The progression of awareness of circular economic principles within civil engineering

Adahlia Nurse, Rachel; Pellecuer, Luc

Abstract

Circular Civil Engineering is applying the circular economic principles to civil engineering. The circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which results in absolute minimal waste. Some of the main challenges to its implementation include lack of policies, design for end of life, unclear circular economy framework, and lack of awareness. This research focuses on the awareness and knowledge on the subject within students and postgraduates in industry. The data for this project was collected through an online survey and resulted in most of respondents having a relation with the University of the West of England. The survey focused on how confident students and postgraduates are on their knowledge, as well as researching previous implementation of the circular economy in universities and the working industry. This research found that progression of awareness has been made over the years, but not on a large enough scale.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: International Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society
• Start Date: Aug 29, 2022
• End Date: Aug 31, 2022
• Deposit Date: Jul 26, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 26, 2023
• Keywords: Circular Civil Engineering; Circular Economy Awareness; Higher Education
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10979498