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This open access book provides new perspectives on circular economy and space, explored towards the definition of regenerative territories characterised by healthy metabolisms. Going beyond the mere reuse/recycle of material waste as resources, this work aims to understand how to apply circularity principles to, among others, the regeneration of wastescapes. The main focus is the development over time, and in particular the way how spatial planning and strategies respond to new unpredictable urgencies and opportunities related with territorial metabolisms. The book specifically focuses on living labs environments, where it is possible to tackle complex problems through a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach - including the use of digital spatial decision support environment – which could be able to include all the involved stakeholders. Through a spatial scope of circularity, this book describes several examples including among others ideas from different contexts such as Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium and Vietnam. Through including reflections on methodology and representation, as well as on solutions for circular and healthy metabolisms, the book provides an excellent resource to researchers and students.



Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Challenges for the implementation of Circular Economy for a new territorial planning perspective (Arjan Michelangelo)

Part I: The Spatial Dimension of Circularity

3. Evolving relations of landscape, infrastructure and urbanization towards circularity (Bruno De Meulder, Julie Marin, Kelly Shannon)

4. New urbanization phenomena and new potential landscapes (Enrico Formato)

5. Wastescapes as a structural concept for achieving circularity (Libera, Arjan)

Part II: Sustainable solutions and strategies for circular and healthy metabolisms

6. Wastescapes as spaces of opportunities. Collaborative processes in the re-activation of wastescapes (Anna Attademo and Gilda Berruti)

7. Urban regeneration: an “incremental circularity” perspective (Paolo Cottino, Dario Domante, Alice Franchina)

8. “Reloading Landscapes: a scenario for the case of Taranto”(Francesca Rizzetto – Fransje Hooimeijer)

9. Designing new soils through a systemic approach (Marina Rigillo)

Interlude: Box of examples/pictures of realised projects on wastescape regeneration (Libera)

Part III: Methodology and representation

10. Eliciting information for developing a circular economy in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, The Netherlands (Gustavo Arciniegas, Alexander Wandl)

11. The role of Living Labs in regenerative decision-making processes (Maria Cerreta)

Part IV: New definitions: a shared glossary

12. Territorialising circularity (Furlan Cecilia, Alexander Wandl)

13: Towards Circular Port-City Territories. Rotterdam as case study (Paolo De Martino)

14. Urban Living Labs - an impact tool to innovate, govern and investigate metropolitan challenges (Leendert Verhoef, Virpi Heybroek, Ellen van Bueren and Arjan van Timmeren)

15. Circular Metabolism: urban and territorial perspectives (Giulia Lucertini, Francesco Musco)

16. Risk Productivity. Inclusive and regenerative approaches within compromised contexts (Francesca Garzilli, Federica Vingelli, Valentina Vittiglio)

17. The Metabolic Urban Landscape (Chiara Mazzarella)

Interlude: Pictures for the glossary (curated by Libera)

Part V: Towards regenerative territories

18. Reprocities of cities and territories (Arjan, Michelangelo, Libera)

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      Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
      Publication Date: 08/02/2022
      ISBN13: 9783030785383, 978-3030785383
      ISBN10: 3030785386

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This open access book provides new perspectives on circular economy and space, explored towards the definition of regenerative territories characterised by healthy metabolisms. Going beyond the mere reuse/recycle of material waste as resources, this work aims to understand how to apply circularity principles to, among others, the regeneration of wastescapes. The main focus is the development over time, and in particular the way how spatial planning and strategies respond to new unpredictable urgencies and opportunities related with territorial metabolisms. The book specifically focuses on living labs environments, where it is possible to tackle complex problems through a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach - including the use of digital spatial decision support environment – which could be able to include all the involved stakeholders. Through a spatial scope of circularity, this book describes several examples including among others ideas from different contexts such as Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium and Vietnam. Through including reflections on methodology and representation, as well as on solutions for circular and healthy metabolisms, the book provides an excellent resource to researchers and students.



      Table of Contents

      1. Introduction

      2. Challenges for the implementation of Circular Economy for a new territorial planning perspective (Arjan Michelangelo)

      Part I: The Spatial Dimension of Circularity

      3. Evolving relations of landscape, infrastructure and urbanization towards circularity (Bruno De Meulder, Julie Marin, Kelly Shannon)

      4. New urbanization phenomena and new potential landscapes (Enrico Formato)

      5. Wastescapes as a structural concept for achieving circularity (Libera, Arjan)

      Part II: Sustainable solutions and strategies for circular and healthy metabolisms

      6. Wastescapes as spaces of opportunities. Collaborative processes in the re-activation of wastescapes (Anna Attademo and Gilda Berruti)

      7. Urban regeneration: an “incremental circularity” perspective (Paolo Cottino, Dario Domante, Alice Franchina)

      8. “Reloading Landscapes: a scenario for the case of Taranto”(Francesca Rizzetto – Fransje Hooimeijer)

      9. Designing new soils through a systemic approach (Marina Rigillo)

      Interlude: Box of examples/pictures of realised projects on wastescape regeneration (Libera)

      Part III: Methodology and representation

      10. Eliciting information for developing a circular economy in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, The Netherlands (Gustavo Arciniegas, Alexander Wandl)

      11. The role of Living Labs in regenerative decision-making processes (Maria Cerreta)

      Part IV: New definitions: a shared glossary

      12. Territorialising circularity (Furlan Cecilia, Alexander Wandl)

      13: Towards Circular Port-City Territories. Rotterdam as case study (Paolo De Martino)

      14. Urban Living Labs - an impact tool to innovate, govern and investigate metropolitan challenges (Leendert Verhoef, Virpi Heybroek, Ellen van Bueren and Arjan van Timmeren)

      15. Circular Metabolism: urban and territorial perspectives (Giulia Lucertini, Francesco Musco)

      16. Risk Productivity. Inclusive and regenerative approaches within compromised contexts (Francesca Garzilli, Federica Vingelli, Valentina Vittiglio)

      17. The Metabolic Urban Landscape (Chiara Mazzarella)

      Interlude: Pictures for the glossary (curated by Libera)

      Part V: Towards regenerative territories

      18. Reprocities of cities and territories (Arjan, Michelangelo, Libera)

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