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Malin zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (née Meinander) (F), is completing her doctoral studies in environmental engineering at Aalto University (Espoo, Finland) in urban circular economy. Malin’s key expertise is on the operational environment of waste and material management, including policy implementation and measures to increase material recycling, but also related to recycling technologies, environmental impact analyses, and material stream analyses. In many projects, the focus is on the impacts of EU’s waste and product regulation on recycling and circular economy, instruments and measures for reaching circular economy targets and also how policies can support the transition to a circular economy.
A circular economy (CE) represents the key alternative to the linear ‘take-make-consume-dispose’ economic model, that still predominates in the construction sector. This study investigates how policies support CE-focused businesses in the construction sector in the Nordics. A literature review, the creation of a database, a review of Nordic actors with a CE focus, and targeted interviews with actors across the value chain of the construction sector in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden enabled us to benchmark the CE policy landscape and assess how CE policies at different levels support CE business models in the construction sector. The results show that the construction sector is well represented in the CE policy frameworks and that many business opportunities are created when national and local policies are put into practice. The implementation of policies is mainly done via three key concepts, i.e., planning, requirements for sustainable constructions, and requirements for public procurement. It can be concluded that policies are drivers for the implementation of a CE and support CE business models in the Nordics.
Malin zu Castell-Rüdenhausen; Margareta Wahlström; Thilde Fruergaard Astrup; Carl Jensen; Anke Oberender; Pernilla Johansson; Eirik Rudi Waerner. Policies as Drivers for Circular Economy in the Construction Sector in the Nordics. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9350 .
AMA StyleMalin zu Castell-Rüdenhausen, Margareta Wahlström, Thilde Fruergaard Astrup, Carl Jensen, Anke Oberender, Pernilla Johansson, Eirik Rudi Waerner. Policies as Drivers for Circular Economy in the Construction Sector in the Nordics. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9350.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMalin zu Castell-Rüdenhausen; Margareta Wahlström; Thilde Fruergaard Astrup; Carl Jensen; Anke Oberender; Pernilla Johansson; Eirik Rudi Waerner. 2021. "Policies as Drivers for Circular Economy in the Construction Sector in the Nordics." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9350.