References associated with the Circular Material Valuer Curriculum. This page was published together with the first version of the Curriculum, and will be updated with new references over time.
¶ Module 1: Systemic View and Social Value
- Readings:
- Schröder, Patrick, et al. Circular Economy and the Global South.
- Schmidt Fonseca, Felipe. Thesis title: Generous cities – weaving commons-oriented systems for the reuse of excess materials in urban contexts. Doctoral Thesis. Zenodo. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15263864.
- Clark, Liesl, and Rockefeller, Rebecca. The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan.
- Thackara, John. How to Thrive in the Next Economy.
- Shannon Mattern, Maintenance and Care. In: Places Journal, November 2018. Accessed 08 Aug 2025. https://doi.org/10.22269/181120
- Translated Articles from French websites on the agent valoriste role.
- Videos:
- Furtado, Jorge. Ilha das Flores.
- Walker, Lucy, et al. Waste Land.
- "L'agent valoriste - un métier de l'économie circulaire" on YouTube.
¶ Module 2: Eyes and Hands of a Circular Valuer
- Readings:
- Sennett, Richard. The Craftsman.
- Jackson, Steven J. Rethinking Repair.
- Nemer, David. Technology of the Oppressed.
- Sander, N., et al. "Introducing the Reshape strategy: Preserving material integrity." 6th PLATE Conference 2025.
- Videos:
- Hunkin, Tim. The Secret Life of Components.
- Oroza, Ernesto. "Technological Disobedience".
- "Free Universal Construction Kit".
- Readings:
- Mazzucato, Mariana. The Value of Everything.
- Ostrom, Elinor. Governing the Commons.
- Minter, Adam. Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale.
- Raworth, Kate. Doughnut Economics.
- Websites & Tools:
- Local Economies
- IFIXIT Repair Guides
- Open Repair Alliance Dataset
- The Restart Project's Fixometer
- Make Works
- Dsposal
- Instructables
- YouTube channels on reuse, upcycling, repair and re-circulation
¶ Module 4: Stories and Personal Value
- Readings:
- Le Guin, Ursula K. The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction.
- Tronto, Joan C. Moral Boundaries.
- Wahl, Daniel Christian. Designing Regenerative Cultures.
- Videos:
- Waste Land.
- Estamira.
- Trash.
- Hunkin, Tim. The Secret Life of Machines.
- Prado, Marcos. Estamira.
- Books:
- McDonough, William, and Braungart, Michael. Cradle to Cradle. North Point Press, 2002.
- McDonough, William, and Braungart, Michael. The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance. Melcher Media, 2013.
- Viña, Victor. "DIY in Context From Bricolage to Jugaad." Scribd, 2012.
- Mazzucato, Mariana. The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy. Penguin, 2018.
- Minter, Adam. Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale. Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2019.
- Schröder, Patrick, et al. Circular Economy and the Global South: Towards a Justice-Oriented and Inclusive Transition. Routledge, 2020.
- Ostrom, Elinor. Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. Cambridge University Press, 1990.
- Raworth, Kate. Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist. Penguin Random House, 2017.
- Articles & Reports:
- Lafuente, Antonio, and Alonso, Alberto. "Right to Know, New Technologies and New Communities of Citizenship." In Knowledge Communities. Nevada University, Reno, USA, 2011.
- Lafuente, Antonio, and Estalella, Adolfo. "Ways of science: public, open, and commons." In Open Science, Open Issues, edited by S. Albagli, M. L. Maciel, and A. Hannud Abdo, pp. 27–57. IBICT, Brasília, 2015.
- Sander, N., Laursen, L. N., Bak, B. L. V., & Damgaard-Møller, E. (2024). Starting from scraps: Design reuse assessment of waste materials. DRS2024: Boston. (https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.888).
- Thackara, John. How to Thrive in the Next Economy: Designing Tomorrow’s World Today. Thames & Hudson, 2017.
- Videos & Documentaries:
- Dannoritzer, Cosima. The Lightbulb Conspiracy. 2010.
- "Forest Economics" Workshop.
- "Free Universal Construction Kit." [Video/Project]
- Furtado, Jorge. Ilha das Flores (Isle of Flowers). 1989.
- Hunkin, Tim. The Secret Life of Machines. Channel 4, 1988-1993.
- Oroza, Ernesto. "Technological Disobedience."
- Prado, Marcos. Estamira. 2004.
- YouTube - POP-MACHINA Webinar
- Walker, Lucy, et al. Waste Land. 2010.
- Websites and Organisations: