Abstract
Besides significant contributions to the economy development, the construction industry has been generating a large amount of solid waste, which exerts a great adverse impact on the environment. In the last decades, construction waste management (CWM) gradually draws extensive attention worldwide. This study firstly presents a review of the CWM research topics and approaches. Then some of their shortcomings are demonstrated, such as (1) lack of a system analysis in view of CWM as a complex adaptive system (CAS); (2) neglection of the heterogeneity, autonomy, adaptability of the stakeholders and the interactions between them; (3) a dominant top-down research paradigm cannot provide a good interpretation for the relationship between microscopic agents’ behavior and macro-policy. Thirdly, a complexity analysis of CWM is conducted with an introduction of CAS and a theoretical analysis of CWM about its CAS characteristics. Finally, it reveals the great potential of agent-based modeling to address CWM issues from bottom-up.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
