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Uncovering the Holistic Pathways to Circular Cities—The Case of Alberta, Canada

Marjanović, Marjan; Wuyts, Wendy; Marin, Julie; Williams, Joanna; (2022) Uncovering the Holistic Pathways to Circular Cities—The Case of Alberta, Canada. Highlights of Sustainability , 1 (2) pp. 65-87. 10.54175/hsustain1020006. Green open access

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Abstract

The notion of circularity has gained significant attention from governments of many cities across the world. The approaches to circular cities may range from narrower perspectives that see a circular city as the simple sum of circular economy initiatives to those more holistic that aim to integrate the whole urban system. Several researchers proposed frameworks that would guide cities to take a holistic perspective. This manuscript selects two frameworks and examines through them whether and to what extent broader and more holistic approaches to circular cities are being developed in practice. First, circularity principles, the scope of circular activities, and the concrete circular actions developed in the case study are read through Williams's approach to circular resource management. Second, the spatial circularity drivers framework of Marin and De Meulder is used to elucidate different sustainability framings and spatial practices that dominate contemporary conceptualisations of circularity. These two lenses are applied to five municipalities in Alberta (Canada) that have decided to develop strategies for 'shifting the paradigm' and transitioning to circular cities in 2018. Our study aims to investigate how holistic their roadmaps to circular cities are, and what changes are necessary to move towards more integrated approaches.

Type: Article
Title: Uncovering the Holistic Pathways to Circular Cities—The Case of Alberta, Canada
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.54175/hsustain1020006
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.54175/hsustain1020006
Language: English
Additional information: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third-party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: Alberta; Canada; circular cities; circularity drivers; circular economy; transition; urban circularity; urban planning
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Planning
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10154245
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