Spatially explicit modelling of global material flows and related impacts
FINEPRINT developed new methods for assessing global material flows using high geographical resolution. We performed spatially explicit analyses of worldwide raw material flows embodied in products and assessed the associated environmental impacts around the globe, addressing issues such as land use change, deforestation and water scarcity.
Speeding up scientific progress through open science
Data, models, codes
We provided full details on source data, codes and final data products from our research. For development and publication of FINEPRINT-related software, we used our GitHub portal. Our data products were published on platforms such as Zenodo and Pangaea. Click below to access the databases and supply chain models developed in FINEPRINT.
Interactive maps, Sankey tools
In order to visualise the datasets and supply chain models resulting from FINEPRINT research, we developed interactive online tools. These include multi-layer global maps of raw material extraction and related impacts as well as Sankey diagrams to track global supply chains. Click below to access the visualisation tools.
Papers, Briefs
To distribute our results, we used two main types of publications. First, we published in peer-reviewed, international journals to reach the scientific community. Second, we set up a series of short texts that summarise key results for non-experts. Click below to receive detailed information about the publications resulting from our research.
Contact
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU)
Institute for Ecological Economics
Welthandelsplatz 1
A-1020 Wien, Austria
Dr. Stefan Giljum (project coordinator)
Email: stefan.giljum@wu.ac.at
Phone: +43 1 31336 5755
Web: fineprint.resource-use.global
GitHub: github.com/fineprint-global
Twitter: @fineprintglobal
European Research Council (ERC)
FINEPRINT was an
ERC Consolidator Grant Project (grant agreement No. 725525) in EU’s Horizon 2020
programme.
The project duration was from July 2017 to December 2022.
