Print Email Facebook Twitter The Role of Urban Manufacturing for a Circular Economy in Cities Title The Role of Urban Manufacturing for a Circular Economy in Cities Author Tsui, T.P.Y. (TU Delft Climate Design and Sustainability) Peck, David (TU Delft Climate Design and Sustainability) Geldermans, Bob (TU Delft Climate Design and Sustainability) van Timmeren, A. (TU Delft Environmental Technology and Design) Date 2021 Abstract In recent years, implementing a circular economy in cities (or “circular cities”) has been proposed by policy makers as a potential solution for achieving sustainability. One strategy for circular cities is to reintroduce manufacturing into urban areas (or “urban manufacturing”), allowing resource flows to be localized at the city scale. However, the extent to which urban manufacturing contributes to circular cities is unclear in existing literature. The purpose of this paper is therefore twofold: to understand whether urban manufacturing could contribute to the circular economy, and to understand the drivers and barriers to circular urban manufacturing. By reviewing existing literature and interviewing experts, we identified the caveats for the contribution of urban manufacturing to circular cities, as well as the spatial, social, and material-related drivers and barriers for circular urban manufacturing. Subject BarriersCircular citiesCircular economyDriversUrban manufacturing To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:9d21a55b-79f5-4862-b6ff-6751aa5a4fcd DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/su13010023 ISSN 2071-1050 Source Sustainability, 13 (1), 1-22 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type review Rights © 2021 T.P.Y. Tsui, David Peck, Bob Geldermans, A. van Timmeren Files PDF sustainability_13_00023.pdf 664.22 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:9d21a55b-79f5-4862-b6ff-6751aa5a4fcd/datastream/OBJ/view