Georg Schiller
Biographic Data
| ID | 4082863 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Georg Schiller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Georg |
| FAMILY NAME | Schiller |
| SIGNATURE | SCHILLER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7388-536X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bud-Mi
Mapping construction material stocks is essential for understanding socioeconomic metabolism and informing the circular economy. However, spatial material stock studies often produce coarse results owing to challenges in material intensity development. This paper introduces BUD-MI (Bottom-Up Data: Material Intensity), a material intensity data collection template designed with three core objectives: streamlining the data collection process during…
Heritage in a Circular Economy
The building industry is one of the most resource‐intensive sectors globally, accounting for significant environmental impacts through material extraction, processing, and waste generation. In the quest to mitigate climate change and preserve natural resources, the integration of circular economy (CE) principles into various sectors, including heritage conservation (HC), has gained notable attention. The CE framework corresponds with the general …
How does space matter? On the importance of embedding spatialities in industrial ecology frameworks for circularity in the built environment
This paper explores the critical role of spatiality and scale in industrial ecology (IE) research to promote circularity within the built environment. Traditional IE frameworks are predominantly a‐spatial and a‐political, overlooking the complex socio‐ecological–technological dynamics of urban–regional environments. This gap limits the development of holistic assessments and effective strategies for circularity, often externalizing political, eco…
Urban-rural interdependencies from an Earth system’s view – Principles and perspectives leading to new integrative and transformative research
Recent advances in the Earth system sciences have enabled cross-scale analyses of the socio-ecological crisis of the Anthropocene. At the same time, research on the regional urban-rural interrelations has revealed mutual interdependencies, particularly referring to natural resource flows. While the Earth system sciences focus on the cumulative effects of human activities on the Earth system as well as the site-specific societal impacts of the Ear…
Impact of urbanization on construction material consumption
Urbanization is considered a main driver of building material consumption. Nevertheless, statements on links between urbanization and resource consumption remain qualitative. This study aims to globally quantify the links between urbanization and non‐metallic mineral resource consumption at the level of nations. Based on hypotheses, we have investigated the relationship between construction material consumption and urbanization and further impact…
Non-domestic building stock
In contrast to domestic buildings, the drivers influencing the stock dynamics (construction subtracted by demolition) of non-domestic buildings (NDB) have not yet been researched on a use-class basis. For the first time, due to elaborated data sets on construction and demolition of NDB in Germany, an in-depth analysis of causal relationships is provided at a subnational level. This paper investigates the cause–effect relationships between influen…
Creating actionable knowledge one step at a time
Determining the material intensities of buildings selected by random sampling
Many studies calculate the material stock of buildings by using material intensities and reference values for building dimensions. Often, they lack a clear definition of and transparency in the selection of buildings to be analyzed, as well as adequate description for the determination of the material intensities of buildings. This article presents a randomized selection of buildings and determination of their material intensities using the case …
Urban infill development potential in Germany
Limiting land take is an important sustainability target. To this end, infill development is a primary strategy. To implement this strategy, policy-makers need a reliable knowledge base on infill development potential (IDP), such as brownfields, vacant lots and underused lots. This study presents the results of the first comprehensive national survey of IDP in Germany. Almost 12% of German municipalities were contacted by questionnaire. In contra…
Assessing the efficiency of indoor and outdoor access-related infrastructure
How does urban density affect the efficiency of access infrastructure? A novel approach considers both ‘outdoor’ and ‘indoor’ access infrastructure. A hypothesis is developed and tested to determine if spatial costs shift from ‘outdoors’ to ‘indoors’ in rising building densities. Taking into account the significance of theoretical research and its impact on decision-making practices on development, a case study in a Chinese city is conducted to a…
Transferability of Material Composition Indicators for Residential Buildings
Most anthropogenic material stocks and flows are associated with the building sector. Several recent studies have developed material composition indicators (MCIs) suitable for calculating material stocks and flows of the building sector using bottom‐up approaches, which hold great potential to provide information to support resource efficiency policies. A major limitation is the lack of country‐specific MCIs. This study aims to introduce a concep…
Continuous Material Flow Analysis Approach for Bulk Nonmetallic Mineral Building Materials Applied to the German Building Sector
Material flow analysis (MFA) is a helpful tool to understand and develop the circular economy. There exist a number of MFA models to depict inflows and outflows of bulk nonmetallic mineral building materials, which are, in fact, the largest flows in terms of tonnes. However, until now such models have not attempted to directly link inflows and outflows. In order to achieve such closed loops, it is necessary to consider the qualitative aspects of …
Continuous Material Flow Analysis Approach for Bulk Nonmetallic Mineral Building Materials Applied to the German Building Sector
Material flow analysis (MFA) is a helpful tool to understand and develop the circular economy. There exist a number of MFA models to depict inflows and outflows of bulk nonmetallic mineral building materials, which are, in fact, the largest flows in terms of tonnes. However, until now such models have not attempted to directly link inflows and outflows. In order to achieve such closed loops, it is necessary to consider the qualitative aspects of …
Transferability of Material Composition Indicators for Residential Buildings
Most anthropogenic material stocks and flows are associated with the building sector. Several recent studies have developed material composition indicators (MCIs) suitable for calculating material stocks and flows of the building sector using bottom‐up approaches, which hold great potential to provide information to support resource efficiency policies. A major limitation is the lack of country‐specific MCIs. This study aims to introduce a concep…
Assessing the efficiency of indoor and outdoor access-related infrastructure
How does urban density affect the efficiency of access infrastructure? A novel approach considers both ‘outdoor’ and ‘indoor’ access infrastructure. A hypothesis is developed and tested to determine if spatial costs shift from ‘outdoors’ to ‘indoors’ in rising building densities. Taking into account the significance of theoretical research and its impact on decision-making practices on development, a case study in a Chinese city is conducted to a…
Determining the material intensities of buildings selected by random sampling
Many studies calculate the material stock of buildings by using material intensities and reference values for building dimensions. Often, they lack a clear definition of and transparency in the selection of buildings to be analyzed, as well as adequate description for the determination of the material intensities of buildings. This article presents a randomized selection of buildings and determination of their material intensities using the case …
Urban infill development potential in Germany
Limiting land take is an important sustainability target. To this end, infill development is a primary strategy. To implement this strategy, policy-makers need a reliable knowledge base on infill development potential (IDP), such as brownfields, vacant lots and underused lots. This study presents the results of the first comprehensive national survey of IDP in Germany. Almost 12% of German municipalities were contacted by questionnaire. In contra…
Impact of urbanization on construction material consumption
Urbanization is considered a main driver of building material consumption. Nevertheless, statements on links between urbanization and resource consumption remain qualitative. This study aims to globally quantify the links between urbanization and non‐metallic mineral resource consumption at the level of nations. Based on hypotheses, we have investigated the relationship between construction material consumption and urbanization and further impact…
Non-domestic building stock
In contrast to domestic buildings, the drivers influencing the stock dynamics (construction subtracted by demolition) of non-domestic buildings (NDB) have not yet been researched on a use-class basis. For the first time, due to elaborated data sets on construction and demolition of NDB in Germany, an in-depth analysis of causal relationships is provided at a subnational level. This paper investigates the cause–effect relationships between influen…
Creating actionable knowledge one step at a time
Heritage in a Circular Economy
The building industry is one of the most resource‐intensive sectors globally, accounting for significant environmental impacts through material extraction, processing, and waste generation. In the quest to mitigate climate change and preserve natural resources, the integration of circular economy (CE) principles into various sectors, including heritage conservation (HC), has gained notable attention. The CE framework corresponds with the general …
How does space matter? On the importance of embedding spatialities in industrial ecology frameworks for circularity in the built environment
This paper explores the critical role of spatiality and scale in industrial ecology (IE) research to promote circularity within the built environment. Traditional IE frameworks are predominantly a‐spatial and a‐political, overlooking the complex socio‐ecological–technological dynamics of urban–regional environments. This gap limits the development of holistic assessments and effective strategies for circularity, often externalizing political, eco…
Urban-rural interdependencies from an Earth system’s view – Principles and perspectives leading to new integrative and transformative research
Recent advances in the Earth system sciences have enabled cross-scale analyses of the socio-ecological crisis of the Anthropocene. At the same time, research on the regional urban-rural interrelations has revealed mutual interdependencies, particularly referring to natural resource flows. While the Earth system sciences focus on the cumulative effects of human activities on the Earth system as well as the site-specific societal impacts of the Ear…
Bud-Mi
Mapping construction material stocks is essential for understanding socioeconomic metabolism and informing the circular economy. However, spatial material stock studies often produce coarse results owing to challenges in material intensity development. This paper introduces BUD-MI (Bottom-Up Data: Material Intensity), a material intensity data collection template designed with three core objectives: streamlining the data collection process during…
Computer Science (9 works) · Environmental Science (6 works) · Sustainability (6 works) · Civil engineering (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Economics (3 works)