Creating Circular Neighbourhoods: a discussion paper

What is the role of neighbourhoods in accelerating a circular economy transition?

The United Nations Environment Programme together with partners Arup, BASE, C40 Cities, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Mass Design Group, Mexico City and the Prague Institute of Planning and Development, ask these questions in a discussion paper meant to inspire city actors (communities, governments, and businesses) to initiate circular economy activities at the neighbourhood level.  With this paper, we hope to generate some thoughts around urban design and circularity, starting with the neighbourhood scale. 

The paper will be introduced at three parallel sessions at the Innovate4Cities Conference:

Circular Economy Transitions – Tuesday 12 October | 15h45-16h05 (CET)

Live streaming: https://i4c.conference.evey.live/conferences/innovate-4-cities/stage/parallel-session/session/317

The Weight of Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean: Advancing towards sustainable, Low-carbon, and Resource-efficient Urbanization – Thursday 14 October | 15h30-16h30 (CET)

Live streaming: https://i4c.conference.evey.live/conferences/innovate-4-cities/stage/parallel-session/session/143 (The event will be mainly in Spanish, with English translation.)

Green & Thriving Neighbourhoods: a Pathway to Net-zero Using the 15-minute City – Friday 15 October at 16h00-17h30 (CET)

Live streaming: https://i4c.conference.evey.live/conferences/innovate-4-cities/stage/parallel-session/session/39

 

Register here for the for Innovate4Cities Conference and explore these questions with us and share your thoughts on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) using the hashtag #circularneighbourhoods #circularneighborhoods

Download the discussion paper on this link.