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SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
Volume 80, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2021.103411
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- National Science Foundation [1934824]
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys [1934824] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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This study investigates the complex systems of the circular economy (CE) in the built environment through a systematic literature review and thematic analysis. A conceptual model is proposed to illustrate the functionality and interconnections of CE in urban settings. The study is important for policymakers, designers, and researchers to better understand CE in urban environments and ethically design interventions to achieve circularity goals.
As one of the globe's leading sectors for resource use and carbon emissions, the built environment could play a vital role in the circular economy (CE). This study aimed to understand and map the complex systems inherent to CE interventions in the built environment. We conducted a systematic literature review and thematic analysis to identify CE case studies in different cities around the globe that have considered systemic dimensions of CE and their interconnections and iterations. These include governmental, economic, environmental, technological, societal, and behavioral dimensions. The case studies informed a conceptual model that il-lustrates how CE functions in an urban setting. The model represents the interdependencies, flows, feedbacks, and unintended consequences that may result from the interaction between the CE research dimensions in cities. We hope to help policymakers, designers, and researchers to better understand how CE functions in urban settings, and to ethically design changes in the system to achieve circularity goals. The results suggest that meaningful stakeholder engagement is key to co-designing ethical CE interventions in the built environment. Finally, engaging disciplines like economics and decision sciences, and better understanding the role of public policies and human behavior are vital to future CE interventions in urban settings.
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