'Dematerialization' in times of economic crisis: A regional analysis of the Spanish economy in material and monetary terms. (September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schaffartzik, Anke; Duro, Juan Antonio
• Is Part Of: Resources policy. Volume 78(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-09
• Subjects: Mines and mineral resources -- Periodicals; Ressources minérales -- Périodiques; Ressources naturelles -- Gestion -- Périodiques; Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale -- Périodiques; 333.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.102793
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0301-4207

Abstract

Highlights: An unprecedented drop in material consumption accompanied the 2007 crisis in Spain. Construction activities were key in both the expansive and the contractive period. Unsustainable material growth coincided with decreasing subnational inequality. 'Dematerialization' was associated with increased inequality. A just socio-ecological transformation requires dematerialization by design.