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Date: 11 June 2020 at 11:00–13:00 EEST
The webinar was held in English.
According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a circular city embeds the principles of a circular economy across all its functions, establishing an urban system that is regenerative and restorative by design. These cities aim to eliminate the concept of waste, keep assets at their highest utility at all times, and are enabled by digital technology. At the webinar, we gave give an overview of the circular city concept, discussed the role of architecture and digital transformation and other aspects of achieving a carbon-neutral circular city.
Agenda:
11:00-11:05 Opening remarks – Kristiina Martin, SEI Tallinn
11:05-11:25 Urban circularity – Why is circularity in cities necessary – Dr. Fedra Vanhuyse, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
11:25-11:45 Example of a circular city – Leuven (Belgium) – Jan Mertens, Coordinator of the City platform for Leuven Circularity
11:45 -12:05 Co-creating smart cities via experiments – Ralf-Martin Soe, PhD, TalTech, www.finesttwins.eu
12:05-12:25 If “sustainability” is an answer, what is the question? Case studies in architecture and design – Sille Pihlak, Junior Researcher at Estonian Academy of Arts, founding partner at PART architects
12:25-12:40 Approaching circular city: examples of local strategies and practice across Europe – Nikolai Jacobi, ICLEI Officer – Sustainable Resources, Climate and Resilience
12:40-13:00 Q&A session
- Opening remarks - Kristiina Martin : 269 KB
- Urban Circularity - Fedra Vaynhuse : 765 KB
- Circular City example - Jan Mertens : 3 MB
- Co-creating smart cities - Ralf-Martin Soe : 526 KB
- Case studies in architecture and design - Sille Pihlak : 9 MB
- ICLEI_Approaching circular city - Nikolai Jacobi : 2 MB