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- Books
Williams, J (2021) Circular Cities: a revolution in urban sustainability, Routledge: London. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429490613 (link)
Williams, J. van Buren, E., van den Berghe, K and Dabrowski, M. (2023) Going circular: unlocking the potential of regions and cities to drive the circular economy transition, RSA Book. (Forthcoming)
- Book chapters
Williams, J and Hintz, M (2023) Catalysing a circular transition in Brixton, Transitions in Circular Economy, Routledge Handbook. (Forthcoming)
Williams, J (2023) After COVID: a circular recovery in European cities, in The Future of Liveable Cities, Springer. (Forthcoming)
Williams, (2023) Are we moving towards a regenerative, circular urban future post-pandemic? in Pandemic, Recovery and Climate Change, Edward Elgar Publishing. (Forthcoming)
- Journal papers
Williams, J (2022) Challenges to implementing circular development – lessons from London, International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development (forthcoming)
Marjanović, M., Wuyts, W., Marin. J and Williams, J. (2022) Uncovering the Holistic Pathways to Circular Cities—The Case of Alberta, Canada, Highlights Sustainability. 2022, 1(2), 65–87; https://doi.org/10.54175/hsustain1020006
Williams, J. (2022): Circular cities: planning for circular development in European cities, European Planning Studies, DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2022.2060707
Williams, J., 2021. Williams, J., 2021b. Circular cities: the benefits of circular development, Sustainability 2021, 13(10), pp.5725. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13105725
Williams, J., 2020. The role of spatial planning in transitioning to circular urban development. Urban Geography, pp.1-5. https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2020.1796042
Williams, J (2019) The Circular Regeneration of a Seaport. Sustainability, 11(12), 3424; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11123424
Williams, J. (2019) Circular Cities: Challenges to Implementing Looping Actions. Sustainability, 11(2), 423; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11020423
Williams, J., 2019. Circular cities. Urban Studies, 56(13), pp.2746-2762. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098018806133
- Reports
Williams, J (2021) Towards Circular Urban Development Post-COVID: CIODB Policy Briefing, CIOB Think Tank, Barcelona: Spain.
Williams, J (2017) Circular Cities: Strategies, Challenges, Knowledge Gaps, Report by the Circular Cities Hub, UCL.
Professor Jo Williams is the founder and Director of the Circular Cities Hub. She is an expert in regenerative, low carbon, resource looping and adaptive urban systems. She has acted in an advisory capacity for international organizations including: UN Habitat, UNEP, European Environment Agency, European Investment Bank and OECD. She has also been engaged by nation states, consultants and cities to advise on the implementation of ecologically regenerative urban systems. She is the author of over 100 publications, including two books - Circular Cities: a revolution in urban sustainability 
