A free zone is a shopping street with more flexible regulations. Residents, entrepreneurs, property owners and the municipality decide together which rules must still apply.
The research project 'Antwerp, the circular city of tomorrow' aims to generate new insights at the crossroads of urbanism, circular economy and spatial tasks in Antwerp.
Belo Horizonte’s municipal Action Plan for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction (APGHGER) has established a Greenhouse Gas emissions reduction target of 20 percent by 2030.
Berlin's Waste Management Plan 2012-20 specifies the key steps needed for the development of waste management in the city into a modern, closed-loop system.
Birmingham’s Waste Strategy aims to: 1) Prevent waste; 2) Create a 'circular economy'; 3) Work in partnership to reduce and reuse waste; 4) Maximize recycling and reuse; and 5) Move away from a 'one s
The role of Budapest's Integrated Urban Development Strategy is to determine the city’s mid-term development duties, along with programs for the Budapest City Council.
Dortmund has adopted a process of the city's redevelopment, adopting sustainable criteria around greater infrastructure for flood prevention, river revitalization projects, parks and gardens throughou
The Dublin City Sustainable Energy Action Plan 2010-20 aims to prioritise and elaborate on the main energy-related actions arising from the climate change strategy.
The Eastern Midlands Waste Regional Plan sets out specific and measurable performance targets and aims to foster cooperation between the Eastern-Midlands, Southern and Connaught- Ulster Waste Regions
Since the beginning of 2013, Frankfurt has developed the “Masterplan 100 % Climate Protection” – a vision of how the city can halve today’s final energy consumption by the year 2050 and meet the remai
The recovery of textiles, linens and shoes is part of Marseille's Metropolitan Framework of Waste Management, which involves around 750 collection points.
In the 1990s Medellín was one of Latin America’s most dangerous cities (Vulliamy, 2013).The situation spurred the City of Medellín, together with a range of stakeholders including politicians, NGOs, a
The Roadmap focuses on (1) Urban development with new housing and infrastructure built from local recycled products and through adopting modular and self-sustaining models; (2) Cleantech/ sharing econ
Innovation support focused on Circular Economy looks for more products to be designed for longer lifetimes, ready to be disassembled, repaired and eventually recycled; with more companies keeping hold
Vision 2040 builds on the principle that the city grows with the individual at its centre, and with respect for the limits of nature without jeopardising the living conditions of future generations.
The adoption of STEP 2025 on 25 June 2014 by the Vienna City Council marks the final point of a development process that, spanning over two years, has led to the formulation of a common understanding
EU-GUGLE aims to demonstrate the feasibility of nearly-zero energy building renovation models in 6 pilot cities in view of triggering large-scale, Europe-wide replication in smart cities and commun
"From the outset, it was decided that the design of the new Venlo City Hall (NL) should be Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certified and situated in an area in need of regeneration.
"Toronto’s Circular Economy Procurement Implementation Plan and Framework (the Framework) is positioned to become a major tool in creating economic growth, enhancing social prosperity and moving to
"The Computer Reconditioning Centre (CRC) is an integral element of the city of Belo Horizonte’s digital inclusion, skills development and waste reduction efforts.
Barcelona's Sustainable Public Procurement Plan 2018 has the following objectives, among others: (1) 100% green electricity supply with Guarantee of Origin from renewable resources or high-efficiency
The Brussels Regional Program for a Circular Economy (BRPCE) has three general objectives: (1) to transform environmental objectives into economic opportunities; (2) to relocate the economy to Brussel
The new city development plan (2016–2022) provides an integrated, coherent spatial framework to ensure the city is developed in an inclusive way which improves the quality of life for its citizens, wh
Aiming to develop an effective strategy to address climate change mitigation solutions, Fortaleza used its first GHG Emissions Inventory to complement existing studies for improvements in strategic se
The regulation about waste management sets the definition of different categories of waste, the responsibilities of different agents, the collection modalities and sanctions.
From 1 January 2014, all businesses, public sector and not-for-profit organisations in Glasgow are required to present metal, plastic, glass, paper and card (including cardboard) for separate collecti
Glasgow's current Strategic Development Plan (SDP) is based around the four planning outcomes contained in National Planning Framework 3 namely, a Successful and Sustainable Place, a Low Carbon Place,
The strategy has 3 main themes: (1) The most functional city in the world; (2) securing sustainable growth as the most essential task of the city; (3) Developing services; (4) Responsible Management o
Milan ranks very high among European metropolitan areas in its separation and collection rates thanks to the implementation of food waste collection for households citywide.