Juan Fernando Garcia

Gemdax · Consulting

The project has made substantial progress in different areas related to circular economy. First, it has enhanced our understanding of the circular economy concept by developing a novel theoretical framework to ground indicators. Second, extended input-output modelling tools have been developed and used to study the interlinkages within the Belgian...

The circular economy literature lacks unambiguous definitions. We argue that a convenient solution to this problem consists of defining the circular economy as a function of a metric, departing from a well-defined material flow and value system. In particular, we propose a metric that is derived from maximizing the value to society of materials use...