Benchmarking the Metabolism of European Union Countries to Promote the Continuous Improvement of Service Ecosystems

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2020

Authors

Ana Camanho (Author) FEUP; Mafalda C. Silva (Author) Other; Isabel M. Horta (Author) Other; Flávia Barbosa (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

Pages: 319-333

10th International Conference on Exploring Service Science, IESS 2020

5 February 2020 through 7 February 2020

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Authenticus ID: P-00R-VSB

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38724-2_23

Abstract (EN): In recent decades, the concept of urban metabolism has been widely applied at different scales. This paper proposes an optimization model, based on Data Envelopment Analysis, for the evaluation and benchmarking of countries¿ metabolism. The EU-28 countries are analyzed based on economic and environmental indicators, including the resources consumed (energy and materials) and environmental pressures (GHG emissions and waste) associated with the value-added from the economic activities. The empirical results produced a ranking of countries¿ based on their metabolic performance underlying the creation of wealth, along with the targets for the countries with lower metabolic performance. This new metabolic approach is a contribution to the design of policies for the promotion of sustainable and resilient services. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 15