Urban circular economy initiatives

Existing assessments of Urban Circular Economy (UCE) initiatives often fail to address the multidimensional nature of urban circularity, particularly regarding social inclusion and stakeholder engagement. To address these limitations this research develops a unified theoretical framework by integrat...

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Autores: Toboso-Chavero, Susana|||0000-0001-8475-5184, de Jong, Martin D.|||0000-0001-6554-2458, Schraven, Daan|||0000-0003-0647-1172, Zisopoulos, Filippos K.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.cities.2025.106371
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Inclusion
Inclusive circular cities
Integrated theoretical framework
Urban circularity
Urban resource centres
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
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spelling Urban circular economy initiativesDevelopment and application of a unified theoretical frameworkToboso-Chavero, Susana|||0000-0001-8475-5184de Jong, Martin D.|||0000-0001-6554-2458Schraven, Daan|||0000-0003-0647-1172Zisopoulos, Filippos K.InclusionInclusive circular citiesIntegrated theoretical frameworkUrban circularityUrban resource centresSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionExisting assessments of Urban Circular Economy (UCE) initiatives often fail to address the multidimensional nature of urban circularity, particularly regarding social inclusion and stakeholder engagement. To address these limitations this research develops a unified theoretical framework by integrating three existing frameworks, the 9 DB framework (for identifying the development stage of waste and resource management), the 10R ladder (for defining the depth of adopted circular strategies), and the inclusive circular city (ICC) framework (for assessing environmental, social, economic and spatial dimensions, including participatory engagement). The unified framework is applied to the network of Circular Craft Centres (CCCs) in the Netherlands, a bottom-up initiative launched in 2019. The application of the framework reveals that the CCC network promotes the long-term circulation of materials, including textiles, furniture, electronics and plastics, through multi-stakeholder collaboration involving governments, organizations, businesses, citizens and vulnerable groups, with a focus on labour market integration. It also shows that CCCs have the potential to foster sustainability, circularity, and inclusion while underscoring the importance of place-based policies, the diversity of circular strategies implemented, and the active involvement of stakeholders across ICC dimensions. This study contributes to the development of holistic theoretical frameworks for evaluating UCE initiatives and supporting inclusive urban circular transitions. 22025-01-0120252025-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/318731https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.cities.2025.106371reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:3187312026-06-06T12:50:31Z
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Development and application of a unified theoretical framework
title Urban circular economy initiatives
spellingShingle Urban circular economy initiatives
Toboso-Chavero, Susana|||0000-0001-8475-5184
Inclusion
Inclusive circular cities
Integrated theoretical framework
Urban circularity
Urban resource centres
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
title_short Urban circular economy initiatives
title_full Urban circular economy initiatives
title_fullStr Urban circular economy initiatives
title_full_unstemmed Urban circular economy initiatives
title_sort Urban circular economy initiatives
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Toboso-Chavero, Susana|||0000-0001-8475-5184
de Jong, Martin D.|||0000-0001-6554-2458
Schraven, Daan|||0000-0003-0647-1172
Zisopoulos, Filippos K.
author Toboso-Chavero, Susana|||0000-0001-8475-5184
author_facet Toboso-Chavero, Susana|||0000-0001-8475-5184
de Jong, Martin D.|||0000-0001-6554-2458
Schraven, Daan|||0000-0003-0647-1172
Zisopoulos, Filippos K.
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author2 de Jong, Martin D.|||0000-0001-6554-2458
Schraven, Daan|||0000-0003-0647-1172
Zisopoulos, Filippos K.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Inclusion
Inclusive circular cities
Integrated theoretical framework
Urban circularity
Urban resource centres
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
topic Inclusion
Inclusive circular cities
Integrated theoretical framework
Urban circularity
Urban resource centres
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
description Existing assessments of Urban Circular Economy (UCE) initiatives often fail to address the multidimensional nature of urban circularity, particularly regarding social inclusion and stakeholder engagement. To address these limitations this research develops a unified theoretical framework by integrating three existing frameworks, the 9 DB framework (for identifying the development stage of waste and resource management), the 10R ladder (for defining the depth of adopted circular strategies), and the inclusive circular city (ICC) framework (for assessing environmental, social, economic and spatial dimensions, including participatory engagement). The unified framework is applied to the network of Circular Craft Centres (CCCs) in the Netherlands, a bottom-up initiative launched in 2019. The application of the framework reveals that the CCC network promotes the long-term circulation of materials, including textiles, furniture, electronics and plastics, through multi-stakeholder collaboration involving governments, organizations, businesses, citizens and vulnerable groups, with a focus on labour market integration. It also shows that CCCs have the potential to foster sustainability, circularity, and inclusion while underscoring the importance of place-based policies, the diversity of circular strategies implemented, and the active involvement of stakeholders across ICC dimensions. This study contributes to the development of holistic theoretical frameworks for evaluating UCE initiatives and supporting inclusive urban circular transitions.
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