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creators_name: Marjanovic, Marjan
creators_name: Williams, Joanna
title: Mapping the emergence of the circular economy within the governance paths of shrinking cities and regions: a comparative study of Parkstad Limburg (NL) and Satakunta (FI)
ispublished: inpress
divisions: UCL
divisions: B04
divisions: C04
divisions: F39
keywords: circular economy, circular cities, evolutionary governance theory, governance path, shrinking cities, urban shrinkage
note: Copyright © The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society.
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abstract: This paper studies the interplay between governance priorities concerning urban shrinkage and the circular economy (CE) agenda in the cases of Parkstad Limburg (NL) and Satakunta (FI), aiming to assess the potential of European circular imaginaries for creating novel development pathways in shrinking cities and regions. The findings reveal that the CE agenda emerges within specific sectors due to various influences, including European institutional frameworks, national policies and local initiatives. Notably, the advocacy of commercial actors plays an instrumental role in advancing the CE concept into policy. However, both regions also demonstrate differences arising from distinct regional characteristics. Satakunta harnesses its manufacturing legacy to pursue economic and demographic growth through an industrial CE. Meanwhile, Parkstad Limburg prioritises circular construction to facilitate spatial restructuring and secure public funding. Therefore, in shrinking contexts, CE operates as a unifying agenda for existing interests, upholding prevailing political priorities rather than opening novel governance avenues.
date: 2024-06-18
date_type: published
publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsae019
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 2289797
doi: 10.1093/cjres/rsae019
lyricists_name: Marjanovic, Marjan
lyricists_name: Williams, Joanna
lyricists_id: MMARJ66
lyricists_id: JWILL27
actors_name: Williams, Joanna
actors_id: JWILL27
actors_role: owner
funding_acknowledgements: [UCL Research Excellence Scholarship]; [Institute of Advanced Studies Koszeg]
full_text_status: public
publication: Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
article_number: rsae019
pages: 18
issn: 1752-1378
citation:        Marjanovic, Marjan;    Williams, Joanna;      (2024)    Mapping the emergence of the circular economy within the governance paths of shrinking cities and regions: a comparative study of Parkstad Limburg (NL) and Satakunta (FI).                   Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society      , Article rsae019.  10.1093/cjres/rsae019 <https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres%2Frsae019>.    (In press).    Green open access   
 
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