Class Economia Circular e Gestão de Fluxos Materiais

In this UC, the concept of Circular Economy and Resource Management is explored in several areas, namely: value creation, the role of technological innovation in adapting to more efficient and efficient production paradigms and the importance of creativity in the design stages of solutions.

 - Resource management and natural capital

 - Introduction to the concept of circular economy

 - Industrial ecology and zero emission strategies

 - Innovation in circularity

 - Communicate the Circular Economy

 - Financing and new business opportunities

 - Material Flow Management: Conceptional Approach and International Case Studies

Expositive/interrogative method; development of assignments and challenges using bibliographic research and the internet; individual/group assignments, case studies are aimed at applying and amplifying acquired knowledge, reflection and discussion. Active learning methodologies, namely: Case Study Analysis; Brainstorming; Role Play, Mentimeter, Flipped Learning, Mind Maps, systemic thinking, emphasizing the 4 C's of Education (Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity).

Continuous assessment based on students' attendance at a minimum of 2/3 of classes, worksheets and group work with written and oral presentations. The partial assignments developed throughout the semester will have a weight of 60% and the final assignment 40%. Written exam for students who do not pass the continuous assessment; minimum mark 10 (9.5).

Cox, C. Barry/ Moore, Peter D./Ladle, Richard (2016). Biogeography. An ecological and evolutionary approach, 9^th edition, Wiley-Blackwell.

Graedel, Tom H.; Allenby, Braden R.; Graedel, T.E. (2009) Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering. Prentice Hall.

Brunner, Paul H./ Rechberger, Helmut: Practical Handbook of Material Flow Analysis, Lewis Publications,
2004.