Global Patterns in Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW) Research: A Bibliometric Analysis Using VOSviewer

Emina Kristina Petrović () and Caroline Ann Thomas
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Emina Kristina Petrović: Wellington School of Architecture, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Te Aro Campus, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Caroline Ann Thomas: Wellington School of Architecture, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Te Aro Campus, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 4, 1-34

Abstract: C&DW is contributing to exceeding all planetary boundaries and presents a range of other issues. In order to better understand the existing research on C&DW, a global bibliographic analysis was undertaken through seven groups of keyword searches of Scopus and the results visualised using VOSviewer. The study identifies phases in discussion of C&DW in terms of volume and themes and examines how search terms influence what is found. The results show that C&DW receives only a modest research attention compared to other areas of waste, and this is despite an exponential increase in C&DW research since 2016. The analyses also show that concrete is the most researched material in terms of C&DW, and that reuse, recycling, and circular economy are so far attracting only proportionally modest research attention. This signals a need for further acceleration of the C&DW research, and specifically for more research on reuse, recycling, and circular economy for materials other than concrete. One important finding are differences observed when using different search terms related to C&DW, which suggests that single search studies might provide limited insights.

Keywords: construction and demolition waste; construction waste; demolition waste; bibliometric analysis; VOSviewer; global C&DW trends; planetary boundaries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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