The inclusive sustainable supermarket of the future
Social circularity and synergy with its local urban environment
M. Qiao-Ling Cendón Cunqueiro (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Peter Luscuere – Mentor (TU Delft - Building Services)
Bob Geldermans – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Climate Design and Sustainability)
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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.