Disaster response using the circular economy: A timeline review of the literature

Toy Andrews, PhD; Randy Rapp, DMgt, PE, CCP; Emad Ewakil, PhD, PE, CCE, PMP; J. Eric Dietz, PhD, PE; Sam Baroudi, DPM

doi:10.5055/jem.0645

Authors

Toy Andrews, PhD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0443-3888
Randy Rapp, DMgt, PE, CCP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7592-9477
Emad Ewakil, PhD, PE, CCE, PMP
J. Eric Dietz, PhD, PE
Sam Baroudi, DPM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.0645

Keywords:

circular economy (CE), innovation, recovery, recycling, corporate social responsibility (CSR), development, Sendai framework, National Response Framework (NRF)

Abstract

Construction materials are, by the very nature of building something, an investment in the future. Every project highlights the possibilities of the building or structure, but when a catastrophic event renders it useless, the landfills grow, and the resources’ potential is lost. The end of a building does not need to mean the end of those materials in it. As part of the growing momentum behind sustainability metrics sought out by investment and construction firms alike, the potential for returns on investment already exists. The United States has the National Response Framework and international commitments like the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction that signify the appetite to embrace the latest innovations in response techniques and technologies. This literature review will focus on how the construction and demolition industry can lead as the primary ameliorators and enablers of remedying this shortfall in innovative adoption uptake by engaging and applying the growing practice of the circular economy to their own debris management regimens.

Author Biographies

Toy Andrews, PhD

Construction Management Technology, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, West Lafayette, Indiana

Randy Rapp, DMgt, PE, CCP

School of Construction Management, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, West Lafayette, Indiana

Emad Ewakil, PhD, PE, CCE, PMP

Purdue Polytechnic Institute School of Construction Management, West Lafayette, Indiana

J. Eric Dietz, PhD, PE

Director, Department of Computer & Information Technology, Purdue Homeland Security Institute Purdue Polytechnic Institute, West Lafayette, Indiana

Sam Baroudi, DPM

Head of Business Discipline Adelaide Business School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

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