How can urban metabolism lead to a circular economy and a more sustainable future for cities?
Cities can be compared to living organisms that eat, digest and discard what is not needed. Understanding what resources are required to nourish the city activities, how these resources are used and what the flow of energy and materials is, and what kind of waste is produced can be useful for cities aiming to improve their strategies to prevent, reduce, reuse, recycle and manage waste.
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Agenda
12.00 Welcome and introduction Meritxell Díaz, Communications Officer, ICLEI European Secretariat
12.05 What is urban metabolism and how do UrbanWINS cities plan to use the results of their urban metabolism analysis? Leonardo Rosado, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Division of Water Environment Technology, University of Chalmers, Sweden
12.25 Urban metabolism for tourism in Copenhagen. Introduction to the Urban Waste project and the waste management in the City of Copenhagen Line Brogaard MSc. PhD, City Development, The Technical and Environmental Administration, City of Copenhagen
12.45 What is circular economy about?
Estela Grana, Sustainable Economy and Procurement Officer, ICLEI European
Secretariat
13.05 Urban metabolism, a key step for circular cities
Paul Mul, Sustainability Consultant, Royal HaskoningDHV, The Netherlands
13.20 Questions and answers
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