A Framework to Understand the Vulnerability of C&D Waste Recycling Networks

Jian Zuo (), Hongping Yuan, George Zillante, Huanyu Wu, Jiayuan Wang and Si Chen
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Jian Zuo: The University of Adelaide
Hongping Yuan: Guangzhou University
George Zillante: The University of Adelaide
Huanyu Wu: The University of Adelaide
Jiayuan Wang: Shenzhen University
Si Chen: The University of Adelaide

A chapter in Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, 2021, pp 1533-1542 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The construction industry exerts tremendous impacts on the environment, particularly C&D waste has become one of the major pollutants generated by the construction industry. The recycling of C&D waste could generate various benefits from environmental, economic and social aspects. To improve the effects of recycling measures and inform the planning of recycling facilities, the paper develops the concept of “socio-ecological-economic vulnerability” and aims to propose a framework to understand the vulnerability of the regional C&D waste recycling network. The ecological vulnerability aspect includes factors such as energy, water, emission, biodiversity, etc. The social vulnerability aspect includes factors such as occupational health and safety, social acceptance, employment, etc. The economic vulnerability aspect includes factors such as supply fluctuations, demand fluctuations, operation risks, etc. These factors then develop to the ecological vulnerability index, social vulnerability index, and economic vulnerability index. Finally, all the index aggregates to the social-ecological-economic vulnerability for C&D waste recycling networks. By using the vulnerability assessment, relevant decision makers could identify the weakest parts of the regional recycling network in various dimensions, and any endeavors to improve the performance of these parts is an optimization of the whole regional recycling network.

Keywords: C&D waste; Recycling networks; Vulnerability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8892-1_107

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