*** Data underlying the publication: Circular Commons. Exploring Innate Spatial Tactics as Pathways toward a Circular Built Environment ***
Authors: T.Egger, M.v.Dorst, A.d.Heijer
Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology
Corresponding author: T.Egger
Contact Information:
t.egger@tudelft.nl

***Introductory Information***
This dataset supports the publication Circular Commons. Exploring Innate Spatial Tactics as Pathways toward a Circular Built Environment (Circular Economy and Sustainability, DOI: [10.1007/s43615-024-00473-4]) and is part of Tamara Eggers PhD thesis. The dataset includes examples of circular and commoning practices in urban contexts, collected through desk-based case study research between September 2021 and July 2023.

***Methodological Information***
The goal of this research was to create a conceptual framework for circular commons by identifying urban initiatives that integrate principles of circularity and commoning.

Data Collection Method: Desk research of books, academic journals, exhibitions, online platforms, and media in architecture and urban studies. Selection based on three main criteria: (i) Circularity  Reducing, reusing, or closing resource loops; (ii) Commoning  Self-managed, shared resource governance; (iii) Urban Context  Located in contemporary urban environments.

Selection Process: (i) Initial inventory: 156 examples; (ii) Final selection: 16 diverse cases based on availability of public documentation and diversity in: Spatial scale (from material to city level); Actor types (citizen-led, government-led, professional-led); Geographic contexts (all urban)

***Data Specific Information***
Appendix A  Inventory Examples: A complete list of 156 cases, including case name, keywords, source, circularity, commoning, urban context, and scale.
Appendix B  Sources: References for the 16 selected cases. Includes articles, book chapters, reports, newspaper articles, webpages/blogs, presentations, videos, and audio recordings.
Appendix C  Keyword Analysis: Analysis of the 16 selected examples based on keyword frequency and types of circular commoning.



