Dimensions of Circularity for Healthy Metabolisms and Spaces

Abstract In this first chapter of the Book “Regenerative Territories. Dimensions Circularity for Healthy Metabolisms”, relation between circularity and space is explored. The main focus development over time, in particular way how spatial planning strategies respond to new unpredictable urgencies opportunities related with territorial metabolisms. 5 grand rules are explored as necessary implement transition towards Circularity: (1) Circular Economy paradigm shift requires a socio-ecological perspective looking beyond boundaries; (2) based on systems thinking metabolism; (3) calls renewed approach public domain stakeholder involvement; (4) amplifying definition inclusion wastescapes; (5) Planning an open collaborative system. contemporary aimed facilitate capacity cities be adaptive flexible speeding up biggest changes present-day society. Therefore, various scales strictly interlinked time scales, well metabolic processes Life Cycles perspective, “existing city” non-negotiable common heritage, result “selective accumulation” material immaterial traces produced by slow progressive anthropic work territory. Contemporary looks boundaries. This concerns both physical boundaries areas or countries, scale levels solutions, interrelated networks, and, particularly, their reciprocity. It induces scrutinization underlying social needs finding instruments that allow infrastructure fit changing objectives such sustainability liveability. territory city, complex multidimensional organism. However, most problematic field experimenting “circular planning” peri-urban consisting urbanized areas, crossed differentiated phenomena settlement expansion limits countryside, which identifies rural space, traditionally coinciding city. A circular regeneration waste spaces, decay territory, obsolescence end life buildings, functions urban parts now inadequate, namely wasted landscapes ( wastescapes ). latter transformations generator prospects potential rebalancing welfare