How can material stock studies assist the implementation of the circular economy in cities?

W Wuyts, A Miatto, K Khumvongsa, J Guo… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
City and regional planners have recently started exploring a circular approach to urban
development. Meanwhile, industrial ecologists have been designing and refining …

The global wildland–urban interface

F Schug, A Bar-Massada, AR Carlson, H Cox… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The wildland–urban interface (WUI) is where buildings and wildland vegetation meet or
intermingle,. It is where human–environmental conflicts and risks can be concentrated …

Efficient use of cement and concrete to reduce reliance on supply-side technologies for net-zero emissions

T Watari, Z Cao, S Hata, K Nansai - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Decarbonization strategies for the cement and concrete sector have relied heavily on supply-
side technologies, including carbon capture and storage (CCS), masking opportunities for …

Feasible supply of steel and cement within a carbon budget is likely to fall short of expected global demand

T Watari, A Cabrera Serrenho, L Gast, J Cullen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The current decarbonization strategy for the steel and cement industries is inherently
dependent on the build-out of infrastructure, including for CO2 transport and storage …

Aspects of applied chemistry related to future goals of safety and efficiency in materials development for nuclear energy

F Golgovici, AE Tudose, D Diniasi, R Nartita, M Fulger… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present paper is a narrative review focused on a few important aspects and moments of
trends surrounding materials and methods in sustainable nuclear energy, as an expression …

Unveiling patterns in human dominated landscapes through mapping the mass of US built structures

D Frantz, F Schug, D Wiedenhofer, A Baumgart… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Built structures increasingly dominate the Earth's landscapes; their surging mass is currently
overtaking global biomass. We here assess built structures in the conterminous US by …

China's bulk material loops can be closed but deep decarbonization requires demand reduction

L Song, S van Ewijk, E Masanet, T Watari… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
China, as the largest global producer of bulk materials, confronts formidable challenges in
mitigating greenhouse gas emissions arising from their production. Yet the emission savings …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical behaviour of E-waste aggregate concrete using a novel machine learning algorithm: Multi expression programming (MEP)

S Shah, M Houda, S Khan, F Althoey… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Technological advancement encourages the usage of electronic appliances in daily life and
makes it possible for users to switch to more advanced devices very easily and at a …

[HTML][HTML] From resource extraction to manufacturing and construction: Flows of stock-building materials in 177 countries from 1900 to 2016

B Plank, J Streeck, D Virag, F Krausmann… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global material stocks of infrastructure, buildings, machinery and consumer products are
growing rapidly, driving emissions and other environmental impacts during materials …

US Cobalt: a cycle of diverse and important uses

TE Graedel, A Miatto - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a material flow and stock analysis for cobalt use and waste in the United States
from 1996 to 2020, including the separation of cobalt flows into six product groups and five …