Institute for Research in Circular Economy and Environment "Ernest Lupan", Calea Dorobantilor 71-73, 400609 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Robotics and Production Management, Engineering and Management, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, B-ul Muncii 103-105, 400609 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 24;19(9):5177. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095177.
As the world continues to urbanize, it is necessary to identify and implement new urban development models and strategies in order to meet the challenges of sustainable development. As cities continue to face challenges in becoming fully circular, the need to establish a framework to measure the circular economy in urban areas grows. Many definitions for circular cities have been developed and addressed in recent years, as have numerous indicators. To make the transition to a circular city, we must integrate the findings and develop a general definition and measurement framework. This article aims at outlining a framework for circular cities indicators based on their key characteristics, as well providing directions for fostering circularity at the city level. To accomplish this goal, we conducted a systematic review and analyzed key papers published in the field of circular economy to determine how circular cities are measured. Choosing the right indicators to use for developing, monitoring, and evaluating circular cities is a difficult task for urban policymakers, managers, and planners. This highlights the significance of standardized frameworks for urban indicators. As a result, the authors propose a framework and highlight some key points about circular cities and smart urban metabolism.
随着世界不断城市化，有必要确定和实施新的城市发展模式和战略，以应对可持续发展的挑战。随着城市在实现全面循环方面继续面临挑战，建立衡量城市循环经济的框架的需求日益增长。近年来，已经制定并提出了许多关于循环城市的定义和众多指标。要实现向循环城市的转型，我们必须整合研究成果并制定一个通用的定义和衡量框架。本文旨在基于循环城市的关键特征概述循环城市指标框架，并为在城市层面促进循环提供方向。为了实现这一目标，我们进行了系统的文献回顾并分析了循环经济领域发表的主要论文，以确定如何衡量循环城市。对于城市政策制定者、管理者和规划者来说，选择用于开发、监测和评估循环城市的正确指标是一项艰巨的任务。这突出了城市指标标准化框架的重要性。因此，作者提出了一个框架，并强调了一些关于循环城市和智慧城市新陈代谢的要点。
