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