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European National Road Authorities and Circular Economy: An Insight into Their Approaches
Ana Jiménez Del Barco CarriónDavide Lo PrestiE.e. KeijzerTony ParryBjörn KalmanKonstantinos MantalovasGaetano Di Minosubject
Circular procurementCircular economy020209 energyGeography Planning and DevelopmentTJ807-830Asphalt pavements02 engineering and technology010501 environmental sciencesManagement Monitoring Policy and LawTD194-195ENG - Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre (NTEC)Circular recommendations01 natural sciencesRenewable energy sourcesNational Road Authoritiescircular road mapsOnline search0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringasphalt pavementsSettore ICAR/04 - Strade Ferrovie Ed AeroportiProduction (economics)Engineering - Civil & ConstructionGE1-350Industrial organization0105 earth and related environmental sciencesEnvironmental effects of industries and plantscircular recommendationsRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environmentbusiness.industryCircular economycircular economycircular procurementCircular road mapsEnvironmental sciencesEnvironmental ManagementPavement engineeringIRC - Transport Mobility & CitiesBusinessMiljöledningdescription
The pavement engineering industry, having realized the significance of the impacts that it imposes on the environment through the production, construction and management of its products and assets, has been driven towards a more sustainable and circular way of operating. This has partly been through asphalt recycling, which is an area that many road authorities have prioritized. However, not all the National Road Authorities (NRAs) and/or sector stakeholders seem to be adequately familiar with the Circular Economy (CE) concept. This paper attempts to assist the transition of NRAs to a more circular way of doing business, by analyzing the current situation of CE within national/regional authorities and NRAs. To do so, a questionnaire was sent to di erent NRAs and an online search was conducted to identify the ways that NRAs communicate their CE practices. Findings indicate that, although the majority of the NRAs are familiar with CE as a concept, not many actions have been taken so far towards its holistic implementation. Finally, there is a significant lack of CE expertise and communication within these bodies.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-02 |