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Blog: Stakeholder engagement in Almaty through data visualisation

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The resource and energy efficiency of an economy is more than the sum of the efficiencies of all its components. Decoupling economic growth from resource and energy use, requires understanding how the individual components operate, but above all, it
asks for oversight of how individual elements interact and work together to deliver a diverse set of services to society.

By mapping out the flows and stocks of a jurisdiction, the focus shifts from environmental issues and short-term priorities to the performance of the overall system and “the development of an integrated development perspective that includes all levels and
sectors”. Making an inventory of flows and stocks is like looking at a single jurisdiction as a ‘metabolism’. This is the new paradigm for understanding resource efficiency and the underlying causes of environmental issues in cities and regions. It helps understand how
materials, products and assets perform and interact,in order to optimise and achieve synergies between systems.

Data visualization is an effective means to help stakeholders develop a consensus on the current situation, and from there explore the challenges and opportunities. This article gives an overview of the visuals which haven been used in Almaty to allow stakeholders identify the opportunities themselves.

Current situation, development and ambitions

Population, jobs, emplpyment, and value added in different sectors in Almaty
Migration in Almaty and Kazakhstan, economic information and employment

 

Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan
Contribution of the most prominent sectors in the city of Almaty to the gross regional product, employment, resource use, waste disposal and territorial greenhouse gas emissions

 

Circular economy opportunities by mapping out resource flows

Diagram showing all resource use in the city of almaty as part of an metabolic analysis to identify circular economy opportunities
Resource flow sankey diagram for all sectors in Almaty

 

Diagram showing all resource use in the city of almaty as part of an metabolic analysis to identify circular economy opportunities
Resource flow sankey diagram for food and agriculture in Almaty province/oblast.

 

Diagram showing all resource use in co in industry in Almaty agglomerate as part of an metabolic analysis to identify circular economy opportunities
Resource flow Sankey diagram for construction in Almaty

 

Circular economy strategies and next steps

Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan
Resource flows and conversions in a circular agricultural sector in Almaty

 

Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan
Resource flows in a circular food and agriculture in new urban areas

 

Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan
Spatial strategy for circular economy in agricultural value chains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan
Artist impression of combining circular agricultural activities with recreation in peri-urban areas

 

Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan
Resource flows and conversions in a circular construction sector in Almaty

Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan
Spatial strategies for a circular construction sector

Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan
Inventory of the existing building stock to support setting priorities for preservation

 

Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan
Resource use for new buildings in a circular construction sector

 

Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan including recycling and remanufacturing
Resource flows and conversions in a circular industry

 

Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, including recycling, remanufacturing
Urban resource flows in a circular industy

 

 

Photos

Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan
Zenkov Cathedral in Almaty, made out of wood.

 

 

Photo from the report: Circular economy opportunities and metabolic analysis in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Rail infrastructure in Kazakhstan
Part of a metabolic or material flow analysis to identify circular economy opportunities in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan
A playground made out of pallet by Eto Dvor, a circular economy initiative in Almaty

 

Project Details

Team

Jelmer Hoogzaad

Years of Implementation

2017

Topics & Sectors

#agriculture and forestry, #circular economy, #cities and urban mining, #climate policy, #construction, #industry, #low carbon development, #waste, #water

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