What is a MATERIAL STOCK? and what can you do with it?
Channel: Metabolism of Cities
Date: 2020-05-06

What is a material stock and why it is a central piece in implementing #circulareconomy?

A material stock can be seen as a buffer of materials that enter your city/system and stay there for at least year before they become future resources or waste. 

In this video we explain why it important to quantify and spatialise material stocks in order to implement circular economy and jobs in cities and what you can do with this information.

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For more information on material stocks have a look at the following resources:

Material stock of Melbourne - With the right tools, we can mine cities https://t.co/BCw5Q6RzbI?amp=1

Material stock of Brussels - ÉCONOMIE CIRCULAIRE DANS LE SECTEUR DE LA
CONSTRUCTION À BRUXELLES (https://www.circulareconomy.brussels/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/RAP_2017_Economie-Circulaire-Construction.pdf)

Studying construction materials flows and stock: A review (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308873134_Studying_construction_materials_flows_and_stock_A_review)

Taking Stock of Built Environment Stock Studies: Progress and Prospects
(https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b06652)

Urban Mine of Amsterdam (http://code.waag.org/puma/index.html)

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