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Life cycle stage practices and strategies for circular economy: assessment in construction and demolition industry of an emerging economy

Asante, Richard, Faibil, Daniel, Agyemang, Martin and Khan, Sharffudin Ahmed 2022. Life cycle stage practices and strategies for circular economy: assessment in construction and demolition industry of an emerging economy. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29 , pp. 82110-82121. 10.1007/s11356-022-21470-w

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Abstract

The strategic implementation of circular economy (CE) practices in the construction and demolition (C&D) industry is critical for achieving environmental sustainability goals. Understanding CE practices based on reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, remanufacture, and redesign (6R) principles from the perspective of the whole life cycle can promote the implementation of CE practices in the C&D industry. However, studies that shed light on this subject especially in emerging economies are generally lacking. This study contributes to filling this gap by using a three-phase methodology consisting of a literature review and a hybrid best–worst method and grey relational analysis to give insights into practices and strategies to prioritize CE practice implementation. Specifically, the paper focuses on identifying CE practices based on 6R principles, the significance of the identified CE practices, and understanding how to prioritize the implementation of the significant CE practices. The study’s findings established that implementing CE practices based on reduce and recover principles at the design stage contributes significantly to environmental sustainability. Additionally, the study highlights the relevance of both bottom-up and top-down approaches in the implementation of CE practices.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Business (Including Economics)
Additional Information: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher: Springer
ISSN: 0944-1344
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 28 June 2022
Date of Acceptance: 10 June 2022
Last Modified: 06 Jan 2024 04:14
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/150809

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