Circular Economy Innovation in Built Environments: Mapping Policy Thresholds and Resonant Resilience via DEMATEL–TAISM

Under China’s dual-carbon strategy, the construction sector still lacks a systematic quantitative view of what drives its shift to a circular economy. This study couples the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) with Total Adversarial Interpretive Structural Modeling (TAISM) to b...

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Main Authors: Zhuo Su, Junlong Peng, Mengyu Wang, Guyue Gui, Qian Meng, Yuntao Su, Zhenlin Xiao, Sisi Zhang
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/12/2110
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description Under China’s dual-carbon strategy, the construction sector still lacks a systematic quantitative view of what drives its shift to a circular economy. This study couples the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) with Total Adversarial Interpretive Structural Modeling (TAISM) to build a weighted, multi-layer model of the policy–market–organization–technology chain. DEMATEL measures causal strengths, and TAISM arranges the variables into five levels without subjective thresholds, revealing a five-stage activation pathway. Fiscal incentives and regulations start the cascade; market demand amplifies their effect into a “resonant resilience” mechanism that improves cost performance. Robustness tests show 87% hierarchy stability and causal variation within ±0.6%. Sensitivity checks indicate that policy support must supply at least 30% of total network weight, because market capital alone cannot meet circular-construction costs. A three-tier intervention—policy incentives, financial amplification, and digital decomposition via green finance, BIM, and material passports—is therefore recommended.
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spelling doaj-art-5fb8ecf396f64c59aceebfdfc63398342025-08-20T02:24:33ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092025-06-011512211010.3390/buildings15122110Circular Economy Innovation in Built Environments: Mapping Policy Thresholds and Resonant Resilience via DEMATEL–TAISMZhuo Su0Junlong Peng1Mengyu Wang2Guyue Gui3Qian Meng4Yuntao Su5Zhenlin Xiao6Sisi Zhang7School of Transportation, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, ChinaSchool of Transportation, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, ChinaSchool of Applied Mathematics, Nanjing University of Finance & Economics, Nanjing 210000, ChinaBooth School of Business, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USASchool of Architecture and Design, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 2007, AustraliaCollege of Computer Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, ChinaSchool of Transportation, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, ChinaSchool of Transportation, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, ChinaUnder China’s dual-carbon strategy, the construction sector still lacks a systematic quantitative view of what drives its shift to a circular economy. This study couples the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) with Total Adversarial Interpretive Structural Modeling (TAISM) to build a weighted, multi-layer model of the policy–market–organization–technology chain. DEMATEL measures causal strengths, and TAISM arranges the variables into five levels without subjective thresholds, revealing a five-stage activation pathway. Fiscal incentives and regulations start the cascade; market demand amplifies their effect into a “resonant resilience” mechanism that improves cost performance. Robustness tests show 87% hierarchy stability and causal variation within ±0.6%. Sensitivity checks indicate that policy support must supply at least 30% of total network weight, because market capital alone cannot meet circular-construction costs. A three-tier intervention—policy incentives, financial amplification, and digital decomposition via green finance, BIM, and material passports—is therefore recommended.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/12/2110circular economybuilt environmentDEMATELTAISMpolicy incentivessupply chain resilience
spellingShingle Zhuo Su
Junlong Peng
Mengyu Wang
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Qian Meng
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Circular Economy Innovation in Built Environments: Mapping Policy Thresholds and Resonant Resilience via DEMATEL–TAISM
Buildings
circular economy
built environment
DEMATEL
TAISM
policy incentives
supply chain resilience
title Circular Economy Innovation in Built Environments: Mapping Policy Thresholds and Resonant Resilience via DEMATEL–TAISM
title_full Circular Economy Innovation in Built Environments: Mapping Policy Thresholds and Resonant Resilience via DEMATEL–TAISM
title_fullStr Circular Economy Innovation in Built Environments: Mapping Policy Thresholds and Resonant Resilience via DEMATEL–TAISM
title_full_unstemmed Circular Economy Innovation in Built Environments: Mapping Policy Thresholds and Resonant Resilience via DEMATEL–TAISM
title_short Circular Economy Innovation in Built Environments: Mapping Policy Thresholds and Resonant Resilience via DEMATEL–TAISM
title_sort circular economy innovation in built environments mapping policy thresholds and resonant resilience via dematel taism
topic circular economy
built environment
DEMATEL
TAISM
policy incentives
supply chain resilience
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/12/2110
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