Wuni, I Y (2023) Drivers of circular economy adoption in the construction industry: A systematic review and conceptual model. Building Research & Information, 51(7), pp. 816-833. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
Circular economy (CE) is gaining traction in the construction industry, providing a responsible business model to decouple construction activities from excessive consumption of finite resources. This study conducted a systematic literature review to consolidate and conceptualize the factors that induce and enable construction organizations and stakeholders to adopt CE solutions in the construction industry. The analysis revealed 88 drivers of CE adoption in the construction industry, clustered into eight dimensions, comprising knowledge, organizational, environmental, social, business, regulatory, technological and supply chain drivers. The study further modelled the path dependencies and hierarchical structure of drivers of CE adoption in the construction industry. Thus, the findings provide a holistic insight into the factors inducing stakeholders to adopt CE in the construction industry. The model can provide decision support to develop integrated policies and targeted interventions to facilitate a successful transition to CE in the construction industry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | circular construction; circular economy; construction industry; drivers; pareto analysis; systematic review |
| Index terms: | construction activity, business model, consumption, construction industry, systematic literature review, dimension, circular economy, traction, path dependency, construction organization, pareto analysis, decision support |
| Subjects: | transportation engineering, organization, construction operations, business, quality control, consumer economics, health monitoring assessment and metrics, sustainable design, decision analysis, research evaluation and metrics, strategic management, industry analysis |
| Topics: | Quality Management, Research Practice, Site Management, Sustainability, Health and Safety, Stakeholder Management, Engineering Principles, Risk Management, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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