From local action to global inspiration: how communities hold the key to a circular future, engaging in entrepreneurial practices that are collective, relational, and regenerative in nature.
Building on the first edition of Circular Communities (2022), this sequel explores culturally diverse, community-led approaches to circular resource stewardship around the world, including the Galápagos Islands, Nairobi, Bali, Rotterdam, and the Gooi & Vechtstreek bioregion. These practices demonstrate how communities worldwide collectively generate multiple values – ecological, cultural, social, aesthetic, and financial – by closing resource loops.
In their new book, urban designer Els Leclercq, architect Mo Smit, and regenerative entrepreneurship expert Fátima Delgado Medina expand on the Circular Value Flower, a value-based model designed to analyse, communicate, and initiate circular initiatives. It enables a holistic approach toward multiple value creation by linking communities with the wider ecosystem of resource stewardship, stakeholders, and policy and spatial contexts.
Programme
The programme will include presentations, short videos, and discussions with representatives of the Afrikaanderwijk Cooperative, Pelican Bay Cooperative, Nuvoni Centre for Research, Easy Urban Green Growers, Lewmo, Kampung Kollektive, and Bouwtuin.
Practical information
- Date: Wednesday, 17th of June 2026
- Time: 19:30 - 21:30 (doors open from 19:00)
- Keilezaal, Keilestraat 7–9, Rotterdam
