# Girona Postcreixentista (Post-growth Girona) ## Project Overview - **World's first "post-growth municipality"** initiative in Girona, Catalonia - **Established**: Early 2024 via formal memorandum of understanding - **Core focus**: Reorienting municipal economy to prioritize planetary and human well-being over endless economic growth - **Project websites**: - https://degrowth.org/projects/girona/ - https://darkmatterlabs.org/feed/fostering-a-post-growth-municipality-in-girona ## Key Partners - **Girona City Council**: Municipal government implementing the initiative - **Research & Degrowth International Association**: Academic and advocacy support - **Dark Matter Labs**: Design and implementation partner - **LEQUIA (University of Girona)**: Research partner ## Implementation Approach The initiative follows a multi-phase methodology: 1. Critical review of urban policies across all city departments from a growth-dependency angle 2. Development of outline proposals across sectors, districts, and scales 3. Collaborative refinement of proposals with citizens, businesses, and public sector (2024-2027) 4. Creation of a just, eco-social transition plan for Girona ## Vision for Post-growth Girona The reimagined municipality aims to feature: - **Relocalized production** using biomaterials and focusing on beneficial goods - **Better distributed economic wealth** through wealth taxes coordinated with other municipalities - **Resource flow awareness** connecting the city with its immediate hinterland and broader Catalonia - **Shared profit and work** resulting in more jobs with fewer working hours - **Collective luxury** valued over individual accumulation - **Ecological economics education** based on embedding economy within environmental limits ## Bioregional Significance Within Catalonia's bioregional context, this initiative is groundbreaking for: - Demonstrating municipal-level implementation of degrowth principles - Creating a replicable model for other Catalan municipalities - Developing policy tools that connect urban centers with their surrounding bioregions - Establishing formal governance structures that prioritize ecological boundaries - Building bridges between academic degrowth theory and practical municipal governance ## Timeline - **Early 2024**: Signing of post-growth memorandum of understanding - **2024-2025**: Initial policy review and outline proposals development - **2025-2027**: Collaborative refinement of proposals with stakeholders - **2027**: Target for comprehensive just, eco-social transition plan implementation ## Media Coverage The initiative has received significant media attention in both Catalan and international press: - NacióDigital - Climática - Ara - The Atlantic - El Crític [Sources: https://degrowth.org/projects/girona/, https://darkmatterlabs.org/feed/fostering-a-post-growth-municipality-in-girona, and Bioregionalisme a Catalunya documentation]