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12 October 2014 to 22 November 2014
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Wheels of Metals: Urban Mining for a Circular Economy

International Resource Panel (IRP)

This course investigates and explores the challenges related to metals supply, both scarcity and environmental impacts, and the conditions and consequences of a circular economy for metals.

18 April 2018

Creating the Circular Water Economy

Robert C. Brears
Around the world, there is a transition towards the ‘circular economy’ that focuses on the 3Rs of reducing material consumption, reusing materials, and recovering materials from waste. In the context of water resources management, cities and their respective water utilities are beginning to promote the reduction of water consumption, reuse of water, and recovery of materials from wastewater.
August 2017

Cities in the Circular Economy: An initial exploration

Ellen MacArthur Foundation
This paper, Cities in the Circular Economy: An initial exploration, outlines some of the challenges cities are facing in today’s linear economy, explores the alternative of a ‘circular city’, and collates our research to date on the benefits of a circular economy for cities.
14 October 2020

Realising opportunities for the Circular Economy in African Cities

On 25 November 2020 11:00 (CET), the African Circular Economy Network and ICLEI Africa is organising an event on the 'Realising opportunities for the Circular Economy in African Cities.'
October 2018

Municipal Policy for the Circular Economy: Lessons learned from Amsterdam

Circle Economy, City of Amsterdam, Copper8
Municipal Policy for the Circular Economy: Lessons learned from Amsterdam highlights 17 actionable recommendations for urban policymakers throughout the world to boost circularity through legislation, spatial planning, circular public procurement, business support, knowledge instruments.
October 2019

Growing in Circles: Climate-ready, resilient, resource-efficient and equitable cities

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)
The report Growing in Circles: Climate-ready, resilient, resource-efficient and equitable cities summarises the results of applying recommendations set out in the Weight of Cities report by the International Resource Panel. This summary report describes the original work that has been developed by the Global Initiative for Resource Efficient Cities (GI-REC) to identify and test promising approaches and tools in pilot cities around the world, especially in the global south.
September 2018

The Circular Economy Opportunity for Urban and Industrial Innovation in China

Ellen MacArthur Foundation, ARUP
The Circular Economy Opportunity for Urban and Industrial Innovation in China shows that applying circular economy principles at scale could save businesses and households approximately CNY 70 trillion by 2040 (16% of China’s projected GDP). It identifies opportunities across five focus areas: built environment, mobility, nutrition, textiles and electronics.
June 2018

The Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), International Resource Panel (IRP)
The Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization report calls for a new strategy for 21st Century urbanization, and presents the parallel actions on urban planning, sustainable design, resource-efficient components, and infrastructure for cross-sector efficiency that are required for a transition towards low-carbon, resource-efficient and socially just cities.
August 2020

Closing the Loop On Plastic Waste in Southeast Asia: Urban case studies

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Closing the Loop, a project implemented by ESCAP in partnership with the Government of Japan, aims to reduce the environmental impact of four cities in ASEAN by tackling plastic pollution. This report was developed in support of the second broad objective 'to work with partner cities and develop action plans, policies and investment strategies to address marine plastic litter'.
June 2018

Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Transitions in the ASEAN Region: A Resource Perspective

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), International Resource Panel (IRP)
The Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Transitions in the ASEAN Region: A Resource Perspective report highlights five strategic infrastructure pathways for resource-efficient and inclusive urban development.

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