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Title The role given to citizens in shaping a circular city
ID_Doc 17129
Authors Alvarado, IAO; Pettersen, IN
Title The role given to citizens in shaping a circular city
Year 2024
Published Urban Geography, 45, 4
DOI 10.1080/02723638.2023.2221097
Abstract A circular city (CC) presents opportunities to address the urban nexus of citizens and material flows in a circular economy (CE). Still, the role of the citizen in shaping both CCs and CE is understudied. We start with a conceptual review of how the role of the citizen has been studied for CCs. There, we identify acknowledgment of the citizen as a political actor and subject to behavior change. We further investigate the role given to and expected from citizens in the case of the city of Trondheim in Norway, where the agendas and discourses of CE are already widespread. In this city, the role given to citizens is oriented towards commercial or political activity, with the local government playing a role in enabling citizens' agency. We conclude that the local government can leverage a more politically oriented citizenship to support the public services and infrastructures needed.
Author Keywords Circular economy; circular city; citizens; urban governance; responsibilization
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:001003555400001
WoS Category Geography; Urban Studies
Research Area Geography; Urban Studies
PDF https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02723638.2023.2221097?needAccess=true&role=button
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