Session

As cities and regions grow, they face mounting challenges related to resource use, pollution, waste generation, climate change, and biodiversity loss. The transition from a linear to a circular economy offers opportunities to address these issues by redesigning urban and regional systems to minimize waste, circulate materials, regenerate nature, and enhance citizen well-being. This track gathers interdisciplinary research and practical applications of circular economy principles in urban contexts, exploring innovative approaches in design and planning, circular business models, cross-sectoral collaboration, and assessment methods. By discussing state-of-the-art strategies, best practices, and tools, the session aims to support policymakers, urban planners, businesses, and civil society in accelerating the transition toward resource-efficient, regenerative, and circular cities and regions.

Presentations:

• 023 Fraboni Riccardo, The PROSUST Project - Planning Tool for Sustainable Construction in South Tyrol

• 031 Zilio Samuele, Identifying Optimal Location for New Biogas Plants by Livestock Waste Biomass to Support Evidence-based Energy Policy: A Case Study in the Alps

• 042 Pracucci Alessandro, From Data to Value: The Interlinkages of Digital Product Passports and Circular Business Models in Construction

• 186 Gaspari Jacopo, Challenges of governance to support circular economy implementation in the building sector

• 196 Doolen Joseph, Are the Twin Transitions Sustainable? A discourse analysis of digital technology development and the data industry in the news

Digital Posters:

• 036 Vickackaite Agne, Integrating circular economy practices to enhance sustainability in the textile industry

• 231 Rüther Petra, Designing Predictive Building Stock Models for Circular Urban Economies: Methodological Blueprint from the Beam Me Up Project