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Site Visit and Seminar: Sostre Civic
As part of the Master’s program in Urban Resilience for Sustainability Transitions, the class of 2025 participated in a two-day deep dive into the housing cooperative Sostre Civic. Held on February 6th and 7th, 2025, this seminar and site visit were part of the...
Climate Shelters, Superblocks, and Green Axes – A route across Barcelona’s outstanding adaptation and mitigation practices
Learning the definitions and theoretical frameworks of resilience is a fundamental part of our Master in Urban Resilience for Sustainability Transitions, but do you know what's equally important? Observing concrete actions taken by cities! Combining these two aspects...
Barriers to Climate Neutral Cities: Neighbourhood Level Interventions, City Level Emission Data
Cities are home to 57% of the world’s population, whilst being responsible for the production of 70% of the world’s carbon emissions. This outsized influence places cities as being crucial to the fight against climate change, with UN General Secretary António Guterres...
Connecting (urban) carbon neutrality and UK place-based climate action? The role of climate commissions
The move towards carbon neutrality is vital for tackling anthropogenic climate change and limiting temperature rise, protecting our ecosystems, fostering sustainable economic and social development, enhancing public health outcomes, and moreover, creating a more...
Expert insight report on the workshop “Barriers and Enablers to Effective Climate Governance in Cities: What is Hampering or Enabling Community Resilience?”
Introduction Community resilience is sometimes overlooked when cities and regions are developing plans and actions for climate adaptation and mitigation. The people that inhabit each place have developed several strategies and collaborations to cope with risks, from a...
Reflective insights on the community resilience workshop: Barriers and Enablers to Effective Climate Governance in Cities
A reflective essay on the recent writing worshop called: Barriers and Enablers to Effective Climate Governance in Cities: What is Hampering or Enabling Community Resilience?
Political barriers to decarbonizing the building sector
Climate change is a wicked problem that calls for new ways of governing. Decarbonization – the process of overcoming society’s dependence on fossil fuels – is a complex process of societal change. Reflexive governance helps address the ambivalence of goals,...
From ambition to action: how Spanish cities are leading the change toward climate-neutral governance
Spain's cities are at the forefront of Europe's ambitious EU Cities Mission, working towards the goal of climate neutrality by 2030. The Climate-Neutral Cities Mission represents more than just a policy shift; it’s a call for mission-oriented...
International writing workshop – Summary of the main insights
During the 28/29th October 2024, we gathered at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) for the first workshop of a series, “Barriers and Enablers to Effective Urban Climate governance: What is Hampering the Transition Toward Carbon-Neutrality in European Cities?”
Designing Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems in practice: a field visit at Parc de les Aigües de Barcelona
With the rising awareness of climate change impacts, and as the number and frequency of rainfall events increases, so does the need for innovative rainwater management solutions.