Video: Doughnut Economics in local governments
Short video capturing insights from the work of 9 local governments with Doughnut Economics
Posted by the DEAL Team on July, 29, 2026
Last updated: July, 29, 2026
About the video
This 8:40 min video offers snapshots of how pioneering local and regional governments have worked with Doughnut Economics, in their own words.
The video includes interviews with Doughnut Economics author Kate Raworth, DEAL's Cities & Regions Lead Leonora Grcheva, and practitioners from 9 places:
- Bad Nauheim, Germany (Yuge Lei)
- Barcelona (Irma Ventayol)
- Brussels Capital Region, Belgium (Barbara Trachte)
- Cornwall, UK (Jane Cox and Emma Williamson)
- Glasgow, Scotland (Cllr Susan Aitken and Jaime Toney)
- Grenoble, France (Nathalie Le Meur)
- Ipoh, Malaysia (Dr Zulqarnain Mohamad and Maisarah Faiesall)
- Nanaimo, Canada (Cllr Ben Geselbracht)
- Tomelilla, Sweden (Stefan Persson)
To see more about the work of local and regional governments with Doughnut Economics visit our Cities & Regions page.
Acknowledgments
Video produced by: Leonora Grcheva, Cities & Regions Lead (DEAL)
Video editing and design by: Arturo Valladolid (https://avallado.my.canva.site/portfolio)
Support by: Laura Marins, Andrew Fanning and Aimee Laurel
Video footage provided by DEAL, Cecilia Paulsson, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Ipoh City Council (Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh), City of Barcelona (Barcelona Ajuntament), Cornwall Council, City of Grenoble (Ville de Grenoble), European Environmental Bureau, City of Bad Nauheim, City of Nanaimo, The University of Glasgow and Glasgow City Council.
With heartfelt thanks to all interviewees for their work and contributions.
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