The physical structure of urban economies — Comparative assessment

Pina, André; Ferrão, Paulo; Ferreira, Daniela; Santos, Luı́s F.; Monit, Michal; Rodrigues, João F.D.; Niza, Samuel

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2015.05.012

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“…Our conclusion from this comparison exercise confirms the hypothesis that the divergence between the various assessments strongly depends on the specific methods and underlying assumptions that are made. We found that Input-Output approaches (e.g., Duarte, 2016 andPina et al, 2016) tend to generate higher estimates in comparison to bottom-up material-flow studies. This might be due to the way in which trade statistics might inflate material-flows, therefore producing higher figures in regional trade-hubs (e.g., Berlin and Hamburg).…”

Section: Comparison Of Results With Existing Subnational Metabolism Smentioning

confidence: 75%

Monitoring domestic material consumption at lower territorial levels: A novel data downscaling method

Bianchi

Tapia

Valle

2020

J of Industrial Ecology

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The availability of harmonized and granular information is critical for the design of place-sensitive policies toward more sustainable economies. However, accessibility to disaggregated data at subnational levels remains an exception in many geographies and policy domains. In this article, we develop a novel three-stage-specification, optimization, extrapolation (SOE)-econometric approach to infer harmonized regional level estimates from broadly available socioeconomic data. The approach is tested by estimating domestic material consumption (DMC) in more than 280 European regions (at NUTS 2 level). Unlike previous methods based on similar econometric techniques, our method makes explicit the socio-metabolic profiles of subnational territories by estimating and applying country-specific elasticities. Our DMC estimates are consistent with those obtained by ad hoc material flow studies that could be accessed for a sample of regions. The SOE method presented in this paper provides decision-makers with a powerful tool to explore socio-metabolic profiles at subnational level and therefore to understand the potential effects of policies aimed at supporting circular economy transitions at such levels. The method can also be adapted with relative ease to support policy designs in other policy areas challenged by severe data scarcity.

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Section: Comparison Of Results With Existing Subnational Metabolism Smentioning

confidence: 75%

Monitoring domestic material consumption at lower territorial levels: A novel data downscaling method

Bianchi

Tapia

Valle

2020

J of Industrial Ecology

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“…The MIOTs are obtained from official sources and the PIOTs are compiled using a method based on the work of Pina et al. (2016), which is replicable for numerous countries and years, using official publicly available data. The method we describe was implemented in the form of a Python script.…”

Section: Methods For Piot Compilation and Methodological Framework For Socioeconomic Metabolism Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Collection of waste and emissions data was added to the previous work by Pina et al. (2016). Total waste production by economic sector was obtained from Eurostat (2021a) and additional data found on Eurostat (2021b).…”

Section: Methods For Piot Compilation and Methodological Framework For Socioeconomic Metabolism Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(2014) that were also used in the method proposed by Pina et al. (2016). The “MatCat” nomenclature originally included 28 different materials; however, to provide consistency within each category and to enable mass balances, it was adapted into the 17 materials used, which are represented in Table 1.…”

Section: Methods For Piot Compilation and Methodological Framework For Socioeconomic Metabolism Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Pina et al. (2016) developed a methodology to produce PIOTs from MIOTs, in which the flows are either collected from official sources or estimated based on the mass balance principle and the homogeneous price assumption. This assumption is based on the idea that each sector will sell to all other sectors bundles of products at a constant price per mass unit (Merciai & Heijungs, 2014).…”

Section: Methods For Piot Compilation and Methodological Framework For Socioeconomic Metabolism Analysismentioning

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A framework to analyze the dynamics of the socioeconomic metabolism of countries: A Portuguese case study

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2021

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Socioeconomic metabolism dynamics are relevant to identify (un)sustainable development pathways in different economies, particularly if the evolution of resource productivity of critical economic sectors can be quantified. This paper offers a four‐step methodological framework to quantify these dynamics for an economy in a way that can be replicated for a series of years and countries. This methodological framework is based on the compilation of economic and physical flows in the form of input‐output tables in a time series, making use of publicly available data. The data download and processing were automatized using Python, creating an expedited analysis process. The results characterize the flows through and within a country and allow the user to identify structural changes in the economy by tracking both monetary and physical flows for 17 material groups and up to 37 economic sectors. The application of the methodological framework is illustrated in a case study covering the 2008 economic crisis in Portugal, in which the socioeconomic metabolism, the underlying structural changes, and the corresponding environmental impacts are characterized. The use of this information for the design of decoupling policies is discussed, in view of promoting sustainable dematerialization during periods of economic prosperity.

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Existing Approaches for Urban Production Systems

Juraschek

2021

Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management

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The physical structure of urban economies — Comparative assessment

Cited by 10 publications

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Monitoring domestic material consumption at lower territorial levels: A novel data downscaling method

Monitoring domestic material consumption at lower territorial levels: A novel data downscaling method

A framework to analyze the dynamics of the socioeconomic metabolism of countries: A Portuguese case study

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