Drivers for the use of materials across countries
Drivers for the use of materials across countries
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.08.016
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发表时间：
2011-05
影响因子：
11.1
通讯作者：
Sören Steger;R. Bleischwitz
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作者：
Sören Steger;R. Bleischwitz
本文分析了各国资源使用和材料生产率的驱动因素。这不仅与原材料价格飙升有关，而且还因为欧盟的政策，如“自然资源可持续利用主题战略”（COM [2005] 670），欧盟原材料倡议（COM [2008] 699）和国际上的各种类似政策，寻求更好地管理材料的生命周期和整个经济体。为了更好地理解物质使用的系统动力学，本文采用物质流分析和回归分析的方法来确定资源使用的主要驱动因素，并与GDP脱钩。驱动因素被理解为对人类利用资源的活动施加影响的因素。采用了欧洲联盟1980-2000年（欧盟15国）和1992-2000年（欧盟25国）的面板数据集。能源使用的主要驱动因素是能源效率、新住宅和道路建设活动。并对方法的不足之处进行了讨论。
This paper analyses drivers for resource use and material productivity across countries. This is not only relevant in light of soaring raw material prices but also because EU policies, such as the ‘Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources’ (COM [2005] 670), the EU Raw Materials Initiative (COM [2008] 699) and various similar policies internationally, seek to better manage materials along their life-cycle and across economies. In order to better understand the system dynamics of material use, our paper applies methodologies of material flow analysis and regression analysis to identify the major drivers for resource use and decoupling from GDP. Drivers are understood as those factors that exert influence on human activities to use resources. A panel data set is taken for the European Union for the years 1980–2000 (EU-15) and 1992–2000 (EU-25). The main drivers of resource use were found to be energy efficiency, new dwellings and roads construction activities. Shortcomings of the methodology are also discussed.