Abstract
Cities can be seen as a source of services, supply chains and processes where numerous business models and products are developed, which can be controlled and rethought from the circular economy point of view. The focus is on two main targets, citizens and companies, as two major entities who play a key role within the urban ecosystem, activating different dynamics and strategies. This paper examines the C-city PON METRO research, based on European Urban Agenda funds for the cohesion recovery provided within the Next Generation EU and defined in the Italian portion of ReactEU. The city is conceived as an energy catalyst, the project aims to address the circular economy through three macro-processes: eco-design, long-use and reuse. The first output is the Circular Desk: a digital service and an incubator of circular economy actions, which aims to connect agencies and companies. A place where arrange meetings between demand and supply of solutions and practices to drive circular economy strategies. The exchange is the element on which the second action realised within C-city also works: with the creation of the new reuse and repair centre, a former abandoned market transformed into a new function for the neighborhood. In this centre users can exchange goods, bringing objects they no longer need and giving them a second chance. In this centre, the intangible exchange of knowledge and know-how is also practised through workshops, meetings and repair space registered as the first Repair Café.
Presenters
Chiara OlivastriAssociate Professor, Architecture and Design, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy Giovanna Tagliasco
Research Fellow, Architecture and Design, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design
KEYWORDS
Service Design, Circular City, Swap, Citizens, Companies
