Main Research Projects

Some of the initiatives and projects developed by the team in the field of Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis have been the following:

  • Tourism, Environment and Innovation (Thematic Research Network). Call for proposals: Universidad de Málaga. Researchers of the team in the project: Segarra and Peiró.
  • Development of social and sustainable innovation through living labs in the ecotourism sector in the Dominican Republic. Call for proposals: Adsideo-cooperacion UPV. Researchers of the team in the project: Segarra (PI), Peiró and Miret.
  • Determinants of eco-innovation in the hospitality sector. Call for proposals: GVA grupos de investigación emergentes. Researchers of the team in the project: Peiró (PI) and Segarra .
  • Environmental monitoring of a tourist area based on IOT for user information and service improvement.Pilot tests on the beaches of Benidorm, Gandia and Benicassim. Call for proposals: Institut Turistic Valencià. Researchers of the team in the project: Miret.
  • Promotion of research and innovation in the Valencian tourism industry. Call for proposals: Institut Turistic Valencià. Researchers of the team in the project: Miret.
  • Creation of an Innovation Platform for the Promotion and Implementation of a Circular Economy Strategy in the Tourism Sector of the Valencian Community. Call for proposals: Agencia Valenciana de la Innovación. Researchers of the team in the project: Segarra (PI); Peiró; de Miguel, Blanca; de Miguel, María; Catalá; Ribes; Miret; Mas; Perelló.
  • Elaboration and Deployment of a Strategy for the Laboratory of Innovation in Circular Economy for Participation in International Calls. Call for proposals: Generalitat Valenciana. Researchers of the team in the project: Peiró (PI); Segarra; de Miguel, María; Ribes; de Miguel, Blanca; Miret.
  • Implementation of Processes and Methodologies Based on Circular Economy. Call for proposals: Generalitat Valenciana. Researchers of the team in the project: Segarra (PI).
  • Industry 4.0 and Innovation Modes in Companies and Clusters. Call for proposals: Agencia Estatal De Investigacion. Researchers of the team in the project: de Miguel, Blanca; Perelló.

Thanks to these and other projects and collaborations with other entities and research bodies in Eco-innovation and Industrial Symbiosis among the team members, the laboratory has several scientific publications and directed several doctoral theses.

In the different topics to be addressed by the Laboratory for Innovation in Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis (and later Social Innovation), the research and scientific contributions of the team members have been aimed at understanding the factors that influence the environmental or social orientation of companies, the importance of environmental or social aspects when innovating and the results of adopting these business approaches. This knowledge developed has served as the basis for creating and promoting the Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis Innovation Lab.

On the other hand, it is foreseen that as the Innovation Platform Project progresses, more UPV researchers working on aspects related to the Circular Economy will be incorporated.