A new mindset for circular economy strategies: case studies of circularity in the use of water

Viles, Elisabeth; Santos, Javier; Fernández Arévalo, Tamara; Tanco, Martín; Kalemkerian, Florencia

dc.rights.license	Atribución 4.0 Internacional	*
dc.contributor.author	Viles, Elisabeth
dc.contributor.author	Santos, Javier
dc.contributor.author	Fernández Arévalo, Tamara
dc.contributor.author	Tanco, Martín
dc.contributor.author	Kalemkerian, Florencia
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-31T14:10:09Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-31T14:10:09Z
dc.date.issued	2020	es
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/1380
dc.description.sponsorship	The work presented in this paper was carried out within the framework of the LIFE MCUBO (LIFE15 ENV/ES/000379) research project funded by the European Union, through the LIFE program.	es
dc.format.extent	pp. 1-12	es
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	es
dc.language	eng	es
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainability, vol. 12, n°22, 9781, 1-12	es
dc.rights	Abierto	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.title	A new mindset for circular economy strategies: case studies of circularity in the use of water	es
dc.type	Artículo	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	TECNUN, Escuela de Ingeniería, Universidad de Navarra, España	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	TECNUN, Escuela de Ingeniería, Universidad de Navarra, España	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	CEIT-Basque Research and Technology Alliance, España	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay	es
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.3390/su12229781	es
dc.type.version	Publicada	es
dc.description.abstractenglish	In a circular economy (CE) environment, it is important to make good and efficient use of resources and consider that the waste generated in production processes can be a valuable resource. However, the tools and methodologies conventionally used to analyze and evaluate production systems are based on techniques focused on linear production management models, where the primary purpose is to reduce the treatment and management of waste as much as possible and where productive and environmental efficiency are not evaluated simultaneously. Changing the paradigm from a linear to a circular economy requires that a new strategy for production systems be defined, one that makes production processes simultaneously circular and efficient (in terms of quality and productivity). In this context, a holistic vision is needed when implementing CE strategies. Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to provide evidence, through two real case studies in the use of water, that the management of this resource without considering systemic thinking may not be the most circular solution. Main results showed that improvements based on the traditional approach of reducing resource use cannot provide the best results if they are supported only by current process consumption without considering the circularity of resources.	es
dc.subject.keyword	Production system	es
dc.subject.keyword	Circular economy	es
dc.subject.keyword	Case study	es
dc.subject.keyword	UN SDG 17	es
dc.subject.keyword	Water management	es
dc.subject.keyword	Circularity thinking	es