Source: Kate Raworth’s Amsterdam City Doughnut Scholars United for a Sustainable Amsterdam (SUSA) took up this challenge in 2021 by means of a bottom-up and interdisciplinary approach. The model however, does not answer the pressing question of how the economy can be squeezed into this donut shape. The fact that Amsterdam officials took it up as the basis for their strategy shows how they believe the doughnut can act as a compass for human progress. The strength of this model is that it captures the social as well as the ecological dimension in one simple and tasty metaphor. The Doughnut provides a playful approach to framing humanity’s challenge of the 21 st century: meeting the needs of all people (the ‘social foundation’) within the means of the planet (the ‘ecological ceiling’). The model depicts an economy where societies and businesses contribute to economic development while respecting the limits of the planet. In its Circular Strategy 2020-2025, Amsterdam relies on the Amsterdam City Doughnut developed by the British economist Kate Raworth.
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