Circular Economy Archives - METREX https://www.eurometrex.org/category/circular-economy/ The Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:08:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.eurometrex.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/METREX-symbol-RGB-125x125.png Circular Economy Archives - METREX https://www.eurometrex.org/category/circular-economy/ 32 32 ASSET PROJECT Final Conference Synopsis, Main Insights & Outcomes https://www.eurometrex.org/asset-project-final-conference-synopsis-main-insights-outcomes/ https://www.eurometrex.org/asset-project-final-conference-synopsis-main-insights-outcomes/#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:08:26 +0000 https://www.eurometrex.org/?p=8200 On 21 May 2025, the ASSET Final Conference took place in Brussels wrapping up over one year of exploring spatial implications of circular economy in the built environment and exchanging experiences and innovative practices within the EuroDelta. Experts, researchers, urban practitioners, industry representatives and students were present and fully-engaged during a full day dedicated to...

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]]> https://www.eurometrex.org/asset-project-final-conference-synopsis-main-insights-outcomes/feed/ 0 METREX joins Interreg North-West Europe project to accelerate the transition to a circular built environment https://www.eurometrex.org/metrex-joins-interreg-north-west-europe-project-to-accelerate-the-transition-to-a-circular-built-environment/ https://www.eurometrex.org/metrex-joins-interreg-north-west-europe-project-to-accelerate-the-transition-to-a-circular-built-environment/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:48:23 +0000 https://www.eurometrex.org/?p=7288 METREX joins an 18-month Interreg North-West Europe project, ASSET, to help accelerate the transition to a circular built environment for the Eurodelta. A cross-sector consortium of 11 partners and over 30 associated partners has come together to explore the spatial implications of a circular built environment (CBE) in the Eurodelta – a historically strong economically-related...

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]]> https://www.eurometrex.org/metrex-joins-interreg-north-west-europe-project-to-accelerate-the-transition-to-a-circular-built-environment/feed/ 0 New Interreg Europe project announced for a Eurodelta spatial strategy https://www.eurometrex.org/new-interreg-europe-project-announced-for-a-eurodelta-spatial-strategy/ https://www.eurometrex.org/new-interreg-europe-project-announced-for-a-eurodelta-spatial-strategy/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:33:16 +0000 https://www.eurometrex.org/?p=6329 The SURE Eurodelta network, under the leadership of the City of Amsterdam, will begin a new INTERREG North-West Europe project ‘A Spatial Strategy for Eurodelta, boosting the Transition to circular construction (ASSET)’. 40 affiliated partners including METREX will explore whether the transition to a circular built environment can be accelerated through cross-border collaboration. A circular...

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]]> https://www.eurometrex.org/new-interreg-europe-project-announced-for-a-eurodelta-spatial-strategy/feed/ 0 Third ‘Next Generation Podium for Eurodelta’ completed https://www.eurometrex.org/third-next-generation-podium-for-eurodelta-completed/ https://www.eurometrex.org/third-next-generation-podium-for-eurodelta-completed/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:15:54 +0000 https://www.eurometrex.org/?p=5963 METREX-sponsored third edition of the annual Next Generation Podium (NGP) has drawn to a close. Held over March and May 2023, Next Generation Podium promoted the involvement of the next generation of planners and designers (students and young professionals) in thinking about the future of the Eurodelta mega region. Organised by Vereniging Deltametropool over 120...

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]]> https://www.eurometrex.org/third-next-generation-podium-for-eurodelta-completed/feed/ 0 Funding opportunities: DUT Call 2023 – mobility, circularity, and energy https://www.eurometrex.org/funding-opportunities-dut-call-2023-mobility-circularity-and-energy/ https://www.eurometrex.org/funding-opportunities-dut-call-2023-mobility-circularity-and-energy/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:23:54 +0000 https://www.eurometrex.org/?p=5952 DUT Call 2023 People-centred urban transformation The DUT Call 2023 is co-funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe. On a global level, the call is part of the Mission Innovation (MI) call series, i.e. MICall23. The purpose of the call is to support transnational research and/or innovation projects addressing urban challenges to help cities...

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]]> https://www.eurometrex.org/funding-opportunities-dut-call-2023-mobility-circularity-and-energy/feed/ 0 ASSET: A Spatial Strategy for the EuroDelta, boosting a circular builT environment for Interreg North-West Europe https://www.eurometrex.org/asset-a-spatial-strategy-for-the-eurodelta-boosting-a-circular-built-environment-for-interreg-north-west-europe/ https://www.eurometrex.org/asset-a-spatial-strategy-for-the-eurodelta-boosting-a-circular-built-environment-for-interreg-north-west-europe/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 11:00:49 +0000 https://www.eurometrex.org/?p=5943 METREX SURE EuroDelta network partners submit Interreg NWE research proposal to explore how a spatial strategy for the EuroDelta can create a circular built environment. A circular built environment (CBE) comes with new demands for space – circular building hubs, storage spaces for reused materials, for sorting, and for developing biobased materials, etc. This transition...

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]]> https://www.eurometrex.org/asset-a-spatial-strategy-for-the-eurodelta-boosting-a-circular-built-environment-for-interreg-north-west-europe/feed/ 0 Towards a Metropolitan Vision for Europe 2050 – October update https://www.eurometrex.org/towards-a-metropolitan-vision-for-europe-2050-october-update/ https://www.eurometrex.org/towards-a-metropolitan-vision-for-europe-2050-october-update/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:25:50 +0000 https://www.eurometrex.org/?p=5136 Europe is confronted by unprecedented social and physical change. From climate adaptation to energy production, productivity to inequality, the challenges we face seem insurmountable. Prompted by an invitation from EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reform Elisa Ferreira to rethink our approaches to these issues, METREX, is developing a uniquely metropolitan-level solution to a prosperous, safe...

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]]> https://www.eurometrex.org/towards-a-metropolitan-vision-for-europe-2050-october-update/feed/ 0 METREX President to co-chair European programme for Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative https://www.eurometrex.org/metrex-president-to-co-chair-european-programme-for-making-cities-resilient-2030-initiative-2/ https://www.eurometrex.org/metrex-president-to-co-chair-european-programme-for-making-cities-resilient-2030-initiative-2/#respond Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:23:18 +0000 https://www.eurometrex.org/?p=3879 METREX is delighted to announce that its President, Jakub Mazur, has been invited to co-chair the European programme for Making Cities Resilient 2030. Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) is an initiative led by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and its partners to support cities in taking action to reduce disaster risk in alignment...

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