| Title |
'Let's brew a new Brussels': imaginaries of the circular economy |
| ID_Doc |
2409 |
| Authors |
Lambert, D |
| Title |
'Let's brew a new Brussels': imaginaries of the circular economy |
| Year |
2024 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1093/cjres/rsae023 |
| Abstract |
In this paper, I mobilise the notion of imaginaries to analyse a case of the circular economy (CE) in the region of Brussels, Belgium, where bread surplus from mass retail is upcycled to produce a local and more sustainable beer. I examine circular imaginaries and how they are translated into urban practices and materialised in the city. My analysis shows that the craft and post-industrial narratives of new circular products may find a positive echo at the urban level when re-development strategies to attract new productive activities mobilise similar narratives of creativity, innovation and craft skills. It concludes that CE risks becoming a rallying signifier helping to support a discourse coalition on the productive and circular city. |
| Author Keywords |
circular economy; urban renewal; green gentrification; urban food system; social imaginaries; urban imaginaries |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:001286072600001 |
| WoS Category |
Development Studies; Economics; Geography |
| Research Area |
Development Studies; Business & Economics; Geography |
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