Williams, Joanna; Dabrowski, Marcin; Karel, Van Den Berghe; Ellen, van Beuren; (2024) Circular regions and cities: towards a spatial perspective on circular economy. In: Williams, Joanna and Dabrowsk, Marcin and Karel, Van Den Berghe and Ellen, van Beuren, (eds.) In Going Circular: Unlocking the Potential of Regions and Cities to Drive the Circular Economy Transition. (pp. 13-28). Taylor Francis: New York, NY, US.

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Circular economy (CE) is territorialised. Economic activities are spatially embedded; they operate across a variety of scales and are heavily influenced by their spatial context. Yet the CE academic literature and policy frameworks rarely address this dimension. If CE policies are to achieve sustainable development goals and be implementable at a subnational level, these shortcomings need to be addressed. In this chapter, we take stock of the current debates and policy on CE in cities and urban regions, critiquing them from a spatial, socio-ecological and governance perspective. On that basis, we outline a new policy and research agenda to bridge the above-mentioned gap and inform the development and implementation of place-based CE policies.

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