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Challenges and Opportunities for Circular Economy Promotion in the Building Sector
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Tirado, Rafaela Aublet, Adélaïde Laurenceau, Sylvain Habert, Guillaume |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | The accelerated development of cities involves important inflows and outflows of resources. The construction sector is one of the main consumers of raw materials and producers of waste. Due to its quantity and potential for recovery, waste from the construction sector constitutes significant deposits and requires major action by bringing together different stakeholders to achieve the objectives of a circular economy. Consequently, it is crucial to understand the current knowledge of urban metabolism, deposits, and recovery practices. This article aims to investigate the role of local authorities in the planning of strategies to facilitate a circular economy; in particular, this article aims to answer how local authorities facilitate circular economy initiatives in the building sector and what opportunities and obstacles they encounter in the process. The strategy used for the study was to conduct semistructured interviews with those responsible for circular economy projects within local authorities that were pioneering circular economy projects in metropolitan France. The results highlight the importance of community involvement in the implementation of circular economy principles in the building sector. Thus, it is essential to identify the different stakeholders and their respective challenges to build an operational framework. |
| Starting Page | 1569 |
| e-ISSN | 20711050 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su14031569 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-01-28 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Sustainability Environmental Engineering Circular Economy Local Authorities Urban Metabolism Interview Building |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
