Pilar & del Caño Gochi, Alfredo, 2015. "Assessing the global sustainability of different electricity generation systems," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 89(C), pages 473-489.
Cartelle Barros, Juan José & Lara Coira, Manuel & de la Cruz López, María Pilar & del Caño Gochi, Alfredo, 2016. "Probabilistic life-cycle cost analysis for renewable and non-renewable power plants," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 774-787.
Fundación COTEC para la Innovación. (2017). Situación y evolución de la economia circular en España. Madrid: David García Rincón.
Funseam. Proyecto de economía circular en España. Acelerando la transición en el sector Textil Moda. Febrero 2022.
Moncada, Jorge & Tarazona, María & Velasco, Robert. (2022). Gestión de la economía circular como alternativa de desarrollo sostenible en el sector textil y confecciones en la ciudad de Cúcuta. Visión Internacional (Cúcuta). 82-97. 10.22463/27111121.4043.
Nascimento, D., Alencastro, V., Quelhas, O., Caiado, R., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Tortorella, G. (2018). Exploring industry 4.0 technologies to enable circular economy practices in a manufacturing context: a business model proposal. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management .
Rehman Khan, Syed Abdul, Panait, Mirela, Puime Guillen, Felix, Raimi, Lukman (ed). Energy Transition Economic, Social and Environmental Dimensions. Springer.
Spencer, M. (2018). Fast Fashion´s Circular Economy Challenge. WWD.
United Nations - UNECE. (2018). Fashion is an environmental and social emergency, but can also drive progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
CON1: Describe the principles, concepts and dimensions of the circular economy in different organisations, whether public or private, commercial or social enterprises, NGOs, or other organisations, that promote sustainable production and consumption models.
CON4: Knowing the new scientific-technical advances that make it possible to reduce the main problems related to pollution, including climate change.
CON7: Identify and describe the different management techniques of surplus materials (i.e. waste, by-products, etc.), with special emphasis on transformation and valorisation techniques. Define waste management strategies based on environmental protection and business efficiency.
CON12: Recognise the concepts associated with innovation management, innovation systems, eco-innovation, open and sustainable innovation, or the multi-level perspective, and their contribution to the sustainability of the development of innovative products/processes/services.
CON13: Identify information and communication technologies that enable the improvement of circular economy systems.
CON14: Demonstrate through specific cases the real potential of circularity in strategic sectors for the development of the Galician autonomous community and its transfer to the national and international level.
AB1: Use the concepts, tools and methodologies necessary to face the challenges of the transition from the linear to the circular model of the current and future economy.
HAB3: Use appropriate communication strategies to communicate findings - and the knowledge and rationale behind them - to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
HAB5: Use environmental assessment tools for the evaluation and comparison of waste and waste stream recovery alternatives in order to select the most sustainable technology from a holistic perspective and thus support the decision-making process.
HAB6: Develop knowledge that enables students to deal with the complexity of making judgements based on incomplete or limited information, including reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities derived from the judgements made.
COM2: Generate specific actions in the field of multi-R (redesign, remanufacture, repair, redistribute, reduce, reuse, recycle, energy recovery...) and develop sustainable technical solutions.
COM3: Integrate the fundamentals of eco-design in the design of products and services.
COM4: Formulate strategies for the reduction and management of surplus materials in the organisation and implement treatment and recovery techniques.
COM7: Propose and promote the use of clean technologies and renewable energy sources, as well as the development of efficient water and energy management strategies.
COM9: Adapt and integrate information and communication technologies and new emerging technologies to implement and optimise circular economy models.
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY for the presentation of the subject, highlighting the route taken during the master's degree and the link between the current point and the starting point of the course. This activity will be strongly linked to Module 1 as it connects with it. In fact, students will be asked to indicate their points of interest, which will lead to the adaptation of part of this subject on an annual basis (if necessary).
THEORETICAL ACTIVITIES: Combining lectures dedicated to the presentation of the contents with tutorial sessions in small groups, seeking the participation of students and with the support of audiovisual tools; as well as scientific events, talks with speakers with extensive experience in the target sectors of activity.
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES: Combining both guided and autonomous activities. Among the former, use will be made of case studies, debate and seminars. Among the latter, use will be made of pre-study and discussion forums. Practical classes are interactive activities that are compulsory.
All of the above activities are framed and based on the INTEGRATED methodology of project-based learning where students, in small working groups, will define a circular economy strategy with the capacity to be implemented in the short or medium term in a specific sector of activity.
The virtual campus will be used as the main tool for communication with students.
The evaluation system will be based on the development of activities of eminently practical content (assignments and presentation):
Assignments: 60%.
Presentations: 40%.
In the case of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the rules set out in the Regulations for the evaluation of students' academic performance and revision of grades will be applied.
PRESENT WORK IN THE CLASSROOM 48 Hours
Lectures 8
Practical classes 24
Group tutorials 16
Evaluation 2
STUDENT PERSONAL WORK 100 Hours
Individual or group self-study 10
Writing exercises, conclusions or other assignments 60
Recommended readings, preparation of oral presentations, debates or similar 30
TOTAL HOURS OF STUDENT WORK: 150
It is recommended that students follow the classes and attend the scheduled tutorials, as well as consult the basic and complementary bibliography indicated by the lecturers as the programme develops.
Each student will have to dedicate an adequate amount of time, according to his/her abilities and knowledge, to assimilate the contents and carry out the work that may be required.
Xavier Vence Deza
Coordinador/a- Department
- Applied Economics
- Area
- Applied Economics
- Phone
- 881811567
- xavier.vence [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Maria Angeles Pereira Sanchez
- Department
- Applied Economics
- Area
- Applied Economics
- angeles.pereira [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
Thelmo Alejandro Lu Chau
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 982824136
- thelmo.lu [at] usc.es
- Category
- PROFESOR/A PERMANENTE LABORAL
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