Building on the experience gained in the Circter project, in which ACR+ is involving as part of a consortium working for ESPON, a new policy brief has been published “A territorial approach to transitioning towards a circular economy”. It aims to provide national, regional and urban authorities with information to support the design of place-based policies for deploying circular economy solutions at the regional level. The brief addresses and illustrates how the regulations and instruments available, such as those related to public procurement and spatial planning, can be used to facilitate the transition towards a circular economy. And provides food for thought for the 2021–27 cohesion policy programming period by highlighting policy priorities for regional development from a circular economy perspective.

Source: www.espon.eu