cff-version: 1.2.0
abstract: "<p>This dataset accompanies the publication in <em>Urban Geography</em> (Taylor &amp; Francis) and contains data collected through ethnographic field research in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The research explores how self-organized, informal circular practices operate in the city. All data have been anonymized.</p><p><br></p><p>The study focused on three components:</p><ol><li><strong>Itinerant waste collectors</strong> – Shadowing and mapping their routes (GPX), interviews, Photo Voice, and field observations.</li><li><strong>Minalesh Tera informal recycling center</strong> – Participatory mapping, interviews, and observations.</li><li><strong>Urban resource flows</strong> – Simulations of how resources circulate through the city.</li></ol><p><br></p><p><strong>Contents of the Dataset</strong></p><ol><li>Shadowing Maps Waste Collectors (gpx)</li><li>Participatory Mapping Minalesh Tera (pdf)</li><li>Documentation Artisan Spaces in Minalesh Tera (sketches) (pdf)</li><li>Photo Voice Images (jpg)</li><li>Resource Journey Simulations (pdf)</li></ol>"
authors:
  - family-names: Egger
    given-names: Tamara
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4971-7649"
  - family-names: van Dorst
    given-names: Machiel
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5555-9803"
  - family-names: den Heijer
    given-names: Alexandra
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9153-1661"
title: "Data underlying the publication: Insights from Innate Circular Networks in Addis Ababa"
keywords:
version: 1
identifiers:
  - type: doi
    value: 10.4121/598c2674-2851-425f-8903-f50b004e5e91.v1
license: Restrictive Licence
date-released: 2025-05-19