PODCAST CIRCULAR RESOURCE FLOWS IN CITIES

Sharing and the City researcher Yuliya Voytenko Palgan was interviewed for the episode “Circular Resource Flows in Cities”, which is part of the IIIEE podcast “Advancing Sustainable Solutions”. Yuliya discussed sustainability challenges, which the cities are facing, and the opportunities, which circular, collaborative and sharing economy initiatives offer. IIIEE PhD Candidate Julia Nussholz and recent IIIEE Master’s graduate Felicia Gustafsson guide the listeners to the cities, to the construction sites and the architect’s desk, and invite them to consider how used and discarded building material should not be seen as waste, but another form of construction material. The episode explores examples of closing and slowing resource loops in the construction industry as well as considers how to design circular business models that facilitate customer acceptance. But, are businesses doing enough? And, what is the role of policymakers to promote a circular economy that truly delivers on its sustainability promises?