A critical analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and ecosystems and opportunities for circular economy strategies

T Ibn-Mohammed, KB Mustapha, J Godsell… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on the 11th
of March 2020, but the world is still reeling from its aftermath. Originating from China, cases …

[HTML][HTML] Circular Economy strategies for concrete: implementation and integration

ATM Marsh, APM Velenturf, SA Bernal - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Concrete is the world's most widely-used anthropogenic material, and Circular Economy
strategies will be key to addressing the myriad challenges that face its use today and into the …

Drivers and barriers towards circular economy in the building sector: Stakeholder interviews and analysis of five European countries policies and practices

S Giorgi, M Lavagna, K Wang, M Osmani, G Liu… - Journal of cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Circular economy has become central in the European policy arena, and the Member States
have promoted a number of initiatives and programs to shift from their traditional linear …

[HTML][HTML] Circular economy in the building and construction sector: A scientific evolution analysis

M Norouzi, M Chàfer, LF Cabeza, L Jiménez… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
The building industry is responsible for considerable environmental impacts due to its
consumption of resources and energy, and the production of wastes. Circular Economy …

Demand, services and social aspects of mitigation

F Creutzig, J Roy, P Devine-Wright, J Díaz-José… - 2022 - espace.curtin.edu.au
Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …

Circular economy and the construction industry: Existing trends, challenges and prospective framework for sustainable construction

MU Hossain, ST Ng, P Antwi-Afari, B Amor - Renewable and sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
The circular economy (CE) concept has received increasing attention among different
parties on various levels recently. Due to the concern on significant resources consumption …

Circular economy in the construction industry: A systematic literature review

GLF Benachio, MCD Freitas, SF Tavares - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Construction Industry is responsible for over 30% of the extraction of natural
resources, as well as 25% of solid waste generated in the world. This happens because the …

Circular economy applications in the construction industry: A global scan of trends and opportunities

BC Guerra, S Shahi, A Mollaei, N Skaf, O Weber… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Construction consumes more than 3 billion tons of raw materials globally each year.
Adopting circular economy principles can help reduce waste and save more than $100 …

Links between circular economy and climate change mitigation in the built environment

A Gallego-Schmid, HM Chen, M Sharmina… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The construction sector represents one of the most significant sources of waste generation in
the European Union (EU), with nearly one billion tonnes of construction and demolition …

[HTML][HTML] Digital government and the circular economy transition: An analytical framework and a research agenda

R Medaglia, B Rukanova, Z Zhang - Government Information Quarterly, 2024 - Elsevier
The transition from a linear economy towards a circular economy (CE), based on reusing,
repairing, refurbishing, and recycling existing materials and products, is one of the key …