The inclusive sustainable supermarket of the future

Social circularity and synergy with its local urban environment

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

M.Q. Cendon Cunqueiro Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

P Luscuere Building Services - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Bob Geldermans Climate Design and Sustainability - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2020 M. Qiao-Ling Cendón Cunqueiro
Sustainable development Synergy Flows Supermarket Sustainable urban design Social circular economy Social sustainability Sustainable Development Goals
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Published Date

18-06-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Current issues such as climate change or scarcity of resources, among others, make general business market and in this case, Lidl supermarket Netherlands continue searching and improving its commercial operations and services around circular economy principles (CE). However, CE carries several social limitations that this thesis is planned to solve through exploring social circular economy solutions (SCE) and synergistic potential of urban metabolism. Moreover, the influence of United Nations (through Sustainable Development Goals) and its objective to focus on the improvement of social conditions is important for the sustainable progress and social living conditions of degraded areas such as Spangen, the selected case study.