Information Modelling and Management (IMM) methods for Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) can promote the adoption of environmentally sustainable practices. Despite wide regulatory framework existing drivers, Construction Demolition Waste (CDW) trends are still growing. The literature review analyzed IMM CDW management implementation during design phases although few studies focused o...

While the role of urban green space in mitigating environmental hazards and enhancing resilience is widely recognised, current or potential contribution brownfield land to infrastructure ecosystem services has been largely overlooked by planning legislation. The perception as low value spaces instead driven a focus on brownfield-first redevelopment, thus, this dynamic resource quickly being los...

Negligence of former industrial sites (―brownfields‖) has adversely impacted urban landscapes throughout the industrialized world. Brownfield redevelopment has recently emerged as a sustainable land use strategy and impetus for urban revitalization. This study presents a system dynamics model of the redevelopment process that illustrates how delays compound before realizing financial benefits f...

In the aftermath of the 9/11 disaster, Mayor Bloomberg of New York City unveiled an aggressive budget plan that included the temporary suspension of glass and plastics recycling. This was considered by many to be anti-environmental, but the results of this study show that for lack of markets, even at zero or negative prices, nearly 90% of the plastic and glass set aside by thoughtful New Yorker...

Abstract: Urban residents’ health depends on green infrastructure to cope with climate change. Shrinking cities could utilize vacant land to provide more green space, but declining tax revenues preclude new park development—a situation pronounced in Japan, where some cities are projected to shrink by over ten percent, but lack green space. Could informal urban green spaces (IGS; vacant lots, st...

Research has identified cities as potential urban mines for recovering secondary construction materials. Studies typically focus on stocks or flows of bulk materials high abstraction levels. To enable a shift toward higher levels circular economy, such waste minimization, there is need more detailed understanding the dynamics that contribute to flows, building replacement in particular. This pa...