Highlighting circular cities trends in urban planning. A review in support of future research tendencies

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https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/10757

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Circular cities, Urban planning, Scoping review, Bibliometric analysis

Abstract

Circular economy is seen as an opportunity of overcoming the traditional linear model of consumption and production based on the “take-make-dispose” model, in favour of a more sustainable use of resources. It is acknowledged that the city scale is relevant in this transition towards circularity, even if there is a lack of implementation of the circular city through plans and policies. A higher understanding of the interrelations between circular economy and urban planning is therefore needed. This study, through a scoping review and a bibliometric analysis, allowed to systematize and analyse the knowledge about the existing trends in planning circular cities and to identify gaps for future research. What emerged is that a methodology to integrate circular economy principles into urban planning tools and procedures still does not exist in literature, even though some recurrent decision-making framework are frequently used and the topic is currently under debate.

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Giulia Marzani, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna

Architectural engineer and urban planner. She is research fellow and PhD candidate in Architecture and Design Cultures at the University of Bologna where she graduated in 2017. Her research focuses on the integration of circular economy principles into urban planning tools through the development of a methodology that supports decision-making. In 2020, she was research fellow at the Centre for applied research - Buildings and Construction of the University of Bologna working in the framework of the H2020 SHELTER project which aims to increase the resilience of cultural heritage and reduce its vulnerability to natural and anthropic risks. Her research fields also concern the analysis of urban features and dynamics and the definition of sustainable policies and strategies for urban regeneration.

Simona Tondelli, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna

Full professor of Urban and Regional Planning in the Department of Architecture of the University of Bologna, she is currently the Deputy Rector of Alma Mater. She is the President of the Clust-ER Urban Economy of the Emilia-Romagna Region and member of the Board of Director of the foundations FIU, ICSC, Ce.U.B., Museo interreligioso in Bertinoro, Bottrigari. Her research field concerns urban and territorial planning, with particular focus on urban and rural regeneration, sustainability practices and NBS, urban health, the relation between transports and land use, social housing and inclusiveness, participation and innovative models of governance. She is the coordinator of numerous Horizon and Interreg projects and of various third mission research activities. She is author of over 150 scientific publications.

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Marzani, G., & Tondelli, S. (2024). Highlighting circular cities trends in urban planning. A review in support of future research tendencies. TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 17(2), 231–247. https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/10757

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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2024): NEW CHALLENGES FOR XXI CENTURY CITIES Global warming, ageing of population, reduction of energy consumption, immigration flows, optimization of land use, technological innovation

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