Built environment stocks (buildings and infrastructures) play multiple roles in our socio-
economic metabolism: they serve as the backbone of modern societies and human well …

Thirty-one scientific publications on the joint study of construction materials flows and stock
with a focus on non-metallic minerals are reviewed. These studies serve different purposes …

The growth in metal use in the past few decades raises concern that supplies may be
insufficient to meet demands in the future. From the perspective of historical and current use …

Material stocks are an important part of the social metabolism. Owing to long service
lifetimes of stocks, they not only shape resource flows during construction, but also during …

Population growth, along with a rapid urban expansion, is imposing a heavy pressure on the
planet's finite resources. It is widely acknowledged that the building industry consumes large …

This research employed a spatially explicit analysis to calculate the total material stock and
demolition waste flows for Padua, a medium sized Italian city, for the period 1902–2007. The …

This paper emphasises that more holistic infrastructure systems are of great importance to
achieving sustainable development of China and hence of the planet. Whilst rapid …

Formulating a unified theory of the built environment may require that the built environment
be understood as a complex social–ecological system, where multiple-related metabolisms …

Do higher urban densities contribute to more sustainable cities and communities? This
paper examines the effectiveness of higher density (as a means) for achieving sustainable …

There has of course been plenty written on sustainable construction, in this journal and
many others. Definitions, principles and frameworks have been suggested by, for example …