Regions, Cities and the Circular Economy

Edited by Sébastien Bourdin, Professor of Economic Geography, EM Normandie Business School and Chairholder of the European Chair of Excellence “Circular Economy and Territories”, André Torre, Professor of Regional Economics and Head of Research, University of Paris-Saclay, INRAE, France and Eveline van Leeuwen, Professor of Urban Economics, Wageningen University and Research and Scientific Director, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions, the Netherlands

Contents
Introduction: the key role of territories in designing and
implementing the circular economy 1
Sébastien Bourdin, André Torre and Eveline van Leeuwen
PART I THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS
1 Evolution and current development of the circular
economy concept with insights from worldwide cities and regions 14
Patrizia Ghisellini and Sergio Ulgiati
2 The evolving concept of circularity: from a circular
economy to a circular society in 60 years 44
Jette Raasens and Eveline van Leeuwen
3 The relevant territorial scale for implementing the circular
economy 61
Sébastien Bourdin and André Torre
4 Five tensions for spatial approaches to circular regions and cities 75
Tanya Tsui
PART II STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND
TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
5 Industrial ecology and sustainable territorial development
– perspectives on the creation of territorial commons 95
Fedoua Kasmi, Sonia Veyssière and Blandine Laperche
6 The circular economy in EU regions: drivers and barriers 115
Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod, Eva Coll-Martínez and
Elisenda Jové-Llopis
7 Building collaborations for a regional circular economy:
a comparison of North Humberside, England with Styria, Austria 141
Aodhan Newsholme, Pauline Deutz, Rupert J.
Baumgartner and Julia Affolderbach
8 Understanding and avoiding strategic traps in circular
economy transition for cities 163
Valérie Lacombe and Juste Rajaonson
9 Towards an inclusive circular economy: spatial flows of
e-waste through the informal sector 183
Xin Tong, Tao Wang and Yanguang Chen
PART III CASE STUDIES AND PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVES
10 Creation of an industrial heating network in the
Port-Jérôme industrial zone 204
Fabien Nadou and Camille Brou
11 Guimarães 2030: pioneering a circular economy for
climate neutrality 218
Alona Perebynos, Dalila Sepúlveda, Isabel Loureiro and
Carlos A. Ribeiro
12 The circular economy in Glasgow: a case study on the
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce 237
Alison McRae, Sophie Nardi-Bart and Cheryl McCulloch
13 Transitioning to a circular economy in a mid-sized city:
takeaways from the Circular and Sustainable Innovation
District project of Victoriaville, Canada 261
Juste Rajaonson, Nicholas Fecteau and Simon Barnabé
14 How to attain circular food systems in Dutch regions?
Experiences from regional governments and entrepreneurs 283
Eveline van Leeuwen and Bob Meinardi
15 Data and tools for circular building strategies at the
municipal level: case study of Rennes Métropole 296
Angéline Chartier and Vincent Augiseau