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Bucci Ancapi, F.E. (author)As European governments adopt new circular built environment policies to cope with the socio-ecological crisis, the need for evaluating such policies gains in urgency. Ex post evaluation is, however, difficult as these policies have not been in place long enough to have had significant effects. Nonetheless, ex ante policy evaluation may be...journal article 2023
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van Oorschot, Janneke (author), Sprecher, Benjamin (author), Rijken, Bart (author), Witteveen, Pieter (author), Blok, Merlijn (author), Schouten, Nico (author), van der Voet, Ester (author)Buildings are an important part of society's environmental impacts, both in the construction and in the use phase. As the energy performance of buildings improve, construction materials become more important as a cause of environmental impact. Less attention has been given to those materials. We explore, as an alternative for conventional...journal article 2023
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Samenjo, K.T. (author), Ramanathan, Aparna (author), Gwer, Stephen Otieno (author), Bailey, Robert C. (author), Otieno, Fredrick Odhiambo (author), Koksal, Erin (author), Sprecher, Benjamin (author), Price, R.A. (author), Bakker, C.A. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)Underfunded healthcare infrastructures in low-resource settings in sub-Saharan Africa have resulted in a lack of medical devices crucial to provide healthcare for all. A representative example of this scenario is medical devices to administer paracervical blocks during gynaecological procedures. Devices needed for this procedure are usually...journal article 2023
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Liu, Z. (author), Schraven, D.F.J. (author), de Jong, Martin (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)Realizing a circular economy (CE) has been widely recognized by practitioners and researchers as the key to the transition toward sustainability. Thus far the academic emphasis has been predominantly on economic and environmental aspects. However, the development and implementation of CE initiatives actually rely on extensive collaboration at...journal article 2023
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van Straten, Bart (author), Alvino, Letizia (author), Horeman, T. (author)Our world is the only planet, as far as we know, which harbors life. The number of humans on our planet has grown tremendously in recent centuries. In 1800 one billion humans occupied our earth; on 15 November 2022, this number reached 8 billion.<br/><br/>A result of this growth, the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary greenhouse gas...book 2023
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Sileryte, R. (author), Wandl, Alex (author), van Timmeren, A. (author)With circular economy being high on governmental agendas, there is an increasing request from governing bodies for circularity measurements. Yet, currently existing macro-level monitoring frameworks are widely criticized for not being able to inform the decision-making. The criticism includes, among others, a lack of consensus on...journal article 2023
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Giulianetti de Almeida, M.P. (author), Mockaitis, Gustavo (author), Weissbrodt, D.G. (author)Whey has applications in food, beverages, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, and the medical sector. However, it remains a massive dairy residue worldwide (160.7 million m<sup>3</sup> year<sup>−1</sup>), with high organic and nutrient loads. About 42% is used for low-value products such as animal feed and fertilizers or is even directly...review 2023
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Sommitr, Thanon (author)The world is moving toward environmental sustainability and a circular economy. The construction industry generates more than one-third of waste in landfills around the world is considered a critical sector. Material leakage is becoming one of the most concerning issues in the construction industry globally. <br/><br/>Due to globalization, many...master thesis 2022
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Wu, Tong (author)With the acceleration of global urbanization, most of us will live in cities in the future. As the urban population grows, the shortage of residential buildings has become a more and more severe problem. In response to the rising demand for housing, more and more builders in Europe, East Asia, Australia and other places have begun to adopt a...master thesis 2022
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van Essen, Lieke (author)The energy transition makes us less dependent on fossil fuels, but it also brings a new dependence to the table: a dependence on critical metals for green technology. This study used an Exploratory System Dynamics Modelling and Analysis approach to analyse the transition to a circular lithium system towards 2050 and the potential effectiveness...master thesis 2022
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Ruig, Nina (author)The implications of a CE and the transition towards it are widely researched. However, there is a lack of research into the relevant geographical scales of CE. Thus, this research aims to present a framework that identifies the optimal geographical scale for the recycling of materials based on various factors. The framework is tested against a...master thesis 2022
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Garcia Valicente, Mila (author)Flame retardants are added to plastics in passenger vehicles to save lives. However, their releases can, in some cases, be accompanied by undesired impacts to human health and the environment. In the context of a transition to a Circular Economy, it is therefore important to keep track of the flow of flame retardants in passenger vehicle...master thesis 2022
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de Waart, Joppe (author)Challenged to innovate towards full circularity and sustainability, both the waste management and inner-city transport industry are drastically changing in the Netherlands. Being a waste management organization that operates in these markets, PreZero is looking for new waste collection solutions to facilitate the transition towards circularity....master thesis 2022
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Mangana, Danai (author)Building construction is a material-intensive process known for depleting natural resources, mainly gravel and sand, used in concrete production. At the same time, building demolition generates large amounts of construction and demolition waste (CDW), primarily consisting of end-of-life (EOL) concrete, a significant waste flow occurring in...master thesis 2022
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Ren, Yujia (author)Large amounts of material waste resulting from the renovation of post-war housings pose a great challenge for managing waste through destruction. Applying the concept of the circular economy may allow the opportunity to reuse these materials that would otherwise be thrown away due to renovation. The article explores the possibility of embedding...master thesis 2022
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Özaltun, Batuhan (author)In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the wasteful use of raw materials, which leads to major nature and environmental problems. To address these issues, initiatives have been shown by all kinds of stakeholders, in the form of agreements, legislation and action plans, for a transition to a circular economy (CE). This...master thesis 2022
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Vasquez Gomez, Pedro (author)Economies, society, and organizations are operating on borrowed time (Lacy & Rutqvist, 2015). <br/><br/>As a response to urgent planetary and societal needs, a critical shift is required on every aspect of how organizations in the construction sector, one of the most resource intensive and pollutant industries, propose, create, and capture...master thesis 2022
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Seminck, Jacoba (author)Current consumption and production patterns require drastic changes if we want to transition into a circular economy. Accordingly, the Dutch government has set up a nationwide programme that aims to achieve a completely circular economy by 2050 with an interim objective of a 50% reduction in raw materials by 2030. This includes creating a...master thesis 2022
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van Balken, Kim (author), SONG, Jinlai (author), van Oorschot, Timo (author), xu, ziqi (author)With the growing world population and concerns about resource scarcity, environmental pressures, and social challenges more and more industries have a growing interest in transitioning towards a circular economy.<br/><br/>In South Holland, specifically in the port of Rotterdam, the ship manufacturing sector requires fundamental change....student report 2022
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Bechmann, Clarissa (author), Liu, Shiru (author), Steenbergen, Emy (author), Zhang, Minshi (author)Nowadays, circular economy is of growing importance in the social, economic, and environmental fields. The realisation happens on different scales. First steps towards a circular economy have already been taken, but it will take time before a circular world is reached. Also, under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the bio-based concept...student report 2022