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Sustainability in times of austerity
Things are as they are, it is not necessary to insist much. The news constantly reminds us that there is no other case than to continue in this state of pessimism in which we are. Austerity arrives as a principle of public management. Faced with an abundance that was only illusory, the adjustment and the…
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They are scarce, but we continue to lose metals
Given the shortage of certain materials such as For example, non-ferrous metals, the idea of promoting rolling in landfills becomes increasingly viable. Many waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) are not properly recycled, which not only generates soil and water pollution, but also represents a great waste of natural resources with a notable market value….
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It is not a country for start-ups
Spain: Country for start-ups? I have experienced the scene on several occasions: staunch defenders of this country defend at all costs that it is a place just as good as any other to undertake, and to innovate; they affirm that Spain is as good a place to undertake as any other and point to the…
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Urban planning and mobility for an economy in crisis and a post-carbon world
Last week I was in Malaga in the conference on urban planning and sustainable mobility organized by the Málaga Urban Environment Observatory , of which I spoke a while ago. The idea was that I could be in charge of reviewing some critical elements of the relationship between the local and the urban with climate…
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100 proposals from the Mixed Commission on Climate Change, although they are late…
The non-permanent Mixed Commission for the study of climate change has approved a report with more than 100 proposals to deal with climate change. The document, the result of more than two years of work, has had the participation of dozens of experts and agents involved, also collecting all the initiatives and planning actions that…
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A Basque Country committed to climate change
The recent invitation to the lehendakari to preside over the alliance of regions associated with the public-private organization The Climate Group has been, in the words of its director general, Mark Kenber, in recognition of the proactive work that this country has been developing in recent years in the fields of clean and intelligent energy…
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Nokia: investment in R&D does not mean innovation
The bump that Nokia is suffering, with a drop in 44% of its sales this year highlights the enormous dynamism of the technological world. It is evident that Nokia has failed in several of its technological bets and that its alliance with Microsoft at the moment casts even more uncertainty about its future. But what…
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The love between technological centers. Story of a merger.
“In a global context marked by uncertainty… .” This phrase is the “once upon a time” of the consulting world. The malicious will think that I say it because it is the first sentence that we consultants say at the beginning of all the stories we write. But not. I say this because this sentence…
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Urban laboratories without people. From the German Quarter in Utah to the Smart City in New Mexico
A long time ago I read Dead cities. Ecology, catastrophe and revolts. Some of the stories detailed by Mike Davis are creepy, especially in everything that has to do with the use of the central desert of the United States as hidden territory for carrying out nuclear tests. The book is a compendium of uneven…
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History of urbanism. 6 videos
Since a year ago I did the compile a series of videos on urban policies for an audiovisual session in the courseRethinking urban policies 30 years later I have not Stopped saving references. Under the category videos of Delicious I currently count 220 references of audiovisual material focused on the themes of this blog. Maybe…