European Union
Literature
European Commission. (2020). Circular Economy Action Plan: For a cleaner and more competitive Europe. https://ec.europa.eu/environment/pdf/circular-economy/new_circular_economy_action_plan.pdf
Video Resources
European Commission: “Seven European cities pilot solutions to be more circular via the EU-funded CityLoops project”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jksyVuW6mBc
National
Austria
Literature
BMK (2021). Die österreichische Kreislaufwirtschaft: Österreich auf dem Weg zu einer nachhaltigen und zirkulären Gesellschaft. https://partizipation.at/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie-begutachtungsentwurf.pdf (German only)
Circle Economy and ARA (eds.) (2019). The Circularity Gap Report Austria: Closing the Circularity Gap in Austria. https://assets.website-files.com/5d26d80e8836af2d12ed1269/5dea427d0f2ed6527d4a2b33_Circularity-compressed.pdf
Office of the Austrian Conference on Spatial Planning (ÖROK), Vienna (2021). Austrian Spatial Development Concept 2030. Need For Transformation.
https://www.oerek2030.at/fileadmin/user_upload/Dokumente_Cover/OEREK2030-in_brief.pdf
Municipal
Vienna
Literature
Stadt Wien (2022). Smart Klima City Strategie Wien: Der Weg zur Klimamusterstadt. Entwurf. https://smartcity.wien.gv.at/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/01/scwr_klima_2022.pdf. (in German only)
Stadt Wien (2022). Wiener Klima-Fahrplan: Unser Weg zur klimagerechten Stadt. Entwurf. https://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt-klimaschutz/pdf/klima-fahrplan-lang.pdf. (in German only)
Description: In its latest ‘Climate Roadmap’ (which is unfortunately so brand new that there is no English translation yet), the City of Vienna for the first time incorporates the ‘Circular City Wien’ as an overarching concept in its climate and sustainability policy. It explains how Vienna understands the circular city (p. 84), which 10 key principles it includes (p. 84), which long-term goals and priority measures the city is pursuing (p. 84) and also touches upon the ‘doughnut economics’ (p. 83). As we will explore and discuss challenges and future visions for Vienna’s circular built environment with urban practitioners during the Spring School, this document provides some valuable insights into the City of Vienna’s approach to the circular city in preparation for our discussions.
Audio Material
Stadt Wien Podcast. Episode „Stadtplanung und die Kreislaufwirtschaft“. https://stadtwienpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1162916/8745176-34-stadtplanung-und-die-kreislaufwirtschaft (in German only)
Video Material
City of Vienna: “DoTank Circular City Wien 2020 - 2030 – Circular City is Smart!”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-L4iyXWPI8
The Netherlands
Literature
Government of Amsterdam. (2020). Amsterdam Circular 2020-2025 Strategy. https://www.amsterdam.nl/en/policy/sustainability/circular-economy/
Description: Amsterdam’s Circular Strategy provides interesting insights into how the Global, and EU level goals are being implemented on the municipal scale. As Amsterdam is a longstanding contributor to circular initiatives, and has chosen Kate Raworth’s Doughnut model as a guiding framework, the city is a prime example to explore the ways theory and concepts begin to come into fruition. Moreover, this will compliment the other readings which also highlight district level circular initiatives in Amsterdam (see Cuomo et al. 2020), illuminate another scale, and further exemplify practical approaches to urban circularity.
Metabolic., Circle Economy. (2021). CIRCULAR ROTTERDAM: Opportunities for new jobs in a zero waste economy. https://www.metabolic.nl/publications/circular-rotterdam/