Circle City Scan Tool

A project by ICLEI, Circle Economy, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Metabolic

Circular development in the world’s cities will be essential in achieving global climate goals. 45 percent of emissions come from how we make and use products, and how we produce food. The circular economy provides a framework for using resources differently, allowing us to better operate within the confines of the planet. However, a report by Circle Economy found that our global economy has become less circular since 2018, indicating that we are heading in the wrong direction. The principles of a circular economy are thus highly relevant to cities, yet for many, this is a new topic that at first is not easy to relate to city functions.

Aims

The Circle City Scan Tool aims to allow any local government or city change agent to identify and prioritize circular opportunities for their city or region, based on socioeconomic and material flow data about their context. The tool has been developed in its prototype version by Circle Economy with support from MAVA Foundation.

To ensure the tool can be adapted to fit different regional contexts and addresses the practical needs of cities, ICLEI experts will be testing the tool with 10 pilot cities from 3 world regions. The analysis will provide the pilot cities with an overview of how much of the materials flowing through their jurisdiction are consumed and wasted, and where they can intervene to shift their economies toward circularity.

Participating cities

Accra, Ghana
Batangas, Philippines
Bogor City, Indonesia
Bogor Regency, Indonesia
Bonn, Germany
Cape Town, South Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
Quezon, Philippines
Rabat, Morocco
Turku, Finland

Activities

As part of the Circle City Scan Tool Pilots, ICLEI is:

Guiding the pilot cities through the tool and providing capacity building activities on circular development
Supporting material and waste data collection and stakeholders engagement to prioritize sectors for circular economy interventions
Providing recommendations for improvements to the tool based on feedback from the practice
Designing additional resources for the tool to enrich the circular development journey of local governments

Resources

Circle City Scan Tool

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Pilot in Bogor City, Indonesia

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The Circle City Scan Tool Pilots is supported by the MAVA Foundation and implemented by Circle Economy, ICLEI World Secretariat, ICLEI Africa, ICLEI Europe, ICLEI Indonesia, ICLEI Southeast-Asia, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and Metabolic.

Contacts

For more information, please contact: circular.development@iclei.org

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Associate Partnership is available to non-governmental organizations, universities, state and national government agencies and not-for-profit research institutions. The purpose of Associate Partnership is to facilitate dialogues between local governments and these partners, to provide knowledge transfer in line with ICLEI's Mission and Charter, and an avenue for which partners can support ICLEI's work and mandate.

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All India Institute of Local Self Government
Center for Environmental Studies Foundation
Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board
China Center for Urban Development (CCUD)
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
Council of Wards in Tokyo
Fondation Biladi pour le Developpement Durable
German Federal Association for Sustainability
The Guangzhou Award
ICDI - International Climate Development Institute
IGOB-lnteressengemeinschaft okologische Beschaffung
International Association for Medina-Mary
Local Government Network-LG Net
National Institute of Urban Affairs
National Procurement Ltd.- Denmark
Natureparif
North-West University, Potchefstroom
RADP - Rural Area Development Programme
Selenyi Kirov
Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition
Taiwan Environmental Action Network
TCO Development
The Ideas Bank Foundation
VITO-Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek
Water Research Commission

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