Schraven, D.F.J. (Daan)

Profile

Daan Schraven holds a PhD in Infrastructure Asset Management from Twente University and has a business economic background from Tilburg University and worked at Fluor Daniels and ExxonMobil, before joining academia. He has a passion for major changes in the construction sector. In line of this, his main research interests lie in the circular and sustainability transition in the construction industry. Particularly on how these changes can be made in an economic self-sustaining way.

Research

Daan his research orients on three pillars regarding the circular economy (CE) and sustainability transition in the construction sector:

Firstly, the economic measures for the transition require that the market potential of CE innovations and technologies are developed. Design strategies and methods to assist in this purpose are central to this line of research, and inspiration is drawn from transition, entrepreneurship and innovation related fields of research.

Secondly, in the construction sector, the government needs to assume a new type of role in this transitional focus. Here we draw on new economic thinking regarding the role of the government. In this area, the explicit connection to ongoing CE related initiatives are signalled and incorporated continuously to academically challenge the merits.

Thirdly, the new economic thinking requires professional and resourceful actors to rethink that influence and role in the sector. In this line of work, Daan focuses on the needed professional adjustments for CE, like new accounting rules, financing structures and business models that make the financial sector operational in a circular logic instead of a linear logic.

In line with his research interests, Daan teaches on financial, entrepreneurial and design related subjects relevant to the construction sector. Daan is the course manager for two Master courses in the programme Construction Management and Engineering, namely CME2300 – Financial Engineering and CME4400 – Entrepreneurial Engineering. Daan also participates in integrated design challenges within project courses CT3420 – Integral Design of Infrastructures and CT3103 – Integration course. Daan is also the Graduation coordinator for Design & Integration, one of three specializations within Construction Management and Engineering.

Schraven, D., Joss, S., de Jong, M., (2021). Past, present, future: Engagement with sustainable urban development through 35 city labels in the scientific literature 1990–2019. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 292, 125924.
Henry, M., Schraven, D., Bocken, N., Frenken, K., Hekkert, M., Kirchherr, J., (2021). The battle of the buzzwords: A comparative review of the circular economy and the sharing economy concepts. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Vol. 38, pp. 1-21.
Gijzel, D., Bosch-Rekveldt, M., Schraven, D., Hertogh, M., (2020). Integrating Sustainability into Major Infrastructure Projects: Four Perspectives on Sustainable Tunnel Development. Sustainability, Vol. 12(1), 6.
Liu, X., Schraven, D., de Bruijne, M., de Jong, M., Hertogh, M., (2019). Navigating Transitions for Sustainable Infrastructures—The Case of a New High-Speed Railway Station in Jingmen, China. Sustainability, Vol. 11(15), 4197.
Schraven, D., Bukvic, U., Di Maio, F., Hertogh, M. (2019). Circular transition: Changes and responsibilities in the Dutch stony material supply chain. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Vol. 150.
De Jong, M., Joss, S., Schraven, D., Zhan, C., Weijnen, M., (2015). Sustainable–smart–resilient–low carbon–eco–knowledge cities; making sense of a multitude of concepts promoting sustainable urbanization. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 109, pp. 25 – 38.
Joss, S., Sengers, F., Schraven, D., Caprotti, F., Dayot, Y., (2019). The Smart City as Global Discourse: Storylines and Critical Junctures across 27 Cities. Journal of Urban Technology, Vol. 26(1), pp. 3 – 34.
Schraven, D., Hartmann, A. and Dewulf, G. (2011), "Effectiveness of infrastructure asset management: challenges for public agencies", Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 61-74.

Circular Construction Centre of Economics Lab (3CE)
Inclusive Waste Wise Cities (Post-doc research by Filippos Zisopoulos (EUR/TUD))
The Circular Road – Infra as a Service (Post-doc research by Dominika Teigiserova (TUD/EUR)
Triple A – Infrastructures (PhD research by Ingrid Bolier)
Implementing Circular Economy in Transport Infrastructure Projects (PhD Xinju Liu)
Inclusive infrastructures in Urban Areas (PhD project by Zhaowen Liu)