Circular Grassroots

Cities are spaces of overconsumption, waste production, and environmental footprints. Yet they are also hubs for creativity where citizens experiment with innovations to address these challenges. This project aims to examine the challenges and opportunities to expand these innovations, as well as the role of space, democratic governance, and inclusivity, in their diffusion. The project builds upon the construction of co-production spaces between grassroots initiatives, scholars and policymakers in the cities of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Gothenburg, and Nantes. The cities represent different institutional contexts as well as grassroots innovations in repairing & recycling, collaborative housing, food circularities and sharing economy.