Smart District and Circular Economy: The Role of ICT Solutions in Promoting Circular Cities

Cities will have a decisive role in reducing the consumption of resources and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Various experiences of urban regeneration have exploited Information and Communication Technology (ICT) potentialities to optimize the management of complex systems and to encourage sustai...

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Autores principales:	Massimiliano Viglioglia, Matteo Giovanardi, Riccardo Pollo, Pier Paolo Peruccio
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	smart district Circular Economy urban systems ICT systemic design urban metabolism Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/4e2fc19cf9624e05ad0ca462c55fca51
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4e2fc19cf9624e05ad0ca462c55fca512021-11-11T19:27:09ZSmart District and Circular Economy: The Role of ICT Solutions in Promoting Circular Cities10.3390/su1321117322071-1050https://doaj.org/article/4e2fc19cf9624e05ad0ca462c55fca512021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11732https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Cities will have a decisive role in reducing the consumption of resources and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Various experiences of urban regeneration have exploited Information and Communication Technology (ICT) potentialities to optimize the management of complex systems and to encourage sustainable development models. This paper investigates the role of ICT technologies in favouring emerging design for Circular Economy (CE) in the urban context. The paper starts by defining the theoretical background and subsequently presents the goal and methodology of investigation. Through a scoping review, the authors identify case studies and analyse them within the Ellen MacArthur Foundation classification framework that splits the urban context into three urban systems: buildings, mobility and products. The research focuses on nine case studies where the ICT solutions were able to promote the principles of CE. The results show, on the one hand, how data management appears to be a central issue in the optimization of urban processes and, on the other hand, how the district scale is the most appropriate to test innovative solutions. This paper identifies physical and virtual infrastructures, stakeholders and tools for user engagement as key elements for the pursuit of CE adoption in the urban context.Massimiliano VigliogliaMatteo GiovanardiRiccardo PolloPier Paolo PeruccioMDPI AGarticlesmart districtCircular Economyurban systemsICTsystemic designurban metabolismEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11732, p 11732 (2021)
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topic	smart district Circular Economy urban systems ICT systemic design urban metabolism Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	smart district Circular Economy urban systems ICT systemic design urban metabolism Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Massimiliano Viglioglia Matteo Giovanardi Riccardo Pollo Pier Paolo Peruccio Smart District and Circular Economy: The Role of ICT Solutions in Promoting Circular Cities
description	Cities will have a decisive role in reducing the consumption of resources and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Various experiences of urban regeneration have exploited Information and Communication Technology (ICT) potentialities to optimize the management of complex systems and to encourage sustainable development models. This paper investigates the role of ICT technologies in favouring emerging design for Circular Economy (CE) in the urban context. The paper starts by defining the theoretical background and subsequently presents the goal and methodology of investigation. Through a scoping review, the authors identify case studies and analyse them within the Ellen MacArthur Foundation classification framework that splits the urban context into three urban systems: buildings, mobility and products. The research focuses on nine case studies where the ICT solutions were able to promote the principles of CE. The results show, on the one hand, how data management appears to be a central issue in the optimization of urban processes and, on the other hand, how the district scale is the most appropriate to test innovative solutions. This paper identifies physical and virtual infrastructures, stakeholders and tools for user engagement as key elements for the pursuit of CE adoption in the urban context.
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author	Massimiliano Viglioglia Matteo Giovanardi Riccardo Pollo Pier Paolo Peruccio
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title	Smart District and Circular Economy: The Role of ICT Solutions in Promoting Circular Cities
title_short	Smart District and Circular Economy: The Role of ICT Solutions in Promoting Circular Cities
title_full	Smart District and Circular Economy: The Role of ICT Solutions in Promoting Circular Cities
title_fullStr	Smart District and Circular Economy: The Role of ICT Solutions in Promoting Circular Cities
title_full_unstemmed	Smart District and Circular Economy: The Role of ICT Solutions in Promoting Circular Cities
title_sort	smart district and circular economy: the role of ict solutions in promoting circular cities
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Smart District and Circular Economy: The Role of ICT Solutions in Promoting Circular Cities

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