TECHNE 22 (2021): Circular Transition and Design
Research and Experimentation

Validating collaborative practices for urban circular economy: the design perspective

Veronica De Salvo
Dipartimento di Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italia
Martina Carraro
Dipartimento di Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italia
Massimo Bianchini
Dipartimento di Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italia
Stefano Maffei
Dipartimento di Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italia

Published 2021-07-29

Keywords

  • Urban circular economy,
  • Co-production,
  • Theory of change,
  • Validation

How to Cite

De Salvo, V., Carraro, M., Bianchini, M., & Maffei, S. (2021). Validating collaborative practices for urban circular economy: the design perspective. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (22), 122–130. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-10580

Abstract

The article presents the results of the research activity carried out within the framework of the European project H2020 REFLOW, which aims to build an integrated approach for the development of innovative participatory practices dedicated to urban circular metabolisms. As a result of the survey conducted on the application of collaborative models for the urban circular economy, it emerged that there is no shared operational strategy that can be adopted for the circular development of complex systems, such as cities. Based on this premise, this paper offers a new perspective on how to build and validate a transitional pathway for the development of circular cities through the adoption of a design-oriented approach that orchestrates different resources and capacities.

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