Continuing the building's cycles: A literature review and analysis of current systems theories in comparison with the theory of Cradle to Cradle

Suzanne van Dijk, Martin Tenpierik and Andy van den Dobbelsteen

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2014, vol. 82, issue C, 21-34

Abstract: Recently, the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) theory set ground in the Netherlands, propounding that environmental impact reduction can provide a positive economical impulse to stakeholders. The building industry has warmly received this approach and considers it to be a solution to the above-mentioned burden.

Keywords: Cradle to Cradle; Cycle; Materials; Energy; Water; Systems theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.10.007

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