TY - DATA T1 - Data underlying the publication: Insights from Innate Circular Networks in Addis Ababa PY - 2025/05/19 AU - Tamara Egger AU - Machiel van Dorst AU - Alexandra den Heijer UR - DO - 10.4121/598c2674-2851-425f-8903-f50b004e5e91.v1 KW - Circular Commons KW - Urban Informalities KW - Urban Commons KW - Waste Pickers KW - Circular Economy KW - Everyday Resistance KW - Inclusive Governance KW - Global South KW - Addis Ababa KW - Ethnographic Research N2 -

This dataset accompanies the publication in Urban Geography (Taylor & 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.


The study focused on three components:

  1. Itinerant waste collectors – Shadowing and mapping their routes (GPX), interviews, Photo Voice, and field observations.
  2. Minalesh Tera informal recycling center – Participatory mapping, interviews, and observations.
  3. Urban resource flows – Simulations of how resources circulate through the city.


Contents of the Dataset

  1. Shadowing Maps Waste Collectors (gpx)
  2. Participatory Mapping Minalesh Tera (pdf)
  3. Documentation Artisan Spaces in Minalesh Tera (sketches) (pdf)
  4. Photo Voice Images (jpg)
  5. Resource Journey Simulations (pdf)
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