The Safe and Just Space for our Territories. Interview with Kate Raworth and Leonora Grcheva on Doughnut Economics in Urban Planning

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.20252512456

Keywords:

Doughnut Economics, Urban Social Justice, Planetary Boundaries, Equity and Well-being, Regenerative Cities

Abstract

The Doughnut Economics model, created by Kate Raworth, has become one of the most influential frameworks for rethinking how cities and societies can thrive within both social and ecological boundaries. Through the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL), Kate Raworth, Carlota Sanz and their team have translated this vision into practice, supporting cities, regions, and communities around the world in adopting new approaches to living within planetary limits. Among those promoting this transition is Leonora Grcheva, Cities and Regions Lead at DEAL, who works directly with local governments to adapt the Doughnut to their contexts, helping shape a new generation of urban strategies grounded in regeneration and distributive design. 

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  • Miriam García, Landlab, Laboratorio de paisajes, Polytechnic University of Catalonia

    PhD Architect, landscape architect, and urban planner, she is a founding partner of LANDLAB, laboratorio de paisajes. Her research and professional practice view landscape and ecology as drivers of transformation in plans and projects across multiple scales. Her work focuses on the resilience of coastal, urban, and metropolitan environments in the face of climate change, integrating analysis, design, and strategic planning to create adaptive and sustainable territories.
    She is the author of numerous scientific articles and actively participates in research projects and socio-ecological activism. She is a member of the Scientific Committee of Europan Europe and a senior affiliated researcher at the Institute of Environmental Hydraulics at the University of Cantabria, focusing on climate, energy, and marine infrastructure. Currently, she is a professor in the Department of Urbanism, Territory, and Landscape at UPC, combining research, teaching, and professional practice to promote transdisciplinary approaches that link design, ecology, and urban policy in response to climate challenges.

  • Iñaki Romero-Larrea, Paisaje Transversal, Polytechnic University of Valencia

    Architect and urban planner educated at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and a founding partner of Paisaje Transversal, an integrated urban planning practice from which he works to improve cities and territories through a scientific and more democratic approach. His career combines professional practice, research, and teaching, driven by a deep passion for understanding and transforming the contemporary city. He specializes in integrated planning, regeneration of historic centers and neighborhoods, sustainable mobility, and spatial data analysis and visualization. He has studied and worked in Germany and Peru, and has collaborated since the beginning of his career with leading figures of Spanish urbanism such as Ramón López de Lucio. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and has previously taught at the European University of Valencia. He has published and delivered numerous outreach articles and lectures, and is the co-author of key reference books in Spanish urbanism such as Listening and Transforming the City and Regenerative Urbanism.

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Published

2025-12-23

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No. 25 (2025): Regenerative Urbanism

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Conversations

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Copyright (c) 2025 Miriam García, Iñaki Romero-Larrea

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How to Cite

García, M., & Romero-Larrea, I. (2025). The Safe and Just Space for our Territories. Interview with Kate Raworth and Leonora Grcheva on Doughnut Economics in Urban Planning. ZARCH. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Architecture and Urbanism, 25, 216-225. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.20252512456

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