Challenges for circular urban development

Book chapter (2022)

Authors

H.T. Remøy Real Estate Management - Architecture and the Built Environment
Alexander Wandl Environmental Technology and Design - Architecture and the Built Environment
Alex Wandl Environmental Technology and Design - Architecture and the Built Environment
Research Group
Real Estate Management (Architecture and the Built Environment) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Department

Management in the Built Environment

Research Group

Real Estate Management

Abstract

A shift towards a more Circular Economy is, in many policies, seen as crucial to achieving a more sustainable and
inclusive built environment that meets future demands.
In the last decade, the European Commission’s research
funding has supported numerous initiatives aiming to reduce
waste generation through shifts towards Circular Economy
approaches. Many cities and regions followed and started
to develop circular economy strategies, action plans and
circularity monitors. The difficulties and challenges of implementing a seemingly simple concept are mainly to narrow,
slow down and close materials streams and thereby reduce
our dependency on raw material input. Europe’s geopolitical
dependency on resource-rich countries has become very apparent during the last years. In this article, we identify some
of those challenges and propose potential ways forward.

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