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Circularity on what grounds? Advancing learning for circular area development at the interface of proximity and precarity

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This paper contributes empirically and conceptually to ongoing debates on the social and spatial implications of the circular economy in cities. Through a practice-based approach, we critically interrogate the ongoing transformation of the Binckhorst area in the Hague, to show how an otherwise self-supportive neighbourhood that developed over decades is currently taken apart in view of a rather sanitised vision on circular area development with high building densities. By dwelling on how learning at the interface of proximity and precarity is reformatting current conditions toward a circular and just Binckhorst, we attempt to broaden the horizon of potentiality for local circular economies.

Source: Cities

DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2024.104787

Authors: Marleen Buizer, Iulian Barba Lata, Joep van de Weijer

Institutions: Wageningen University & Research, Radboud University Nijmegen

Language: English

Topic: Urban Planning and Governance

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000