Land or lakes: Gravel excavation in Dutch spatial and resources policies through the lens of sustainability developments, 1950–2015

Veraart, Frank

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.12.023

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“…Then, within the framework of an AESA approach applied to mineral resources, this would mean defining a critical rate of use depending on the scale of the market of each substance. Indeed, if the market for most of the metal resources has a world scale [57], the most ponderous mineral resources that are particularly used in the building sector have national, or regional markets [58]. This has two consequences for developing an AESA method to mineral and metal resource:…”

Section: Regionalizationmentioning

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Are Existing LCIA Methods Related to Mineral and Metal Resources Relevant for an AESA Approach Applied to the Building Sector? Case Study on the Construction of New Buildings in France

Bendahmane,

Gondran,

Chevalier

2024

Sustainability

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Considering the challenges that mineral and metallic resources represent for the building sector, there is a need to propose decision-support tools to building stakeholders. One of the possibilities could be to integrate an indicator of pressure on mineral resources in an absolute environmental sustainability assessment (AESA) approach, using life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methods. This paper will analyze the existing LCIA indicators that can be used to represent the impact on mineral resources of new constructions, with a case study on new buildings in France in 2015. This analysis aims to find out whether the existing LCIA methods dealing with mineral and metallic resources issues are adapted to the specific stakes of the building sector in an AESA approach. The AESA approach considered is the one proposed by Bjørn and Hauschild. Several steps are detailed in this paper. Firstly, bibliographic research was carried out to identify existing LCIA methods related to the mineral resources. Secondly, selection criteria were defined in order to select those LCIA methods relevant for the building sector. Thirdly, the scope of the case study was defined and its inventory analysis was conducted using the Ecoinvent 3.5 database, selecting only the mineral and metallic input flows. Finally, the comparison between the inventory of mineral and metallic flows issued from the inventory analysis and the substances considered in the selected LCIA methods was effected. The results show that none of the existing LCIA methods are compatible with the aim of developing an LCIA indicator for mineral and metallic resources that is compatible with an AESA approach, in particular for the building sector.

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Section: Regionalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are Existing LCIA Methods Related to Mineral and Metal Resources Relevant for an AESA Approach Applied to the Building Sector? Case Study on the Construction of New Buildings in France

Bendahmane,

Gondran,

Chevalier

2024

Sustainability

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“…Several large housing projects were realized during the reconstruction in the 1950s. Demand for primary materials such as sand and gravel increased (Veraart, 2019) and the frequent renovations in the following decades generated a steady supply of CDW (Ramakers, 1990).…”

Section: Rotterdam: From Reconstruction To Circularitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the 1970s and 1980s, the rise in housing and infrastructure development began to burden the existing logistical infrastructure, the supply of raw materials and, consequently, increased development costs (e.g. Veraart, 2019). In response to these challenges, the national government approached resource management more carefully, following a hierarchical waste management strategy known as ‘de Ladder van Lansink’, which aimed to prevent, reuse, recycle, recover or dispose of waste (Kemp, 2007).…”

Section: Rotterdam: From Reconstruction To Circularitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Crushed CDW was an effective (and cheap) substitute for the sand and cement that had previously been used in road construction. The government welcomed these alternative materials, for the projected growth in demand for construction materials in the 1980s and 90s had led to concerns about the availability of sand (Veraart, 2019). A senior government advisor in circular construction from the Rijkswaterstaat explained that the volume of CDW was: ‘about three times as much as the municipal waste [and] you can build all sorts of things on broken rock.…”

Section: Rotterdam: From Reconstruction To Circularitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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THE STATE OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Waste Valorization in Hong Kong and Rotterdam

Wildeboer¹,

Savini²

2022

Int J Urban Regional Res

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The concept of the circular economy has gained significant political momentum because it offers policymakers a viable approach to tackling resource depletion, reducing waste and promoting economic development all at the same time. Current research, however, only focuses on the technological feasibility of this model, overlooking circularity's inherent contradiction: namely, that it valorizes waste rather than reducing it. This article tackles this limit by questioning the role of the state in what we describe as 'waste valorization'. It interrogates the urban political ecology of construction and demolition waste, the largest stream of inert materials in the world. It analyses CDW's geographies and economic position in urban development and the shifting rationales by which it is governed. To do this, it compares historical shifts in how CDW has been regulated in Hong Kong and Rotterdam. The article shows that waste is no longer an abject residual of urbanization, but a driver of urban development and a burgeoning sphere of accumulation in ecological capitalism.

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“…Perhaps unsurprisingly, traditional powerhouse industries such as the automobile sector and natural resource extraction have been scrutinized regarding their contribution to the protection of the environment, or rather the lack thereof [3,4]. Mining is under pressure in this context due to the large environmental footprint in the extraction process, as well as the invasive practices in the exploration of minerals [5,6]. Consequently, there are nascent efforts to develop less invasive techniques, defined as a set of energy-efficient, low-impact, and socially acceptable techniques that improve mineral targeting [7,8].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of Sustainable Test Sites for Mineral Exploration and Knowledge Spillover for Industry

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In mineral exploration, pressure is growing to develop innovative technologies and methods with a lower impact on the social and physical environment. To assess the performance and impact of these technologies and methods, test sites are required. Embedded in the literature on sustainable development, this paper explores how social and environmental measures can be implemented in the design of test sites and what industry stake can learn from sustainable test sites. Through qualitative research, two value networks were developed, one for a sustainable test site approach and another for the existing business practice in mineral exploration. Respondents include public sector officials as well as experts in the social, environmental, business, geoscience, and industry fields. The analysis identifies key drivers for the development of socially and environmentally accepted test sites, thus drawing up actionable points for the mineral exploration industry to increase sustainability. The findings of this paper suggest that the integration of experts and partners from social, as well as environmental, sciences drives sustainability at test sites. For industry application, this results in the need to adapt the activities performed, align resource use with sustainability indicators, and also reconfigure the network of partners towards more socially and environmentally oriented business practices.

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Land or lakes: Gravel excavation in Dutch spatial and resources policies through the lens of sustainability developments, 1950–2015

Cited by 8 publications

References 18 publications

Are Existing LCIA Methods Related to Mineral and Metal Resources Relevant for an AESA Approach Applied to the Building Sector? Case Study on the Construction of New Buildings in France

Are Existing LCIA Methods Related to Mineral and Metal Resources Relevant for an AESA Approach Applied to the Building Sector? Case Study on the Construction of New Buildings in France

THE STATE OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Waste Valorization in Hong Kong and Rotterdam

Development of Sustainable Test Sites for Mineral Exploration and Knowledge Spillover for Industry

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