| Title | To recycle is to win! The recovery of materials for war industry and institutional responses in Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 |
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| ID_Doc | 23444 |
| Authors | Jiménez, EA |
| Title | To recycle is to win! The recovery of materials for war industry and institutional responses in Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 |
| Year | 2024 |
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| Abstract | Recycling is considered an essential piece of environmental action. Moreover, in recent decades, it has gained significant prominence as a determining factor of the so-called circular economy, which is a new paradigm of sustainability within the capitalist framework. However, the reuse of resources has existed since the beginning of humanity. The processes of industrialization and urbanization reduced its previous visibility, although with important exceptions: the two world wars, which, due to their industrial character, made recycling a national priority for the belligerent countries. This article analyzes the case of Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War and the recovery policies that sought to supply its war industry. The similarities with other cases and the peculiarities of Catalonia are raised; institutional responses and relations of cooperation and conflict with the Spanish Republican Government in the face of material scarcity. Finally, the know-how generated during the war and subsequent decades of scarcity and how this could affect our current environmental awareness is highlighted. |
| https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/HistoriaIndustrial/article/download/40074/39548 |
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