The Circular Economy and Liveable Cities is a practical, interdisciplinary guide to creating urban places that use resources more efficiently while improving resilience, environmental performance and quality of life. It links circular-economy theory to the decisions city leaders make about infrastructure, services and development.
The chapters apply the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Restore and Recover framework across urban agriculture, water, streets, buildings, renewable energy, nature-based solutions, environmental justice, education and business models. International cases from Tokyo, Singapore, New York, Vancouver, Sydney, The Hague, Barcelona and Stockholm show how these ideas operate in different urban settings.
For advanced students, researchers, planners and policymakers, the book brings ecological, social and technological perspectives together in a solution-oriented account of how cities can become both circular and genuinely liveable.
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Biodiversity conservation protects the ecological functions that underpin climate resilience, while accountable restoration finance turns policy commitments into measurable recovery.
Explore how Melbourne Skyfarm demonstrates rooftop and vertical farming as nature-based solutions for food security, urban cooling, and stormwater management.
Urban forest management strengthens climate resilience, improves air quality, and supports stormwater control through strategic canopy planning and stewardship.
