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The transition to a sustainable, inclusive, and vibrant Europe hinges on one core principle: citizen involvement.

It is with great excitement that Desire – Designing the Irresistible Circular Society – one of six New European Bauhaus lighthouse demonstrators and the first to finish - shares its findings and recommendations. 

From October 2022 to November 2024, Desire has worked alongside communities across Europe, making European citizens pivotal to our work. The insights we've gathered are not just research outcomes but a rallying call for a renewed urban policy agenda for embracing citizens in Europe's urban transformation: A Path to a Just and Green Transition. 

Dive into all the transformation themes and check out the many tools used at our eight Desire demonstration sites in Denmark, Latvia, Slovenia, The Netherlands, and Italy. Go to the navigation link Discover to get the full story from each of the Desire demonstration sites.

Transformation Theme

Desire Transformation guide

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Transforming places into irresistible circular societies is an ambitious and difficult process. The Desire Transformation guide will take you through 6 transformation themes providing concrete advice, considerations, and applicable tools for a participatory, multi-level, and multi-disciplinary transformation process.
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Desire Tools

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Check out the many tools used by our partners at the eight demonstration sites. Some of the tools have been developed during the project. See all tools here
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Principle

Desire Principles

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The Desire partners have prepared a Desire Manifesto and five Desire principles to steer us and the activities. The work supports the New European Bauhaus values; beautiful, sustainable, together.
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