Las bases materiales del desarrollo económico en España (1860-2016). Un estudio desde el metabolismo social

  1. Infante-Amate, Juan 1
  2. Vila, Jaume 2
  3. Aguilera, Eduardo 3
  4. Sanjuán, Ángel 2
  5. Oropesa, Felipe 2
  6. González de Molina, Manuel 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Granada (ESP)
  2. 2 Universidad Pablo de Olavide (ESP)
  3. 3 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ESP)
Journal:
Cuadernos económicos de ICE

ISSN: 0210-2633 2340-9037

Year of publication: 2021

Issue Title: Indicadores macroeconómicos ambientales. El caso español

Issue: 101

Pages: 185-213

Type: Article

DOI: 10.32796/CICE.2021.101.7194 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

In this work, we provide a historical series of the material extraction, trade, and use indicators contained within the Material Flow Accountability methodology—which is an internationally standardized system to quantify resource use at a regional level. Drawing on our results, we examine the transition to industrial metabolism in Spain, highlighting: i) a quick increase in material consumption (400 % per capita growth) and in the transition to non-renewable resource use, especially between 1960 and 2007; ii) a transition from net exporter (until ca. 1930) to net importer (desde ca. 1960); iii) a persistent decrease in material intensity; and iv) a sudden drop in material use after the Great Recession.  

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