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Circular economy for the built environment: A research framework

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Pomponi, Francesco, Moncaster, Alice·2017·Journal of Cleaner Production
DOI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.055
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The built environment puts major pressure on the natural environment; its role in transitioning to a circular economy (CE) is therefore fundamental. However, current CE research tends to focus either on the macro-scale, such as eco-parks, or the micro-scale, such as manufactured products, with the risk of ignoring the additional impacts and potentials at the meso-scale of individual buildings. This article sets out to unpack the fundamental defining dimensions of a CE and frame them for CE studies for the built environment. A critical literature review forms the basis for identifying and framing such fundamental dimensions. Our contribution highlights the key roles of interdisciplinary research and of both bottom-up and top-down initiatives in facilitating the transition to ‘circular buildings’. The frame for reference has been used to capture current discourse on the sustainability of the built environment and has proved to be a valuable tool to cluster existing initiatives and highlight missing links for interdisciplinary endeavours. The article represents a contribution to the theoretical foundations of CE research in the built environment and a stepping stone to shape future research initiatives.

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Authors
Pomponi, F., & Moncaster, A.
Venue
Journal of Cleaner Production
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-02
Volume
143
Pages
710-718
ISSN
0959-6526 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.055
OpenAlex
W2563187409
Cited by
1,169
References
3
FWCI
46.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
green
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Funders
Isaac Newton Trust (RG74916)

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