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          Stocktaking and assessment of 
             typologies of Urban Circular 
         Collaborative Economy Initiatives  
                                  
                         Targeted Analysis  
                           Final Report  
                            01/04/2020 
           
                
                
                Final Report  
                 
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                Authors: 
                Lucas Porsch, Lison Rabuel, Magdalena Klebba, Neja Bergant, Francesco Romano, VVA Brussels 
                (Belgium) 
                Harmen van Sprang, Mattia Marini, shareNL (The Netherlands) 
                Roland Gaugitsch, ÖIR GmbH (Austria) 
                 
                Advisory Group: 
                Project Support Team: Jan Harko Post, Jay Navarro Oviedo (Municipality of The Hague), Vasileios 
                Liogkas (Ministry of Environment & Energy Greece), John Wante (OVAM), Brina Lazar, Klemen Risto 
                Bizjak (Municipality of Maribor), Pedro Jose Seixas Pombeiro, Nuno Morais (Municipality of Porto),  
                Leonardo Borsachi,  Valerio Barberis (Municipality of Prato),  Philippe Micheaux Naudet (ACR+) 
                ESPON EGTC: Nicolas Rossignol, Nikos Lampropoulos 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
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                This delivery does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the members of the ESPON 2020 Monitoring 
                Committee. 
                 
                ISBN: 978-2-919795-28-4 
                © ESPON, 2020 
                Published in May 2020 
                 
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          Collaborative Economy Initiatives 
                                     
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                       Table of contents 
                       List of Figures ............................................................................................................................ iv 
                       List of Tables ............................................................................................................................. iv 
                       Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................. v 
                       1     Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 6 
                                  Purpose and scope of the study ................................................................................ 6 
                                  Urban Circular Collaborative Economy: some definitions ......................................... 7 
                                         Bridging the gap between the collaborative and the circular economy ........... 7 
                                         Existing typologies ........................................................................................... 8 
                                         Different domains of Urban Circular Collaborative Economy initiatives ........ 11 
                                  Conclusion: An innovative concept with strong impact potential ............................ 13 
                       2     Mapping Urban Circular Collaborative Economy in cities and regions ........................... 15 
                                  Summary of the cities and regions’ characteristics, sustainability challenges and 
                                  policy objectives ...................................................................................................... 15 
                                  Presence and usage of Urban Circular Collaborative Economy initiatives in the six 
                                  territories ................................................................................................................. 19 
                                  Analysis of success factors and obstacles .............................................................. 22 
                                  Conclusion: Towards a typology of Urban Circular Collaborative Economy initiatives 
                                  in cities and regions ................................................................................................ 32 
                       3     Impacts of Urban Circular Collaborative Economy initiatives ......................................... 34 
                                  Environmental potential ........................................................................................... 35 
                                         Change in resource use ................................................................................. 35 
                                         Change in space use/suburbanisation ........................................................... 37 
                                         Change in waste creation/management ........................................................ 39 
                                         Change in awareness of environmental matters ........................................... 40 
                                  Economic potential .................................................................................................. 40 
                                         Creation and/or localisation of value chains .................................................. 41 
                                         Local job opportunities ................................................................................... 41 
                                         Change in innovation/skills ............................................................................ 42 
                                  Social potential ........................................................................................................ 43 
                                         Change in availability or prices of goods and services .................................. 43 
                                         Employment for disadvantaged workers ........................................................ 44 
                                         Initiated local interaction ................................................................................ 45 
                                         Change in quality of life of citizens ................................................................ 46 
                                  Conclusion: Measured impacts show important potential contribution to the circular 
                                  economy .................................................................................................................. 47 
                       4     Identifying and supporting the right initiatives: policy recommendations ........................ 49 
                                  Better knowledge .................................................................................................... 50 
                                  Better regulation ...................................................................................................... 57 
                                  Better funding .......................................................................................................... 64 
                       Annex 1: Practical guide .......................................................................................................... 68 
                       Annex 2: Case study reports ................................................................................................... 69 
                       Annex 3: Criteria for the impact model and list of impact indicators by domain ...................... 70 
                             Criteria for the impact model ........................................................................................... 70 
                                   Input variables ......................................................................................................... 71 
                                         Territorial characteristics ................................................................................ 71 
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