A systematic literature review of circular economy in the construction industry’s supply chain -A contingency analysis

Abstract

The construction industry is one of the most polluting and resource-intensive industries. The industry’s continuous adoption of unsustainable consumption and production practices has led to an increase in carbon dioxide emissions, excessive waste generation, and other sustainability issues.  The integration of circular economy into the industry's supply chain has been identified as the most effective approach to address the unstainable consumption and production in the industry. Hence research on the intersections of circular economy, construction industry, and supply chain management has been receiving increasing attention in recent years. However, only a few of the existing research are literature reviews. Additionally, these existing literature reviews lack a holistic overview of the research area and are mostly descriptive. Therefore, to address this gap, this research employs the Scientific Procedures and Rationales for Systematic Literature Reviews protocol to provide a holistic overview of research on the intersection of circular economy, construction industry, and supply chain management. A contingency analysis was conducted in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) using findings from the content analysis of the 21 selected articles. Based on the results of the contingency analysis, this research proposes a conceptual model for circular supply chain research within the construction industry and identifies key propositions for future research.