Very few events such as the Covid-19 crisis have led to a rethinking of large urban structures, to understanding connections amongst health, resilience, sustainability and prosperity. The cities of the future will need to be more resilient and more circular. RM36 is a journey around the world - from the Netherlands to Colombia, from the United States to Italy, from Indian slums to European cities - to discover projects, visions and experiences that are applying this transition.
EDITORIAL
Metropolis 2052
Emanuele Bompan, Piero Pelizzaro
THINK TANK
Bogotá, Proud to Be Latin, Circular and Women-Friendly
Emanuele Bompan. Interview with Claudia Nayibe López Hernández
The Rotterdam Strategy: Change Now to Be Competitive in the Future
Antonella Ilaria Totaro. Interview with Arno Bonte
Rethinking Cities from the Grassroots Up
Daniele Lettig. Interview with Cassim Shepard
The Necessity of Rethinking Buildings and Cities
Emanuele Bompan. Interview with Carol Lemmens
INSIGHT
Urban Metabolism: History, Framework and Application of a Systemic Approach to Cities
Paola Pluchino
Cities for Water
Rudi Bressa
Digital Tech & Sustainability Combine for Harmonious Territorial Development
Stefano Belletti
From Waste to Bioproducts: Urban Areas Turn into Bioeconomy Hubs
Mario Bonaccorso
Construction for a New World
Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Circulaire Steden: Learning from The Netherlands
Antonella Ilaria Totaro
The Long Walk to Italian Sustainable Cities
Daniele Lettig
Cities of Tomorrow: Pioneering the Transition
Alexandra Popescu
Ciudades Circulares
Emanuele Bompan
Green Circular District: NextChem’s Proposal for Decarbonising by Recycling
The Slum Economy
Giorgia Marino
CASE STUDIES
Enel: The Future is Today
Simone Fant
Focus on Hera Group
Ivonne Carpinelli. Interview with Stefano Venier
From Landfill to Green Space: In Bedizzole, Landfill Mining Hands Local Areas Back to Citizens
Ivonne Carpinelli
Plastic Recycling Gets New Impulse from Germany
Rudi Bressa
STARTUP
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Green City Solutions, the Startup Growing Air with Smart Filters
Citizens at the Forefront of Waste Collection with ReCircula Solutions
Sapient Industries: Software-as-a-Service Against Electricity Waste
Clean Urban Waters with WasteShark Waste-Eating Drones
CIRCULAR BY LAW
The Fight against Climate Change Starts with Cities
Francesco Petrucci
THE BROKEN CIRCLE
Eternal Waste
Sergio Ferraris
