Territorial enhancement
RETRACE
A Systemic Approach for the transition of regions to a Circular Economy
Challenge
The project aims to promote Systemic Design as a methodology to steer local and regional policies towards a Circular Economy. Additional activities aim to understand how the Covid-19 pandemic has influenced the development of the Circular Economy in the involved regions, with a focus on recovery strategies.
Results
The project identified over 70 good practices of Circular Economy in the 5 regions of intervention, promoting the exchange of experiences during 9 interregional events involving 5 regional and national stakeholder groups and numerous policy makers.
General Info
- Duration:
- 2016-2020, 2021-2022
- Typology:
- Competitive, international research project - funded
- Partner:
- Regione Piemonte, Beaz, Leartibai Foundation, Higher School of Advanced Industrial Technology ESTIA, Association for Environment and Safety in Aquitaine APES, Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy, NorthEast Regional Development A
- Scientific supervisor:
- Silvia Barbero
- Project team:
- Miriam Bicocca, Alessandro Campanella, Andrea Di Salvo, Carolina Giraldo Nohra, Agnese Pallaro, Cecilia Padula, Amina Pereno, Caterina Rosini, Paolo Tamborrini
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Timeline
April 2016
Project start
Exchange of experiences with a period dedicated to Holistic Diagnosis
September 2017
Conclusion of the analysis phase
with the achievement of 7 field visits
March 2018
Regional Action Plans definition
and first interregional dissemination event in Brussels
July 2019
Second Interregional Dissemination Event
March 2020
Further activities
related to the impact of Covid-19 on Action Plans and regional policies
March 2022
Research of new good practices
following the Covid-19 pandemic
May-June 2022
Two Virtual Policy Learning Events
September 2022
Project end
Notes
The project was funded under the first Interreg Europe call (project code: PGI00045). The fifth Interreg Europe call funded an additional year for further activities related to Covid-19 pandemic recovery.
Publications
Barbero, S., Bicocca, M. (2017). Systemic Design approach in policy-making for sustainable territorial development. Design Journal, 20(sup 1), S3496-S3506. https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2017.1352853
Barbero, S., Pallaro, A. (2018). Systemic design and policy-making: The case of the RETRACE project. FormAkademisk, 11(4), 1-13. ISSN: 18909515. https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.2219
Pallaro, A., Pereno, A. (2018). Retrace. Systemic Design Method Guide for Policy Making: A Circular Europe on the Way. Edito da Silvia Barbero. Torino: Allemandi editore. ISBN 9788842224440
Pallaro, A., Pereno, A. (2018). Retrace. Good Practices Guide: Systemic Approaches for a Circular Economy. Torino: Allemandi editore. ISBN 9788842224693
Barbero, S., Girarlo Nohra, C. (2018). Retrace. Policy Road Map. A Systemic Approach for Circular Regions. Torino: Allemandi editore. ISBN 9788842224754
Giraldo Nohra, C., Pereno, A., Barbero, S. (2020). Systemic design for policy-making: Towards the next circular regions. Sustainability (Switzerland), 12(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114494
Padula, C., Barbero, S. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on Piedmont Circular Economy policy roadmap in Sustainability in Architecture, Planning, and Design. Sustainability, Altralinea Edizioni
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