Take note: Efficient & agile management for resilient cities – and in budget!

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As countries around the world set goals to become climate neutral in the coming years, cities got down to work yet. The roadmap towards more resilient cities and greenhouse gas neutrality is on, but it implies many cross-sector approaches: city-wide energy and water efficiency, territorial strategic plans, district-focused circularity… How can communities, territories and entire nations talk to each other to jointly reach global climate targets?

Tactical Urbanism: Opportunity or fiasco?

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Pros and cons of a widely extended practice that allows live prototyping while awakening controversy and loud detractors. Two experts will try to convince the audience to support or to dismiss this mushrooming urbanistic trend that has been already implemented in cities like Barcelona, Paris or Medellin.

Barcelona Zero Carbon

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With its decarbonization, the Port of Barcelona aims to achieve emission neutrality by 2050. The challenge is to achieve a balance between sustainability, competitiveness, and growth. The decarbonization of the port activity will also allow influencing the logistics chains used by the port and its agents. The electrification of docks to allow ships to connect, energy transition plans based on the generation of renewable energies and the promotion of sustainable mobility, … are just a few examples of the ambitious projects being carried out by the Port to achieve its goals.

Welcome to the era of smart infrastructures

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Cities and large infrastructures can work even more efficiently without polluting: utopia or reality? There can only be one answer to this, and fortunately there are some on-going, successful projects and plans that give us reasons for hope: smart buildings, new energy & transport models, efficient waste & water management… Listen first-hand to insights and impact KPIs from experts leading great efforts to achieve thriving and resilient areas.