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Title No Stakeholder Is an Island in the Drive to This Transition: Circular Economy in the Built Environment
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Authors Adabre, MA; Chan, APC; Darko, A; Edwards, DJ; Yang, Y; Issahaque, S
Title No Stakeholder Is an Island in the Drive to This Transition: Circular Economy in the Built Environment
Year 2024
Published Sustainability, 16, 15
DOI 10.3390/su16156422
Abstract Ensuring optimum utilisation of the Earth's finite resources engenders the circular economy (CE) concept which has attracted the attention of policymakers and practitioners worldwide. As a bifurcated strategy which involves both scientific knowledge, advanced technologies and behavioural changes, the CE transition is sociotechnical in nature. Yet, prolific studies focus on scientific knowledge and technologies alone, while studies on promoting CE practices or built environment stakeholders' behaviour are limited. Using Stakeholder Theory, a comprehensive literature review on CE drivers was conducted. Through a questionnaire survey of professionals, key drivers identified were deployed to develop a 20-driver model for CE transition in the built environment. The model is relevant to policymakers and practitioners because it highlights essential drivers for optimum resource allocation. Moreover, the findings apprise policymakers of the drivers that pertain to key stakeholders (i.e., professional and higher educational institutions, society and clients, government and firms), thus stating the requirements for driving each stakeholder to achieve this sociotechnical transition.
Author Keywords circular economy; sociotechnical transition; sustainability; drivers; stakeholder theory; waste reduction
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:001286879800001
WoS Category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/15/6422/pdf?version=1722250095
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