This paper is focused on using digital participatory mapping to discover sociospatial patterns of circular lifestyles in the city. The empirical study is conducted in St.Petersburg, Russia, using a public participation geoinformation system (PPGIS). The interim sample consists of 100 residents, the phase of data collection is ongoing. The method includes mapping places respondents visit for different circular practices, such as reuse, refuse, reduce, and repair, as well as their homeplaces; additionally sociodemographic data is collected, such as self-estimated level of experience in circular practices, education, occupation, family status, gender and age. Based on this data localization of different circular practices as related to participants’ homeplaces and to the city center and peripheral areas is revealed. Data on the reported circular practices locations is compared with the baseline data on localization of different circular economy services derived from the Reuse Map by GreenPeace. Some of the findings are the following. The practices of repairing, unlike the reusing ones, tend to be more local, in closer proximity to the homeplaces. The data clearly shows the predominance of the city center in terms of the reuse practices. The practices of recycling are more dispersed across the whole city. In terms of digital urban planning, the paper shows how PPGIS can be used to design a strategy for developing circular economy infrastructure in the city adherent to the residents’ needs. The survey is conducted with support of KONE Foundation, project « Circular Citizens » (2021-2023).

Oleksandra Nenko, Anastasiia Galaktionova, Marina Kurilova
collegium member, Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, researcher, Landscape Studies Department, University of Turku; independent researcher; independent researcher

 
ID Abstract: 948