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Taking Action: Applying the Doughnut

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How can your city be as generous as the wildland next door?

How can all the people in your city thrive?

How can your city respect the health of the whole planet?

How can your city respect the wellbeing of all people?

Key Takeaways

This chapter explores how cities, regions, and nations strive to align with the principles of Doughnut Economics. The Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) offers tools for localities to adapt this model to their unique needs, aiming for a balance between thriving societies and ecological sustainability.

  1. The model encourages localities to balance their immediate aspirations with their global responsibilities, ensuring local actions do not detrimentally impact global ecological health or social wellbeing.

  2. Amsterdam, Leeds, and Barcelona are among the cities utilising the Doughnut model to guide their policies towards circularity, sustainability, and social equity, each tailoring the model to their specific needs.

  3. Civic organisations and communities are engaging with the Doughnut model, fostering conversations and actions towards sustainable living, from neighbourhood initiatives to city-wide plans.

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Further Readings
  1. Prior + Partners (2024)Thimphu Structure Plan: Gross National Happiness within the Doughnut
  2. Leeds Doughnut Coalition (2023)Leeds Doughnut: one year on from launchDoughnut Economics Action Lab
  3. Claudio Cattaneo (2023)Barcelona's Data Portrait: re-rolling the donutDoughnut Economics Action Lab
  4. Doughnut Economics Action Lab (2022)Doughnut Unrolled: Introducing the four lenses
  5. Kerry Gold (2021)Nanaimo first Canadian city to adopt 'Doughnut Economy'Sustainable Biz Canada
  6. Ellen MacArthur FoundationWhat is a circular economy?
  7. Imandeep Kaur & Andy Reeve (2020)Neighbourhood Doughnut - CIVIC SQUAREDoughnut Economics Action Lab
  8. Maria-Cristina Florian (2024)How Amsterdam Uses the Doughnut Economics Model to Create a Balanced Strategy for Both the People and the EnvironmentArch Daily
  9. Doughnut Economics Action Lab (2020)Amsterdam City Doughnut
  10. Laura Schnurr (2022)Case study: the Doughnut in Nanaimo and VictoriaDoughnut Economics Action Lab
  11. Doughnut Economics Action Lab (2022)Doughnut Unrolled: Data Portrait of Place
  12. Doughnut Economics Action Lab (2020)From Doughnut to Data Monitor in Amsterdam