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  • The conversion of the Tabakalera building in Donostia

    The privatization of tobacco farming in Spain put an end to the economic activity of the factory, which stood as an emblematic building in the center of the city. The new Cultural Center contains co-working spaces, collaborative design, a library, audiovisual rooms, commercial premises, art and film exhibitions, free open spaces for society, fashion design…

  • SDG vs. Circular Economy

    The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the global objectives that leaders adopted in 2015 to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda. The 17 goals and 169 targets that make up the SDGs are being adopted by both the public and private sectors across…

  • Ranking of Universities of the Spanish University System

    The Ivie and the BBVA Foundation have prepared for the seventh consecutive year the U-Ranking of Spanish Universities< /em>, which analyzes 62 centers (48 public universities and 14 private universities) measuring 25 indicators. These are the most outstanding universities based on each of the three great missions of the university system and the position of…

  • Local trade, past or future?

    The current economic and social development of European cities is closely related to the changes that local commerce is undergoing. Retail trade is a key link in the economic and social development of a city and is the closest sector to citizens and consumers in the value chain. In other words, those cities that combine…

  • Soil conservation and climate change

    Climate change cannot be mitigated without paying due attention to conserving biodiversity and soil, according to a report by the UN Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Land degradation, on the one hand, jeopardizes the growth of trees and plants that absorb CO2, and can also release carbon previously stored in the…

  • Cities of the Future: Resilience and Sustainability

    Last week the Prado museum hosted the cycle of reflections on culture of Radio 3 under the name Culture 19. The second day was dedicated to architecture, with the participation of Martha Thorne, executive director of the Pritzker Prize; the doctor architect and sociologist José María Ezquiaga, the expert in Communication of Architecture and Urbanism…

  • Five Growth Indicators better than GDP

    Alternative indicators social and environmental issues for the modern economy

  • Les Ateliers: Local and circular development

    Taking advantage of the Easter holidays, we have been able to learn about an interesting case of a circular, local sustainable and supportive economy. The local consumption and entrepreneurship project Les Ateliers (The workshops) is presented as an attractive case that should undoubtedly be replicated in other (our ) geographies. Les Ateliers, in addition to…

  • Japan bets on hydrogen

    In Europe, there is a commitment to electric cars for the necessary decarbonization of transport, something that will become increasingly evident in the coming years, with regulations that restrict fossil fuel cars. However, Japan is committed to another alternative for the future of road transport, hydrogen. The main idea is that refueling hydrogen cars is…

  • Vancouver: ZEB City

    When talking about climate change, the focus is increasingly on cities, but not so much on buildings, which are the main physical elements that structure the city. But the truth is that the construction industry and buildings themselves generate up to 30% of emissions of global greenhouse gases. They are also the cause of up…