Transformation tools enabling the implementation of nature-based solutions for creating a resourceful circular city

Blue-Green Systems

Agatino Rizzo¹  Ignasi Rodriguez-Roda²  Boldizsár Megyesi³  Gregoris Kalnis⁴  Nilay Elginöz⁵  Maria Milousi⁶  Bilge Bas⁷  Peyo Stanchev⁸  Evina Katsou⁸  Chrysanthi-Elisabeth Nika⁸  Alireza Mousavi⁹  Emel Topuz^1,10  Natasa Atanasova^1,11  Ramazan Sari^1,12  Maja Đolić^1,13  Alvija Šalaševičienė^1,14  Sabina Bokal^1,15  Devi Buehler^1,16  Benedetto Rugani^1,17  Javier Babí Almenar^1,17  Mari-Carmen Garcia Mateo^1,18  Eric Mino^1,19  Iva Rinčić^2,20  Dženan Bećirović^2,21  Bruno Marić^2,21 

[1] Architecture, Lulea University of Technology, 97187, Lulea, Sweden;Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), EmiliGrahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain;Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, TóthKálmán u. 4. 1095, Budapest, Hungary;Department of Architecture, School of Engineering, Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus;Department of Chemical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Brinellvägen 8, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, 50100, Kozani, Greece;Department of Civil Engineering, Istanbul BilgiUniversity, Santralistanbul Campus, 34060 Istanbul, Turkey;Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University London, Uxbridge Campus, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, Uxbridge, UK;Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Brunel University London, Uxbridge Campus, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, Uxbridge, UK;Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey;Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey;Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, 10000 Belgrade, Serbia;Food Institute of Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu av. 19 C, 44239 Kaunas, Lithuania;Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe, Jeseniova 17, 833 15 Bratislava, Slovakia;Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR), ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Grueental, 8820 Waedenswil, Switzerland;Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)

[2]  Environmental Research & Innovation (ERIN) department

[3]  RDI Unit on Environmental Sustainability Assessment and Circularity (SUSTAIN) 41, Rue du Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg;MCG Research & Innovation Sustainability Architecture/Urban Planning, Valencia, Spain;Technical Unit of the Euro-Mediterranean Information System on Know-how in the Water Sector, 06901 Sophia Antipolis, France;University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, BraćeBranchetta 20, 51 000 Rijeka, Croatia;University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Forestry, Zagrebačka 20, 71 000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;

关键词: assessment methods;    circular cities;    nature-based solutions;    policies and regulations;    stakeholders' awareness and engagement;   

DOI  :  10.2166/bgs.2020.929

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The linear pattern of production-consumption-disposal of cities around the world will continue to increase the emission of pollutants and stocks of waste, as well as to impact on the irreversible deterioration of non-renewable stocks of raw materials. A transition towards a circular pattern proposed by the concept of ‘Circular Cities’ is gaining momentum. As part of this urban transition, the emergent use of Nature-based Solutions (NBS) intends to shift public opinion and utilize technology to mitigate the urban environmental impact. In this paper, an analysis of the current research and practical investments for implementing NBS under the umbrella of Circular Cities is conducted. A combined appraisal of the latest literature and a survey of ongoing and completed National-European research and development projects provides an overview of the current enabling tools, methodologies, and initiatives for public engagement. It also identifies and describes the links between facilitators and barriers with respect to existing policies and regulations, public awareness and engagement, and scientific and technological instruments. The paper concludes introducing the most promising methods, physical and digital technologies that may lead the way to Sustainable Circular Cities. The results of this research provide useful insight for citizens, scientists, practitioners, investors, policy makers, and strategists to channel efforts on switching from a linear to a circular thinking for the future of cities.

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