The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industries are allocated 40–60% of the
worldwide raw material extraction. Construction waste accounts for a significant share of the …

Promoting circularity and closing the loop is substantial to achieve the long-term goal of
climate neutrality in the European Union (EU). This aspect is important to consider from the …

The transition to clean and renewable energy brings about a substantial increase in the
demand for raw materials, in particular metals. On a global scale, a concerted effort to reach …

In order to slow down the ongoing climate change it is mandatory to make changes in many
different aspects of modern life. The consumption of non-renewable resources within the …

The paper presents two complementary quantitative analyses using a macroeconomic
model of the Austrian economy, which links monetary and physical waste-related data. 1) …

In the course of time, the global resource requirements of mankind increased. These were
the consequences of the establishment of settlements in the first place, followed by the …

Im Laufe der Zeit stieg der globale Ressourcenbedarf der Menschheit stark an. Dies waren
zunächst Folgen der Bildung von Siedlungen, und im Weiteren der Industriellen Revolution …

To a greater or lesser extent, the econonic background of all the countries studied is one of
recession and inflation in the second half of the 1970s and in the 1980s, followed by …