Circular economy for the built environment: A research framework
- Submitting institution
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The Open University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1456476
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.055
- Title of journal
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- Article number
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- First page
- 710
- Volume
- 143
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0959-6526
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- December
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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1
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- The built environment is the sector which puts the most pressure on the natural environment but applying Circular Economy (CE) principles has been limited. This study considered the problem on a three-tier level: macro(cities), meso(buildings) and micro(components), producing a frame of reference with six fundamental dimensions for CE research. The work is significant because it captures current challenges in embedding CE principles in the built environment and provides a framework to achieve more ‘circular buildings’. This work led to collaboration with KTH, Sweden and Aalborg University, Copenhagen, and an invited co-authored chapter for the Elgar Handbook of Circular Economy.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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