A circular economy - based model for assessing the sustainability of construction and demolition waste management: doctoral dissertation

Abstract

In an effort to tackle climate change and decrease the consumption of natural resources, more and more industries worldwide are adopting circular economy principles. The construction industry is no exception; however, the implementation of these principles is beyond satisfactory levels. As a consumer of more than half of the extracted materials and a contributor to more than a third of waste, the construction industry hides great circular economy potential...

Kao odgovor na klimatske promene i smanjenje potrošnje prirodnih resursa sve više industrija širom sveta usvaja principe cirkularne ekonomije. Građevinska industrija nije izuzetak, međutim primena ovih principa je daleko ispod zadovoljavajućeg nivoa. Zahvaljujući činjenici da troši više od polovine iskopanog materijala i da generiše više od trećine otpada, građevinska industrija ima veliki potencijal za primenu principa cirkularne ekonomije...