“Circular Economy” as an Imperative Indicator of a Sustainable Urban Development Derived by Construction Industry – Case study Pristina

Construction field is an important industry for improving resource productivity and with impact on urban development and GDP of the Country (actually in Kosova, as calculated on the level of 15.76%). The intention of the system promoted by the European Union as “Circular Economy” is to keep the added value of the products for as long as possible and virtually eliminate waste from urban spaces as a fundamental guide of urban sustainability. The process of turning waste into a resource of new modes seems to reshape the development of construction industries, especially now when the need for building materials is increasing focusing on the rapid growth of urban areas. The overall objective is to minimize the critical impact that the industry has in the urban environment such as: Waste Generating, Greenhouse, Gas Emission, Noise and Dust Generating. The six actions that rule the “Circular Economy” profoundly improves environmental benefits for urban area are: Regenerate Share Optimize Loop Virtualize and Exchange Understanding the fundamental needs of Pristina (using qualitative and comparative methodology) to catch up with the actual European trends of sustainable economic development and sustainable urban development, trigger the question raised by this research to analyze the construction industry development vs. rapid urban growth in Pristina and give recommendations on feasible actions to comply with international standards of “Circular Economy”