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Tsui, T.P.Y. (author), Furlan, C. (author), Wandl, Alex (author), van Timmeren, A. (author)Implementing a circular economy in cities has been proposed by policy makers as a potential solution for achieving sustainability in the construction sector. One strategy that has gained interest by both policy makers and companies is to develop “circular construction hubs”: locations that collect, store, and redistribute waste as secondary...journal article 2024
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Furlan, C. (author), Mazzarella, C. (author), Arlati, Alessandro (author), Arciniegas, Gustavo (author), Obersteg, Andreas (author), Wandl, Alex (author), Cerreta, Maria (author)Transitioning towards a circular built environment and turning waste into resources have become one of the new sustainability paradigms today. However, a circular transition can be considered a ‘wicked problem’. The multiple dimensions and scales of the circular transition and its substantial spatial implications fit well into the planning...journal article 2024
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Sileryte, R. (author), Wandl, Alex (author), van Timmeren, A. (author)With circular economy being high on governmental agendas, there is an increasing request from governing bodies for circularity measurements. Yet, currently existing macro-level monitoring frameworks are widely criticized for not being able to inform the decision-making. The criticism includes, among others, a lack of consensus on...journal article 2023
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Ioannou, O. (author), Geldermans, Bob (author), Klein, T. (author), Wandl, Alex (author)This paper introduces a methodological framework to integrate circularity in architectural curricula and the building blocks that led to its conceptualisation. The first block (Part A) examines how complexity has affected learning and architectural education, in particular. The paper departs from the notion that knowledge produces further...journal article 2022
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Remøy, H.T. (author), Wandl, Alex (author)A shift towards a more Circular Economy is, in many policies, seen as crucial to achieving a more sustainable and<br/>inclusive built environment that meets future demands.<br/>In the last decade, the European Commission’s research<br/>funding has supported numerous initiatives aiming to reduce<br/>waste generation through shifts towards...book chapter 2022
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Sileryte, R. (author), Wandl, Alex (author), van Timmeren, A. (author)The announcement of a new Circular Economy Action Plan as part of the European Green Deal policy has created an urgent need for the reliable information on resource flows to monitor and support the transition. An updated Monitoring Framework is set to rely as much as possible on European Statistics, however at this point there are no changes...journal article 2022
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Tsui, T.P.Y. (author), Derumigny, Alexis (author), Peck, David (author), van Timmeren, A. (author), Wandl, Alex (author)In recent years, implementing a circular economy in cities has been considered by policy makers as a potential solution for achieving sustainability. Existing literature on circular cities is mainly focused on two perspectives: urban governance and urban metabolism. Both these perspectives, to some extent, miss an understanding of space. A...journal article 2022
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Sileryte, R. (author), Sabbe, A.L.P. (author), Bouzas, V. (author), Meister, K.R. (author), Wandl, Alex (author), van Timmeren, A. (author)As appointed in the EU Circular Economy Action Plan, cities and regions in EU member countries start accompanying their circular economy strategies by monitoring frameworks, often called Circular Economy Monitors (CEM). Having the task to assess the performance towards the achievement of set targets and to steer decision-making, CEMs need to...journal article 2022
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Arciniegas Lopez, G.A. (author), Wandl, Alex (author), Mazur, Marcin (author), Mazurek, Damian (author)Advancing circularity in metropolitan areas involves planning, co-designing and implementing spatially explicit interventions with a multitude of stakeholders who are required to work with waste and resource management information. For the stakeholders, understanding information on these flows of resources and materials, and the spatial...book chapter 2022
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Furlan, C. (author), Wandl, Alex (author), Cavalieri, Chiara (author), Unceta, Pablo Munoz (author)Nowadays, the circularity concept dominates the debate on resource management in cities and territories. The idea is often used as a vehicle towards a more sustainable socio-ecological transition, based on the circular economy (CE) framework. Unlike other sustainability frameworks, CE originates in ecological and environmental economics and...book chapter 2022
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Wandl, Alex (author), Hausleitner, B. (author)A large proportion of European inhabitants live in dispersed urban settlements, much of which is labelled as sprawl, defined by monofunctional, low-density areas. However, there is increasing evidence that this may be an overly simplistic way of describing territories-in-between (TiB). This paper defines and maps functional mix in six...journal article 2021
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Wandl, Alex (author)An increasing body of literature suggests that the conventional idea of a gradual transition in spatial structure from urban to rural does not reflect contemporary patterns of urban development and their potential for sustainable development. The research introduces the concept of territories-in-between (TiB) to address the issues surrounding...doctoral thesis 2020
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Furlan, C. (author), Wandl, Alex (author), Geldermans, Bob (author), Sileryte, R. (author)Fundamental changes in the societal use of biophysical resources are required for a sustainable transformation. Current (urban) metabolism research traces flows of energy and materials and products to capture resource use along value<br/>chains from resource extraction to production and consumption and the discharge of wastes and emissions....journal article 2020
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Tonini, Davide (author), Wandl, Alex (author), Meister, K.R. (author), Munoz Unceta, P.A. (author), Taelman, Sue Ellen (author), Sanjuan-Delmás, David (author), Dewulf, Jo (author), Huygens, Dries (author)Food waste represents the largest fraction of the municipal solid waste generated in Europe and its management is associated to suboptimal performance in environmental, health, and social dimensions. By processing detailed multi-fold local data as part of a comprehensive and broadly understandable sustainability framework, this study quantifies...journal article 2020
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Remøy, H.T. (author), Wandl, Alex (author), Ceric, Denis (author), van Timmeren, A. (author)A shift towards a more Circular Economy is crucial to achieve a more sustainable and inclusive built environment that meets future demands. Circular Economy is a promising concept for industry and society. If implemented well, Circular Economy can deliver environmental benefits and economic advantages for which innovation is essential. To...contribution to periodical 2019
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Song, Y. (author), van Timmeren, A. (author), Wandl, Alex (author)Urban metabolism has been advanced as an approach to quantifying energy and resource use and supply in the modern urban system. It is a multidisciplinary approach focused on providing insight into the behaviour of cities for drafting effective proposals for a more humane and ecologically responsible future.<br/>Urban metabolism indicators could...journal article 2019
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Arciniegas Lopez, G.A. (author), Sileryte, R. (author), Dabrowski, M.M. (author), Wandl, Alex (author), Dukai, B. (author), Bohnet, P.M.M. (author), Gutsche, Jens-Martin (author)Improving waste and resource management entails working on interrelations between different material flows, territories and groups of actors. This calls for new decision support tools for translating the complex information on flows into accessible knowledge usable by stakeholders in the spatial planning process. This article describes an open...journal article 2019
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Wandl, Alex (author), Balz, Verena Elisabeth (author), Qu, L. (author), Furlan, C. (author), Arciniegas Lopez, G.A. (author), Hackauf, U.D. (author)The concept of circular economy (CE) is high on the agenda of many planning agencies in European countries. It has also become a prominent issue in European academic education institutions. It is expected that spatial planning and design can support and add the spatial quality dimension of such a transition towards CE. However, incorporating the...journal article 2019
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Taelman, Sue Ellen (author), Tonini, Davide (author), Wandl, Alex (author), Dewulf, Jo (author)Waste management represents a challenge for public authorities due to many reasons such as increased waste generation following urban population growth, economic burdens imposed on the municipal budget, and nuisances inevitably caused to the environment and local inhabitants. To optimize the system from a sustainability perspective, moving the...journal article 2018
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Geldermans, Bob (author), Wandl, Alex (author), Steenmeijer, M.A. (author), Furlan, C. (author), Streefland, Tamara (author), Formato, Enrico (author), Cerreta, Maria (author), Amenta, L. (author), Varju, Viktor (author), Inglese, Pasquale (author), Iodice, Silvia (author), Berruti, Gilda (author), Varju, Viktor (author), Grünhut, Zoltan (author), Bodor, Akos (author), Lovász, Virág (author), Moticska, Zsombor (author), Tonini, Davide (author), Taelman, Sue Ellen (author)Deliverable 3.3 of Work Package 3 concerns an integrated analysis of the two pilot case studies within the REPAiR project, Amsterdam and Naples, from the vantage point of waste production and processing, and the transition to circular societies. It comprises spatial, social and material flow analyses of the two pilot cases, whilst testing an...report 2018