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    Economic indicators for material recovery estimation
    (Elsevier, 2021-07-31) Mayer, Matan; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
    Material recovery characterization is a seemingly simple task: determining whether given waste is fit or unfit for recycling. A closer look, however, reveals a subtler and more complex gradient between the two. There are multiple levels of material recovery solutions below recycling, such as landfilling, incineration, and downcycling, as well as multiple levels above it, such as upcycling, remanufacturing, and reuse. Determining material recovery potential of a given material or product on this continuum depends on a number of variables, including maturity of recycling technologies, geographical proximity, scalability and existing marketplaces. For the most part, these and other variables do not easily lend themselves to precise quantitative assessment.Within this context, this chapter explores the viability of estimating material recovery potential based on a single indicator: market price. By comparing the drop and rise in market price of products along the recovery chain from the point of sale of a new item, through remanufacturing and recycling operations to eventual disposal, one can conclude regarding a range of influencing factors, including the quality of return infrastructure, availability of developed recycling methods, market demand, and more. The chapter presents the methodological foundations of this approach and discusses applications in practice in the construction industry. Additionally, the chapter proposes multiple extensions to this index that apply the developed methodology to a range of indicator domains.
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    Pero...¿Qué queremos decir cuando decimos teoría?
    (2018) Vela Castillo, José; Iniciativa Digital Politécnica RU Books; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
    Los Textos de Arquitectura, Docencia e Innovación dan testimonio de las “Jornadas sobre Innovación Docente en Arquitectura” (JIDA) y vehiculan reflexiones diversas sobre la docencia de la disciplina. Son un marco de debate dirigido tanto a docentes y estudiantes, como a profesionales e interesados en la idiosincrasia de la formación del arquitecto. La colección pretende ensanchar puntos de vista y ampliar el conocimiento de la Arquitectura a través de la descripción y el análisis de prácticas docentes actuales y pasadas. consecuentemente, se reúnen experiencias pedagógicas que ofrecen un pequeño panorama actual de la enseñanza de la Arquitectura tanto a nivel nacional como internacional.