Welcome to the ECOCITY 2022 Interactive Programme

The COST Action Circular City (https://circular-city.eu/) aims to establish a network testing the hypothesis that: “A circular flow system that implements nature based solutions for managing resources (water, nutrients, materials, energy) within the urban biosphere will lead to a resilient, sustainable and healthy urban environment”.The workshop presents the results of the Action to date and aims to discuss with stakeholders on beneficial and hindering factors for implementing nature-based solutions and circular economy in cities.

In this session, Prof. Sahar Attia will revisit the concept of healthy communities after COVID-19 and Prof. Heba Khalil will facilitate a round-table discussion with specialists from Cairo – Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mounir Soliman, Prof. Dr. Mohab Elrefaie, Dr. Menna Alhusseiny, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Sherif, Arch. Elshaimaa Elsayed, Dr. Alia Okasha, Arch. Nada Abdrabou, Dr. Indjy Shawket, Dr. Sherif Gobran, and Arch. Dalia Fawzy

In this interactive workshop, we will be discussing the impact of a circular economy on the social domain, specifically in the context of the built environment. Together with participants, we aim to map out the impact of existing circular built environment research on social values such as social equity, employment, health, and sense of place. By the end of the workshop, we hope to formulate a research agenda based on social values for the circular built environment.