The role of Urban Design within the Circular Economy Concept.
(2021) ASBM01 20211Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Contributor to climate change, cities are the major responsible for a great amount of natural resource consumption and global waste production as a consequence of the ”take, make, dispose" aspects of our linear economic model. In face of this issue, Circular Economy (CE) is a new concept that seeks to decouple economic growth from the consumption of finite resources by shifting the linear economic system into a circular one.
Currently, the discussions within CE literature are focused on government and company policies once they are considered the most influential actors when it comes to the economy. However, even though the literature frequently mentions how the changes would highly depend on many aspects, there is a lack of discussion... (More) - Contributor to climate change, cities are the major responsible for a great amount of natural resource consumption and global waste production as a consequence of the ”take, make, dispose" aspects of our linear economic model. In face of this issue, Circular Economy (CE) is a new concept that seeks to decouple economic growth from the consumption of finite resources by shifting the linear economic system into a circular one.
Currently, the discussions within CE literature are focused on government and company policies once they are considered the most influential actors when it comes to the economy. However, even though the literature frequently mentions how the changes would highly depend on many aspects, there is a lack of discussion on several subjects that are equally important for a full understanding of the economical, social and environmental consequences of its implementation. These groups are consumers, urban contexts and what would the future look like on a daily bases aspect.
Sweden has a reputation for being one of the most innovative and sustainable countries in the world, and even though the ecological footprint of Sweden is significantly high, the Swedish government has admitted that a transition to a circular society is necessary. The project site is located in Lund, where the rapid growth, research, and innovative atmosphere creates a positive environment for an experiment within the Circular Economy Concept.
With this in mind, utilizing the prospect on future scenarios as a tool to discuss the impacts of the CE on the lifestyle of consumers the project aimed to understand what is the role of urban design within the future economic scenario and how can urban interventions support the new lifestyle at the same time it supports the specific need of the site. (Less)
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- author
- Alves Zanin, Mayra LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ASBM01 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Sustainable Urban Design Future Circular Economy Lifestyle
- language
- English
- id
- 9048657
- date added to LUP
- 2021-06-14 10:51:39
- date last changed
- 2021-06-14 10:51:39
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abstract = {{Contributor to climate change, cities are the major responsible for a great amount of natural resource consumption and global waste production as a consequence of the ”take, make, dispose" aspects of our linear economic model. In face of this issue, Circular Economy (CE) is a new concept that seeks to decouple economic growth from the consumption of finite resources by shifting the linear economic system into a circular one.
Currently, the discussions within CE literature are focused on government and company policies once they are considered the most influential actors when it comes to the economy. However, even though the literature frequently mentions how the changes would highly depend on many aspects, there is a lack of discussion on several subjects that are equally important for a full understanding of the economical, social and environmental consequences of its implementation. These groups are consumers, urban contexts and what would the future look like on a daily bases aspect.
Sweden has a reputation for being one of the most innovative and sustainable countries in the world, and even though the ecological footprint of Sweden is significantly high, the Swedish government has admitted that a transition to a circular society is necessary. The project site is located in Lund, where the rapid growth, research, and innovative atmosphere creates a positive environment for an experiment within the Circular Economy Concept.
With this in mind, utilizing the prospect on future scenarios as a tool to discuss the impacts of the CE on the lifestyle of consumers the project aimed to understand what is the role of urban design within the future economic scenario and how can urban interventions support the new lifestyle at the same time it supports the specific need of the site.}},
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language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The role of Urban Design within the Circular Economy Concept.}},
year = {{2021}},
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