A Framework for Integrating Construction and Demolition Waste Management Studies

Research works into construction and demolition (C&D) waste have been undertaken from different perspectives over the last fifteen years; however, there is no systematic integrated framework for synthesizing such diverse forms of research approaches and results. First it outlines the methodology for producing the framework. It is followed by the demonstration of the framework. Then it moves on to the analysis and discussions of the framework. Lastly, conclusions are drawn. It is anticipated by following the framework, readers including both practitioners and researchers can quickly grasp a general picture of the C&D WM research as published in current literature. This paper describes a framework developed for integrating C&D waste management (WM). Several steps are adopted in developing the framework and NVivo 8.0 was used for analyzing frequency occurrence. Based on the analysis results generated by using NVivo, a framework for systematically integrating C&D WM studies was developed. The value of the framework developed can help researchers to use it as a reference model. And the conclusion that deep and integrated C&D WM research can help in determining further directions will be discussed