Make it a circular city: Experiences and challenges from European cities striving for sustainability through promoting circular making

Coşkun, Aykut; Metta, Julie; Bakırlıoğlu, Yekta; Çay, Damla; Bachus, Kris

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106495

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“…The last identified research trend centres around sustainable development, which has been observed to intersect with the other four research trends, not excluding both circular cities and circular economy. Notably, circular cities have a secondary focus on achieving the sustainable goals set by the UN agenda (Coskun et al, 2022). These findings align with similar bibliometric research by Esmaeilian et al (2018) and Nižetić et al (2019), primarily focusing on sustainable cities.…”

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“…This is reflected in actions such as promoting local production, involving communities in circular activities, reducing energy, water, and material consumption, creating job opportunities, and rehabilitating land. These initiatives not only relate to SDG 11, which emphasises sustainable cities and communities but also contribute to various other SDGs, including SDG 1 (no poverty), SDG 3 (good health and well‐being), SDG 4 (quality education), SDG 5 (gender equality), and SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation), among others (Coskun et al, 2022; Khajuria et al, 2022). The highest priority in cities is thus integrating urban society to participate in circular and sustainable activities and to empower social welfare.…”

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The complexity and interconnectedness of circular cities and the circular economy for sustainability

Brglez,

Perc,

Lukman

2023

Sustainable Development

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In our study, we are evaluating the dynamic interplay between circular cities and the circular economy, revealing connections shaped by new research insights, using Web of Science database. We have in depth analysed 671 publications from 1990 to mid‐2023, employing Leximancer and VOSviewer tools. Our analysis uncovered key themes, including buildings, waste management, value chains, and sustainable development, linking the circular cities concept and circular economy framework. Emerging research trends, such as urban metabolism, urban mining, governance models, the built environment, sustainability benchmarks, and value chain management, signify deliberate shifts towards higher circular development and implementation. These trajectories harmonise with overarching sustainable development goals. Contemporary research emphasises urban mining, circular indicators, adaptive resource reuse, and urban structure regeneration. This focus facilitates transitioning from linear models to heightened circularity within urban contexts. Research inclination is shifting from traditional economic and environmental concerns towards holistic urban configurations that prioritise social integration, communal well‐being, and the dynamics of the social economy. Through this analytical expedition, we offer novel insights that enhance our understanding of the intricate symbiosis between circular cities and the circular economy. Our findings provide a scientific foundation for formulating targeted strategies by decision‐makers and guiding urban landscapes towards transformative trajectories aligned with sustainable development objectives and sustainable cities.

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The complexity and interconnectedness of circular cities and the circular economy for sustainability

Brglez,

Perc,

Lukman

2023

Sustainable Development

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“…Circularity contradicts the "take-make-waste" linear model and encourages a restorative and regenerative economy model, promoting, among other actions, resource looping [30]. Urban circular economy refers to a regenerative system in which resource input and energy leakage are minimized by closing material and energy loops [26] using actions such as repairing, reusing, remanufacturing, refurbishing and recycling [31]. The long-term aim of circular economy is to integrate the cycles of nature into the flows of materials [32].…”

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“…Through the incorporation of the above circular actions, several ecological, social and economic co-benefits are expected, including noise level reduction, decreased greenhouse gas emissions, individual well-being, environmental and ecosystem health and job opportunities boosting the local economy [23,27,31].…”

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The Sound of a Circular City: Towards a Circularity-Driven Quietness

Tsaligopoulos

Kyvelou

Chiotinis

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The circular economy paradigm can be beneficial for urban sustainability by eliminating waste and pollution, by circulating products and materials and by regenerating nature. Furthermore, under an urban circular development scheme, environmental noise can be designed out. The current noise control policies and actions, undertaken at a source–medium–receiver level, present a linearity with minimum sustainability co-benefits. A circular approach in noise control strategies and in soundscape design could offer numerous ecologically related co-benefits. The global literature documenting the advantages of the implementation of circular economy in cities has highlighted noise mitigation as a given benefit. Research involving circular economy actions such as urban green infrastructure, green walls, sustainable mobility systems and electro-mobility has acknowledged reduced noise levels as a major circularity outcome. In this research paper, we highlight the necessity of a circularity and bioeconomy approach in noise control. To this end, a preliminary experimental noise modeling study was conducted to showcase the acoustic benefits of green walls and electric vehicles in a medium-sized urban area of a Mediterranean island. The results indicate a noise level reduction at 4 dB(A) when simulating the introduction of urban circular development actions.

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“…In this regard, it is essential, on the one hand, to create the conditions for efficient production and consumption markets and resource management systems and, on the other hand, to create a system of incentives and communication to citizens to support bottom-up initiatives and encourage virtuous behavior to promote a circular economy (Coskun et al, 2022;Sugandha et al, 2022). This concept is at the heart of the circular economy that, in this paper, is meant as a holistic approach aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and improving cooperation between all social players.…”

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A Circularity Mapping Framework for Urban Policymaking

Beccarello¹,

Foggia²

2022

JPL

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In the context of urban policies, the circular economy can represent a virtuous model of sustainable and efficient management of resources and services for citizens, generating value for the community. Local policymakers play a central role in accelerating the circular economy transition, given that they organize and manage services that can significantly contribute to urban resilience. For policies to be properly designed, tools aimed at supporting territorial planning are needed to direct local policy towards choices that favor the circular economy and the resilience of cities. Among these urban planning tools, it is particularly important to have dashboards of comparative data on the degree of implementation of the circular economy. This paper provides a circularity mapping framework to map the degree of circularity and identify cities' strengths and weaknesses to design policies accordingly using a data-driven approach. Using a circular economy model based on 5 circular economy pillars, we identified 28 variables and assigned them to each of the pillars according to the variable's scope: sustainable inputs, social sharing, Product as a service, environmental policies, and resource efficiency. Both partial scores based on the five circular economy pillars, and a circularity index are provided for benchmarking and positioning analysis. Since urban life's environmental, economic, and social aspects are intertwined, only an integrated strategy can result in successful urban sustainable development. The paper supports policymakers in creating the conditions for efficient production and consumption markets and resource management systems while designing incentives and communications to citizens to support bottom-up initiatives and encourage virtuous behavior.

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Make it a circular city: Experiences and challenges from European cities striving for sustainability through promoting circular making

Cited by 16 publications

References 32 publications

The complexity and interconnectedness of circular cities and the circular economy for sustainability

The complexity and interconnectedness of circular cities and the circular economy for sustainability

The Sound of a Circular City: Towards a Circularity-Driven Quietness

A Circularity Mapping Framework for Urban Policymaking

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