Sustainable circular cities? Analysing urban circular economy policies in Amsterdam, Glasgow, and Copenhagen

Groundbreaking academic research titled: “Sustainable circular cities? Analysing urban circular economy policies in Amsterdam, Glasgow, and Copenhagen” 📰

🏙 The article finds that the circularity policies of the abovementioned cities focus on economic competitiveness and technological innovation and thus fail to address the full social, political, and ecological implications of a circularity transition. 🌍

The article proposes some recommendations to address the limitations of the circularity policies we found:
👨‍🔧 To improve social justice outcomes, circular cities should encourage policies that redistribute unused building stock (e.g. through speculation and vacancy taxes) and promote non-profit cooperatives (e.g. through public procurement practices). 👩‍🏭
🌿 To improve ecological outcomes, circular cities should establish policies that create compact multi-functional neighbourhoods and reduce the need for motorised transport, as well as policies that conserve and restore biodiversity. 🏞
🙋‍♀️ To improve political legitimacy and equity, circular cities should democratise decision-making through various mechanisms, such as participatory budgeting processes and deliberative assemblies, that can determine the course of the circularity transition in an inclusive manner. 🙋‍♂️

Check out the open-access paper published in the Journal Local Environment:  https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2206643