Print Email Facebook Twitter Organising urban symbiosis projects Title Organising urban symbiosis projects Author Vernay, A.L. (Grenoble Ecole de Management) Mulder, K.F. (TU Delft Environmental Technology and Design; The Hague University of Applied Sciences) Date 2016 Abstract Urban symbiosis is a strategy to create a more efficient metabolism of cities. However, urban symbiosis requires the integration of different systems, which is hard to achieve. Actors involved in existing systems can hardly develop ‘the bridges’ that are required to connect the thus far unrelated worlds of pre-existing systems. This paper analyses two cases of urban symbiosis and focusses on the process of building new actor networks. Urban symbiosis projects are generally complex and involve various stakeholders. The authors conclude that the introduction of additional actors or an additional institutional framework might be an effective means to create bridges between actors that could facilitate a more efficient metabolism of cities. Subject infrastructure planningrenewable energysewage treatment & disposal To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:72194627-8829-48ff-a81d-1d5a599f3405 Embargo date 2016-11-05 ISSN 1751-7680 Source Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability, 169 (5), 181-188 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2016 A.L. Vernay, K.F. Mulder Files PDF jensu.15.00010.pdf 704.9 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:72194627-8829-48ff-a81d-1d5a599f3405/datastream/OBJ/view