The Sustainable Urban Economies seminar explores the socio-economic dimensions of sustainable urban transformation, analyzing governance, innovation and business, and lifestyle and consumption.
Credits: Aryo Dhaneswara, Byron Cadena Campos & Pawitra Bureerak
Over 50% of the global population currently lives in urban areas and this trend is expected to continue (7 out of 10 people will live in cities according to the World Bank’s estimates). Cities play a dominant role in global consumption, production, and pollution. They are associated with some big problems like air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, waste, and poverty. However, cities are also centers of innovation and creativity, where incredible change is possible. The concentration of population, activities and resource use in cities brings potentials for important efficiency increases, as well as for multi-purpose solutions, combining different sustainability goals.
The seminar will introduce the basic tools for policy co-design and it will look at innovative business models. Case studies will be used to learn from best practices and failures. During the seminar, we will gain an understanding of concepts such as the mitigation of externalities, the reduction of information costs, the water-food-energy nexus, and the circular economy.
Finally, a visit to the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (including the supercomputer Marenostrum 4) will offer a deep dive into ongoing urban projects on air quality and climate services for more resilient cities.
“A Data-Driven Approach to Balancing Creative Class Development and Social Equity in Barcelona” The creative industries have been acknowledged as one of the most important sectors for economic growth and development in current cities worldwide. This sector represents a space of culture where all artistic and creative expression that pro-actively enters into dialogue with new … Read more
Ageing population is increasing around the world, many of the European countries and Japan, . The above graph shows the number of the population 65 years old and over people in World. In 2019, the total aged population was 703 million people and the projected population suggests that in 2050, it will be over 1050 … Read more
Every single search query, every streamed song or video and every email sent, billions of times over all around the world – it all adds up to an ever-increasing global demand for electricity, and to rising CO2 emissions too. Our increasing reliance on digital tools has an environmental impact that’s becoming increasingly harder to ignore. … Read more
MOBILITY By selecting the municipalities along the industry belt, we identify the differences about mobility pattern. Commuting people are coming by over half an hour’s trip to work in weekday, but the number of people declines in the weekend.
