Proposal to Foster Sustainability through Circular Economy-Based Engineering: A Profitable Chain from Waste Management to Tunnel Lighting
The increasing demands of infrastructures in terms of energy consumption, raw material demand, greenhouse gas emissions, waste management, treatment of components after their lifetime period, and financial costs are nowadays a serious threat for sustainability. Given that the resources are limited,...
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doaj-a74bc60f35c742738d321b8f2172aa8f2020-11-25T01:31:50ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502017-12-01912222910.3390/su9122229su9122229Proposal to Foster Sustainability through Circular Economy-Based Engineering: A Profitable Chain from Waste Management to Tunnel LightingValentín Molina-Moreno0Juan Carlos Leyva-Díaz1Jorge Sánchez-Molina2Antonio Peña-García3Department of Management, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, SpainDepartment of Chemistry, University of Francisco de Paula Santander, San José de Cúcuta 540003, ColombiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainThe increasing demands of infrastructures in terms of energy consumption, raw material demand, greenhouse gas emissions, waste management, treatment of components after their lifetime period, and financial costs are nowadays a serious threat for sustainability. Given that the resources are limited, it is difficult to ensure an accurate level of well-being for future generations. For this reason, new perspectives in design, production and consumption are necessary. In this work, the principles of circular economy are applied to concrete branches of engineering. Departing from a design orientated to new uses after life period of infrastructures, a circular economy-aimed engineering makes possible the connection and mutual profit of such different branches like waste management and tunnel lighting. The benefits in environmental and financial terms are a strong argument in favor of a stronger link between engineering and circular economy.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/12/2229sustainabilitylightingwaste managementinfrastructuresenergy savingsraw materialsCO2 emissioncircular economy |
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Valentín Molina-Moreno Juan Carlos Leyva-Díaz Jorge Sánchez-Molina Antonio Peña-García Proposal to Foster Sustainability through Circular Economy-Based Engineering: A Profitable Chain from Waste Management to Tunnel Lighting Sustainability sustainability lighting waste management infrastructures energy savings raw materials CO2 emission circular economy |
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Valentín Molina-Moreno Juan Carlos Leyva-Díaz Jorge Sánchez-Molina Antonio Peña-García |
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Proposal to Foster Sustainability through Circular Economy-Based Engineering: A Profitable Chain from Waste Management to Tunnel Lighting |
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Proposal to Foster Sustainability through Circular Economy-Based Engineering: A Profitable Chain from Waste Management to Tunnel Lighting |
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Proposal to Foster Sustainability through Circular Economy-Based Engineering: A Profitable Chain from Waste Management to Tunnel Lighting |
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Proposal to Foster Sustainability through Circular Economy-Based Engineering: A Profitable Chain from Waste Management to Tunnel Lighting |
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Proposal to Foster Sustainability through Circular Economy-Based Engineering: A Profitable Chain from Waste Management to Tunnel Lighting |
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proposal to foster sustainability through circular economy-based engineering: a profitable chain from waste management to tunnel lighting |
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The increasing demands of infrastructures in terms of energy consumption, raw material demand, greenhouse gas emissions, waste management, treatment of components after their lifetime period, and financial costs are nowadays a serious threat for sustainability. Given that the resources are limited, it is difficult to ensure an accurate level of well-being for future generations. For this reason, new perspectives in design, production and consumption are necessary. In this work, the principles of circular economy are applied to concrete branches of engineering. Departing from a design orientated to new uses after life period of infrastructures, a circular economy-aimed engineering makes possible the connection and mutual profit of such different branches like waste management and tunnel lighting. The benefits in environmental and financial terms are a strong argument in favor of a stronger link between engineering and circular economy. |
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sustainability lighting waste management infrastructures energy savings raw materials CO2 emission circular economy |
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