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Almost 10 years ago, in 2015, the first call for Sustainable and Integrated Urban Development (SUID) Strategies was launched. Between 2015 and 2018, after two further calls, 598 applications were submitted, with a total of 173 cities obtaining funding. In this way, practically all cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants and around 70% of the…
After months of working with companies to incorporate the circular economy into their business model, we can draw conclusions beyond the macroeconomic confrontation between the circular economy and the traditional economy. As an alternative to the traditional economy, the circular economy presents an approach that tries to break the linearity established in production processes -produce,…
*This article was selected for publication in the 12th edition of URBANBATfest, a cultural festival on urbanism and social innovation in Bilbao organised by URBANBAT, focusing on this occasion on “how food shapes our cities”. The originally published text can be found at the following link. Introduction In designing a Sustainable Urban Food System (SUFS),…
The data reflected in the graph, and those of other cities around the world, are accessible in the tool GANBATTE.
The energy transition that must necessarily take place must go beyond the incorporation of renewable energy to the detriment of fossil fuels. It is not just a question of increasing the percentage of renewables in the energy mix, but also of introducing other models of energy production and management. The energy transition must evolve from…
Lately we have read in the press unfortunate and irresponsible statements by some Basque mayors regarding immigration. The most notorious for its forcefulness has been that of the mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, accusing citizens of North African origin who live in the city of little less than criminals and fraudsters. Mr. Maroto was referring to the,…