Description
Lecture in the frame of the event 'The Circulars | Finding space for circularity'.The Circulars event is hosted in partnership between UCL’s Circularity Hub and TU Delft’s Circular Built Environment Hub, ‘The Circulars’ is a seminar series which seeks to uncover challenges to and levers for implementing circular urban systems.
Session 2: Finding space for circularity
Our current economic system drives consumption, and undervalues natural resources and ecosystem services. It also creates economic and social inequalities. For decades there have been calls to address these problems; however, nothing has changed. This is clearly illustrated in the case of circular urban systems. The low economic value placed on activities fundamental to a circular urban system makes it difficult for these activities to compete for space in cities, resulting in many challenges. What can be done to overcome these challenges? Are there new economic models required or can this transition happen within the boundaries of the existing economic system?
During this session we will address:
1. How competition for space in successful urban systems has impacted on low-value activities (growing and reusing food, generating renewable energy and energy recovery, remanufacturing and recycling, re-using infrastructure and urban spaces) which are essential for circular urban systems.
2. The mechanisms for intervention in markets to enable the creation of circular urban systems.
3. Whether this transition can happen within the boundaries of the existing economic system.
4. Whether similar problems exist in cities in the developing world and if there are lessons to be learned.
| Period | 6 Mar 2024 |
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| Held at | UCL Bartlett School of Planning, United Kingdom |
| Degree of Recognition | International |