EU research meets local case studies
What do EU research findings have in common with locally adapted circularity strategies? They are both integral parts of TU Delftâs latest online professional education course supporting sustainable regional development entitled 'Spatial Circularity Strategies for Sustainable Regional Development'.
âWidespread principles for circular city (regional) planning often reduce the challenge to the redesign of value chains. They primarily aim to reduce waste and pollution and to keep resources and materials in loops as long as possibleâ says Alexander Wandl, Associate Professor at the Section of Environmental Technology and Design, Department of Urbanism (Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment) and course initiator. âThis approach, however, ignores the fact that the transition also has a spatial aspect to considerâ, he explains, âFuture circular cities and regions will look vastly different from our contemporary linear built environment, and will need different forms of infrastructure, buildings, open spaces, urban configurations and relations between the city and the countrysideâ.
Read the full article about the professional education course âSpatial Circularity Strategies for Sustainable Regional Developmentâ on the TU Delft Extension School website.