How to leverage urban planning for the circular economy?

CCRI online workshop: how to leverage urban planning for the circular economy?

Hands-on online CCRI workshop: How to leverage urban planning for the circular economy?

Making better use of space. Across Europe, cities and regions continue to grow, often by consuming new land, while valuable resources remain locked into existing building and infrastructure. Insights from the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) communities of practice show that urban planning is a powerful, but underused, lever to unlock this potential. By rethinking how space is allocated, reused and adapted, cities can ground circular economy ambitions in everyday planning decisions and build more resilient, resource-efficient territories.

How to leverage urban planning for the circular economy is a hands-on online session for practitioners working with spatial planning instruments. The session focuses on how planning can support the reuse of existing assets, limit land take, reserve space for circular activities and create the right conditions for circular design and material use in new developments. In just two hours, you’ll learn the concrete ways to embed circularity in day-to-day urban planning operations, making better use of the limited space cities manage.

Who’s it for?

  • City and regional planners, and administrators working on circular economy. 

Registration

Participation is free, but you need to register in advance and places are limited. Read more in the factsheet attached. Learn more about  the other CCRI workshops here.

ERRIN's role in the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative Coordination and Support Office (CCRI-CSO)

Funded by the European Commission, the CCRI Coordination and Office, in which ERRIN is a partner, acts as the central hub of the CCRI ecosystem. It supports the implementation and coordination of CCRI activities, helping cities, regions and territorial clusters transition towards a circular economy. The CCRI Office is a multidisciplinary team of experts in circular economy and works closely with CCRI Pilots, Fellows, Replicators, Projects, and Associated Partners. The first phase of the CCRI Office ran from 2022 to 2025. During the second phase (2026–2029), the CCRI Office will continue expanding its support to more cities and regions across Europe. Please follow the circular economy tag on the ERRIN website if you would like to receive updates on forthcoming CCRI opportunities.