Applying circular economy principles to urban housing

摘要: This research seeks to develop a step change the way housing is designed for cities in UK. Housing demand predicted increase. Urban centres are struggling provide affordable housing. Moreover, wasteful terms of resource consumption, and waste generation heavily affecting environment. The circular economy offers new ways design, make use houses address these issues systemically as long technical innovation combined with social innovation. To date, has mainly focused on limited emphasis user practices behaviours. combination technological innovations through design just appeared emerging practice areas sustainability. So, approaches that support integrated solutions transforming large socio-technical systems like not yet well-established. contribute development implementing urban housing, this study reviews set existing cases regenerative restorative systems. Through empirical observation, we seek integrate theories concepts formulate theoretical insights promoting social-technical innovations.