Williams, J; (2020) Moving from circular econmy in cities to circular cities: Circular Cities Urban Fixes of spaces of hope. In: RGS-IBG International conference 2019. Royal Geographical Society-Institute of British Geographers: London, UK.

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Circular urban development necessitates the socio-ecological transformation of our urban systems. It requires that “wasted” resources - materials, water, heat, land and infrastructure - are looped; the ecological regenerative capacity and adaptive capacity of urban systems (infrastructure, form and communities) are developed. The end result will be healthier urban ecosystems, with low levels of resource consumption and wastage. Spatial planning potentially has a crucial role to play in the delivery of circular urban development. However, it has an ambiguous legacy, as demonstrated by case studies in London, Paris and Amsterdam. Spatial planning will need to go beyond the allocation of temporary spaces for circular experimentation, if it is to enable the transition. It will need to intervene in markets to provide space for low-value, circular activities. This will also enable the localised looping of resources through the co-location of producers and consumers of “waste” within city-regions. Spatial planning should further intervene, by supporting the infrastructure required to implement circular actions and ensuring that urban form continues to support the systems adopted. Planners can create demand for circular activities and products through requirements placed on new developments. Thus, spatial planning will be critical to the socio-ecological transformation, required in urban systems, to deliver circular development.

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