The guide provides a step-by-step approach to help cities develop a holistic and cohesive circular city strategy, offering hands-on advice, practical tools, and case studies to address key success factors and challenges. Its core building blocks include stakeholder identification, baseline assessment, focus area prioritization, governance mechanisms, financing strategies, and monitoring frameworks. Developing such a strategy is a crucial first step for cities to lead the circular transition, ensuring a systemic approach that aligns stakeholders and coordinates efforts toward achieving circular targets. This guide can serve as a useful resource for cities and regions in the Map and Design phases of the circular solution deployment.

The guide is a comprehensive document-based tool that offers a clear, step-by-step methodology for cities transitioning to a circular economy. It features well-structured sections that allow users to follow a logical sequence or directly access specific areas based on their needs.