Project duration: 1 July 2019 – 31 December 2019
Objective
The CIRCuIT innovation project will deliver:
- Identification of gaps and needs of cities
- Drafting strategy to overcome the identified needs and gaps
The project will:
- Analyse the existing data and documents, pointing out the relevant themes for the transition towards circular cities
- Collect feedback from stakeholders collaborating in other project/initiatives with project consortium, through existing data and at least one dedicated workshop, inviting experts with particular focus on cities/local administration representatives
- Ranking the collected factors that enable (or hamper) the implementation (transition) to circular practices in cities
The solution (technology)
A major outcome of the project will be a ranking list of factors, technological developments as well as “transversal factors” such as legal, promote collaboration (vs competition), knowledge transfer, data/digital (as an accelerator of c.e.), governance.
Overall project strategy will address important topics for urban areas (Waste prevention and management; Urban water management and reuse; Urban mining; New business models; Building; Citizen awareness).
Furthermore, it will contribute to defining a preliminary strategy to overcome needs and gaps for the transition toward circular cities, contributing to:
- Funnelling synergies and expertise already existing
- Identifying future challenges and developing the ability to address them
Partnership
- Agenzia Nazionale per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile (ENEA), Italy (Lead Partner)
- Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Spain
- Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek NV (VITO), the Netherlands