Regenerative Territories: Dimensions of Circularity for Healthy Metabolisms

Introduction to the Volume
Contents
Editors and Contributors
1 Dimensions of Circularity for Healthy Metabolisms and Spaces
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 The Circular Economy Paradigm Shift Requires a Socio-Ecological Perspective, Looking Beyond Boundaries
	1.3 Circular Economy Is Based on Systems Thinking and Territorial Metabolism
	1.4 A Circular Economy Calls for a Renewed Approach to the Public Domain and Stakeholder Involvement
	1.5 Amplifying the Definition of Circular Economy with the Inclusion of Wastescapes
	1.6 Planning the Circular Economy as an Open Collaborative System
	References
Part I New Definitions: Amplifying the Perspective of Circular Economy
2 Territorialising Circularity
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Framing the Territorial Dimension in the CE Debate
	2.3 The Necessity of Representation: Towards Spatialising and Contextualising Circularity
	2.4 Resource Cartographies: The AMA Case-Study
		2.4.1 Mapping the Flow
		2.4.2 Justaxposing Flow and Infrastructural Network
		2.4.3 Unfolding Stock and Flow Relationship
		2.4.4 A Circular Stock and Flow Relationship: Defining Resource Shed
	2.5 Reflection and Conclusion
	Bibliography
3 Shifting Risk into Productivity: Inclusive and Regenerative Approaches Within Compromised Contexts in Peri-Urban Areas
	3.1 Overlapping Risks in Peri-Urban Areas
		3.1.1 Territorial Risks and Resources in Campania
	3.2 Land Productivity: From Exploitation Toward Regeneration
	3.3 Adaptive Remediation Approach for Peri-Urbanity in Transition
	3.4 The Agency of Waste
	3.5 Conclusions
	References
4 The Circular Metabolic Urban Landscape: A Systematic Review of Literature
	4.1 Introduction: The Transition Toward Circular Metabolic Urban Landscapes
	4.2 Methodology and Research Design
	4.3 Results: Themes and Challenges of UM Studies for Circular Cities
	4.4 Discussion and Conclusions
	References
5 Urban Manufacturing for Circularity: Three Pathways to Move from Linear to Circular Cities
	5.1 Circular Economy in Cities in the Making
	5.2 Three Readings of Urban Conditions
		5.2.1 Circularity and Technology
		5.2.2 Urban Integration
		5.2.3 People, Networks and Policy
	5.3 Developing an Integral Approach Through Participation and Collaboration
	5.4 Discussion and Reflection
	References
Part II The Spatial Scope of Circularity
6 Evolving Relations of Landscape, Infrastructure and Urbanization Toward Circularity
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Flanders: Embracing the Circular Economy
	6.3 Campine: Past and Future (Water) Cycles
	6.4 Antwerp: Waste and Wastelands
	6.5 Rural Vietnam: Culture, Economy and Ecology Tied to Locational Assets
	6.6 Urbanizing Vietnam: Torn Between Two Worlds
	6.7 Toward a Twenty-First Century Circularity
	References
7 Circular City: Urban and Territorial Perspectives
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Approaches: Circular Economy and Urban Metabolism
	7.3 Urban Areas and Urban Flows
	7.4 Circular City
	7.5 Conclusion
	References
8 New Urbanization Phenomena and Potential Landscapes: Rhizomatic Grids and Asymmetrical Clusters
	8.1 Foreword: Territories of the Circular Economy
	8.2 Status Quo: Analogies and Differences
	8.3 The Fringe: Two Models
	8.4 New Greenbelt Scenarios
	8.5 Spatial Models: “Asymmetrical Cluster” and “Rhizomatic Grid”
	8.6 Conclusions: Potential Hypercontextual Landscapes
	References
9 From Wastescapes Towards Regenerative Territories. A Structural Approach for Achieving Circularity
	9.1 Introduction: Circular Metabolisms and the Regeneration of Wastescapes
	9.2 Peri-Urban Living Labs (PULLs) as a Collaborative Methodology for the Sustainable Regeneration of Wastescapes
	9.3 REPAiR Peri-Urban Living Lab (PULL) Methodology and Wastescapes Characterization in the Cases of Amsterdam and Naples
	9.4 Discussion and Conclusions: How to Regenerate Wastescapes in Peri-Urban Areas
	References
10 Towards Circular Port-City Territories
	10.1 Introduction: Rotterdam Towards a Twofold Objective
	10.2 Approach: Path Dependence and its Implications
	10.3 A Historical Overview
	10.4 Spatial Understanding and Planning Interests
	10.5 Stadshavens Strategy and the Makers District (M4H)
	10.6 Conclusion
	References
Part III Methodology and Representation
11 Eliciting Information for Developing a Circular Economy in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
	11.1 Introduction
	11.2 Circular Economy, Spatial Planning and Cartography
		11.2.1 Circular Economy and Spatial Planning
		11.2.2 Interactive Cartography for Spatial Planning
		11.2.3 Representing Waste Management Information
	11.3 Presentation of Information for Co-Developing CE Economy Strategies
		11.3.1 Geodesign Decision Support Environment
		11.3.2 Presenting Information on Waste Flows in Spatial Planning
		11.3.3 Presenting Circular Economy Strategies
		11.3.4 Presenting Flow Assessment of Circular Economy Strategies
	11.4 Conclusions
	References
12 Collaborative Decision-Making Processes for Local Innovation: The CoULL Methodology in Living Labs Approach
	12.1 Introduction
	12.2 The Living Lab Approach: A Transformative Process
	12.3 The CoULL Methodology
	12.4 The CoULL Implementation in Different Decision Contexts
	12.5 Conclusions
	References
13 Urban Metabolism Evaluation Methods: Life Cycle Assessment and Territorial Regeneration
	13.1 Introduction: The City as an Urban Ecosystem and the Concept of Life Cycle
	13.2 Environmental Assessment: Agendas, Methods and Tools
	13.3 Cities of Flows: The Concept of UM and Its Evaluation Methods
	13.4 LCA and Territorial Regeneration: Is There any Correlation?
	13.5 Conclusions
	References
Part IV Sustainable Strategies and Solutions for Circular and Healthy Metabolisms
14 Planning Wastescapes Through Collaborative Processes
	14.1 Introduction: In the Public Field
	14.2 Method and Approach: The Enabling State—Inequalities and Roles
	14.3 Experiments
		14.3.1 Wastescape #1: The Collaborative Definition of Uses of a Public Facility on a Metropolitan Scale
		14.3.2 Wastescape #2: Co-Creating Public Services in Peri-Urban Areas
	14.4 Discussion and Conclusions
	References
15 Manufactured in the Peri-Urban: Regenerative Strategies for Critical Lands
	15.1 Productive Peri-Urban
	15.2 Productive/Urban: Caserta Case Study
	15.3 The Path of P.U.R.E. Research
	15.4 First Steps, Expected Results and Future Research Paths
	References
16 Urban Regeneration: An “Incremental Circularity” Perspective
	16.1 Circular Economy Vision of Urban Development
	16.2 Urban Metabolism and Urban Regeneration
	16.3 Incremental Circularity
	16.4 Case studies
		16.4.1 Ferrara: Pioneer Communities for Regeneration
		16.4.2 Novara: Triggering the Regeneration Starting from Commons
	16.5 Conclusions
		16.5.1 There Is No Circular Economy in Cities Without Social Component
		16.5.2 Temporary Use of Spaces and Collective Uses as Trigger for Long-Term Transformation
		16.5.3 The Outdoor Spaces as a New Urban Resource
	References
17 Reloading Landscapes: Democratic and Autotrophic Landscape of Taranto
	17.1 Introduction
	17.2 Democratic and Autotrophic Landscapes: Linking Open-Loop System Circularity
	17.3 Reloading Landscapes: A Correlated Scenario for the Case of Taranto
	17.4 Conclusions
	References
18 Hybridizing Artifice and Nature: Designing New Soils Through the Eco-Systemic Approach
	18.1 A Paradigm Shift
	18.2 Recycling Construction Debris for Producing New Anthropogenic Soils
	18.3 Collaborative Processes for Designing Anthropogenic Soils
	18.4 Conclusion
	References
19 Towards Regenerative Wasted Landscapes: Index of Attractiveness to Evaluate the Wasted Landscapes of Road Infrastructure
	19.1 Introduction
	19.2 The Wasted Land of Roads as a Resource
	19.3 A Methodological Proposal for a Regenerative Process
		19.3.1 Selection of Case Studies
		19.3.2 Presentation of Centrality Index and Results
	19.4 Discussion and Future Perspectives
	Bibliography
Afterword
	References