Integration of circular economy principles for developing sustainable development competences in higher education: an analysis of bachelor construction management courses

Sanchez, Benjamin; Ballinas-González, Romeo; Rodríguez-Paz, Miguel X.; Nolazco-Flores, Juan Arturo

doi:10.1109/educon45650.2020.9125307

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“…Kopnina [40,41] discusses some teaching experiences related to the CE in the context of undergraduate business education. Sanchez et al [42] describe the restructuring of an undergraduate construction management course, aimed at integrating it with CE principles.…”

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Features of the Higher Education for the Circular Economy: The Case of Italy

2021

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The higher education system plays a critical role in supporting the transition towards a circular economy (CE). It helps create business leaders and policymakers having appropriate skills, competences, and consciousness referring to the CE challenges. Nevertheless, few studies have specifically investigated how the higher education system is addressing the CE, how the current academic offering is integrating the CE principles, and which skills and competences are currently provided. This paper overcomes these limitations by investigating the current offering of the higher education for the CE in Italy. We analyze the academic programs, courses, and modules at different levels of 49 Italian universities and, by means of a detailed classification of the learning outcomes, provide a clear picture of the knowledge, skills, and competences offered by the CE education. We finally discuss implications of our findings concerning the development of CE education and CE jobs.

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Features of the Higher Education for the Circular Economy: The Case of Italy

2021

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“…Por otro lado, la implementación de las metodologías de la economía circular en la educación profesional aporta positivamente al cambio de una economía lineal fuera de contexto a una sostenible (Sanchez et al, 2020) debido a que incluye, conceptualmente, la idea de sostenibilidad (Suárez-Eiroa et al, 2021).…”

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Mapeo científico de la investigación mundial en economía circular y desarrollo sostenible

Trejos Salazar,

Carmona Herrera,

Duque Hurtado

2023

Des.Geren

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La creciente preocupación por el acelerado deterioro del ambiente y la búsqueda del cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) han promovido una reorganización en las estructuras de producción y comercialización a nivel global. Es por ello, que la economía circular, surge como una alternativa viable para enfrentar estos desafíos, y su estrecha relación con la sostenibilidad son elementos que gestionados de forma adecuada, abren una luz de esperanza para el futuro de la humanidad. Dada la importancia que ha tomado el tema en los últimos años, el presente artículo pretende realizar un mapeo científico de la investigación a nivel global en economía circular y el desarrollo sostenible. Para ello, se utilizaron herramientas y técnicas bibliométricas aplicadas a los datos obtenidos de la base de datos Scopus. Los resultados permitieron identificar tres perspectivas de investigación las cuales se caracterizan por: el papel de la innovación tecnológica en la sostenibilidad, la bioeconomía como elemento integrador y los indicadores y eficiencia de las prácticas de economía circular. Así mismo, se reconoce que es un tema que se encuentra en auge, en el que se involucran investigadores y países de todos los continentes, es decir, no hay una hegemonía marcada por términos geográficos. Finalmente, en este estudio se presenta una agenda para futuras investigaciones.

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“…Higher education is a crucial element for the successful and efficient implementation of innovation in construction because future workforce are key role players to achieve sustainability goals (Cappuyns and Stough, 2016; Ghaffar et al , 2022; McWhirter and Shealy, 2020; Qu et al , 2020; Sanchez et al , 2020; Wandl et al , 2019). Thus, one of the critical approaches to achieving sustainable construction goals is educating and training construction and civil engineering (CE) students about the challenges involved in transitioning to sustainable construction and how to overcome these barriers while incentivizing such an inevitable transition.…”

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Pathways to decarbonization, circular construction, and sustainability in the built environment

Calle Müller,

Pradhananga,

ElZomor

2024

IJSHE

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Purpose The built environment is responsible for approximately 40% of the world’s energy consumption, 30% of raw material use, 25% of solid waste, 25% of water use, 12% of land use and 33% of greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, environmental improvement and decarbonization are becoming increasingly critical objectives for the construction industry. Sustainable construction can be achieved through several practices, including: considering life-cycle assessment, circular construction, resource efficiency and waste management and providing eco-efficient materials, reducing energy demands and consumption and incorporating low-carbon technologies and renewable energy sources. To achieve sustainable construction goals, it is critical to educate the future workforce about decarbonization, circular construction and how to overcome the challenges involved in transitioning to sustainable construction. This study aims to understand the gap in student knowledge related to decarbonization and circular construction and the importance of incorporating these topics in civil engineering and construction management curricula. Design/methodology/approach This study surveyed 120 undergraduate and graduate students at one of the largest minority-serving institutions in the USA to understand the gap in student knowledge related to decarbonization and circular construction as well as the importance of incorporating these topics in civil engineering and construction management curricula. The authors conducted several statistical measures to assess the consistency, reliability and adequacy of the sample size, including the Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin measure of sampling adequacy, the normality test to evaluate the appropriateness of using an ordered probit regression analysis and a multicollinearity test to observe the correlation between independent variables. The data was analyzed using ordered probit regression analysis to investigate the need for a curriculum that serves in educating students about decarbonization and circular construction. Findings The results of this research highlight the gaps in students’ knowledge pertaining to sustainable practices and the importance of providing future construction workforce with such knowledge to tackle global inevitable challenges. Originality/value The findings of this study contribute to sustainable construction bodies of knowledge by advocating for a reformed curriculum to prepare the future workforce and adopt less carbonized, more circular approaches within the engineering and construction industry.

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Integration of circular economy principles for developing sustainable development competences in higher education: an analysis of bachelor construction management courses

Cited by 9 publications

References 48 publications

Features of the Higher Education for the Circular Economy: The Case of Italy

Features of the Higher Education for the Circular Economy: The Case of Italy

Mapeo científico de la investigación mundial en economía circular y desarrollo sostenible

Pathways to decarbonization, circular construction, and sustainability in the built environment

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