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Inverse Malthusianism and Recycling Economics: The Case of the Textile Industry
Francisco Salas-molinaDavid Pla-santamariaJavier Reig-mullorMaria Luisa Vercher-ferrandizsubject
Textile industry020209 energyGeography Planning and DevelopmentPopulationPareto efficiencyTJ807-830Context (language use)02 engineering and technologyMalthusianism010501 environmental sciencesManagement Monitoring Policy and LawTD194-19501 natural sciences:CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS [UNESCO]Renewable energy sources0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringEconomicsMulticriteria Jevonsian equilibrium03.- Garantizar una vida saludable y promover el bienestar para todos y todas en todas las edadesGE1-350Environmental impact assessmentRecyclingeducation0105 earth and related environmental scienceseducation.field_of_studyEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environmentbusiness.industry06.- Garantizar la disponibilidad y la gestión sostenible del agua y el saneamiento para todosUNESCO::CIENCIAS ECONÓMICASPareto efficiencyEnvironmental economicsNatural resourceEnvironmental sciencesDilemma08.- Fomentar el crecimiento económico sostenido inclusivo y sostenible el empleo pleno y productivo y el trabajo decente para todos07.- Asegurar el acceso a energías asequibles fiables sostenibles y modernas para todos01.- Erradicar la pobreza en todas sus formas en todo el mundoECONOMIA FINANCIERA Y CONTABILIDADNatural resourcesbusinessdescription
The current use of natural resources in the textile industry leads us to introduce a new economic concept called inverse Malthusianism describing a context in which population grows linearly and resource consumption grows exponentially. Inverse Malthusianism implies an exponential increase in environmental impact that recycling may contribute to reduce. Our main goal is to extend the analysis of materials selection under the principle of equimarginality proposed by Jevons. As a first result, we show the particular circumstances under which policies excluding recycled supplies are never optimal. We also aim to overcome the difficulties of reducing environmental aspects to monetary units. To this end, we propose a multicriteria approach to solve the conventional-recycled materials dilemma considering not only economic but also environmental criteria. Then, we allow producers to enrich their decision-making process with relevant information about the environmental impact of materials selection. Although we use examples of the textile industry to illustrate our results, most of the insights in this paper can be extended to other industries.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2020-07-01 |