This open access book provides new perspectives on circular economy and space explored towards
the definition of regenerative territories characterised by healthy metabolisms. Going beyond
the mere reuse recycle of material waste as resources this work aims to understand how to
apply circularity principles to among others the regeneration of wastescapes. The main focus
is the development over time and in particular the way how spatial planning and strategies
respond to new unpredictable urgencies and opportunities related with territorial metabolisms.
The book specifically focuses on living labs environments where it is possible to tackle
complex problems through a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach - including the use
of digital spatial decision support environment - which could be able to include all the
involved stakeholders. Through a spatial scope of circularity this book describes several
examples including among others ideas from different contexts such as Italy The Netherlands
Belgium and Vietnam. Through including reflections on methodology and representation as well
as on solutions for circular and healthy metabolisms the book provides an excellent resource
to researchers and students.
