Descripció
The COVID-19 pandemic is providing an opportunity for cities as they recover from the shock, to transition to the circular economy and its 4R principles (reduce, recycle, recover and reuse).
While governments are most concerned with responding to the immediate emergencies, they will later turn to economic recovery programs, necessarily focused on cities, drivers of national GDPs. In this effort, cities can make use of their capacities in asset management, service delivery, regulation and legislation, and procurement. A successful transition program requires a plan in which a city identifies its roles (facilitator, promoter, enabler), uses a systems approach, develops financing strategies, establishes a monitoring system, engages stakeholders, has a capacity-building program, and promotes research and knowledge sharing. In choosing how to pursue a transition to a circular, Carbonneutral economy, working with their respective higher- level governments, cities in low-, moderate- and high-income countries will select suitable approaches according to their resources and capacities. Examples from Mexico City; Philadelphia; Milan; Riyadh; Rome; Sao Paulo; Singapore; and Washington, DC, illustrate the opportunities and challenges of localities’ initiation of circular economy projects. National regulatory and financial support along with multilevel governmental alignment will advance these efforts.
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Etiquetes
Economia Circular, Recomanacions, Iniciatives
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2020_U20_postcovid_circular_economy