Implementing Circular Economy in the Built Environment
Comparative Study between China and the Netherlands
Shuyu Duan (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Ruben Vrijhoef – Mentor (TU Delft - Design & Construction Management)
Alexander Koutamanis – Mentor (TU Delft - Design & Construction Management)
Stavros Kousoulas – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
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Abstract
Circular economy is gaining global momentum as a new economic system to achieve sustainable development. The built environment plays an important role during the transition to a circular economy. China and the Netherlands share a common basis on enhancing resource efficiency by circular economy, which provides opportunities for mutual learning. Therefore, it is necessary to understand how circular economy is introduced differently in China and the Netherlands, and how circular economy is implemented differently in the built environment.