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❓ Are you ready to tackle the complex #challenges facing today’s cities? The Master in Societal Transitions (MST) programme at Erasmus University Rotterdam equips students with the knowledge and skills to drive real change in urban #sustainability. In collaboration with Dr. Qian Ke Ke, Urban Sustainability & Climate Change Resilience Specialist and Dr Lasse Gerrits, Academic Director of IHS, the programme dives into critical topics like #climateadaptation, #urban #governance, and decision-making processes—learning how to co-create #resilient and sustainable cities. 🌎 🔎 Interested in these topics? Read our latest article via the link below. https://lnkd.in/dDfeRf3z

Cities need to adapt to a new climate, and they need to do so fast. Historical and recent CO2 emissions have already modified the Earth’s climate and will continue to do so even if humanity stops emitting greenhouse gases today. However, adapting cities to increased frequency and severity of droughts, floods, heatwaves, and other hazards poses major financial challenges. The investment needed to upgrade and retrofit the built environment as well as to create new grey and green infrastructure is enormous but not immediately profitable. What are London and Paris doing to meet these challenges? Who pays for climate adaptation in these European metropolises? We will discuss these burning questions at the Urban School of Sciences Po with Leonie Cooper AM, Chair of the Environment Committee of The London Assembly and responsible for London’s 2019 declaration of “climate emergency,” and Penelope Komites-Valadares, Deputy Mayor of the Ville de Paris in charge of resilience. Moderation: Giacomo Parrinello, Academic Director of the Master Governing Ecological Transitions in European Cities, Associate Professor of Environmental History, Centre for History at Sciences Po All invited! https://lnkd.in/eGB3Xpv9

There is an urgent need for integrated, complementary housing and climate policies that tackle the intertwined challenges of environmental sustainability, climate resilience, and the deepening housing affordability crisis. The Terner Center for Housing Innovation used Replica data in its new report looking at the existing research on climate and housing in the U.S in two key areas: how housing decarbonization and production strategies can reduce pollution to mitigate climate change, and how climate change impacts renters, homeowners, and the broader housing industry. The paper also identifies key research gaps where more evidence would help policymakers navigate the tensions between different policy approaches. Read the paper to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eYsA8N9n

Tool for urban transformation.  "The Climate Leadership Group" gathering over 100 major cities prepared a planning & design tool for retrofitting of municipalities. Proposed approach combining environmental, health and socioeconomic aspects is presented in separate report.  The tool called HERB you can find: https://lnkd.in/dy9eji3s

Check out the latest paper from our seed grant recipient, Dr. Claudia Diezmartínez, on the implementation of Boston's Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO)!

Interested in the United Nations sustainable development goals in the context of sustainable cities and communities? And what is needed to inform the up-coming IPCC report on cities and climate change? I recently presented on the Research Agenda for Sustainable Cities and Communities which reviews and critiques existing research on sustainable cities and communities, offering reframed ideas on sustainability. Four key messages flow from this Research Agenda, including: • First, engage non-Western approaches and research that reflect the global urban challenge. • Second, develop approaches that embed grassroots engagement and deeper collaboration in urban governance. • Third, place justice front and centre when advancing urban transformations. • Fourth, adopt perspectives that are better suited to the tenets of sustainability than anthropocentrism or market approaches. Download the overview chapter (for free): https://lnkd.in/dE6HAMMX Get a copy of the Research Agenda: https://lnkd.in/d7Rzey-7 Niki Frantzeskaki James Evans Yuliya Voytenko Palgan SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) - Lund University The University of Manchester Utrecht University

UTS Finance Department academic and member of the Centre for Climate Risk and Resilience, Dr Mona Mashhadi Rajabi has been invited to participate in the inaugural Climate Action Week Sydney. She will be member of the panel discussion “Six Problems, Six Solutions” to be held in the UTS Great Hall on Friday 17th May from 3:30 - 5 pm. Click here to register to attend: https://lnkd.in/gtBrhWjq What does #resilience look like for natural disaster-prone communities? How can they rebuild and adapt to a changing #environment to future-proof from further destruction? What #sustainable materials should we be investing in to support circular economies? With a growing population, the need for housing, and ambitious zero-carbon emission targets, how do we satisfy two opposing needs and demands? What role does #community outreach and #engagement play in the larger picture of climate action and proactive grassroots #solutions? Hear from leading #UTS #experts and industry practitioners who are tackling these ever-pressing #problems with #creative, practical solutions. These experts will discuss solutions related to rethinking disaster recovery, new materials to drive a circular economy, #climate adapted businesses, as well as ways our cultural institutions are addressing the climate crisis. Joining Mona on the panel for this discussion will be Professor Elizabeth Mossop, Creative Industries Strategic Lead and Academic Director, Northern Rivings Living Lab, UTS, Associate Professor Stefan Lie, PhD, Co-Director, Material Ecologies Design Lab, UTS, Dr Unnikrishnan Kuzhiumparambil, Senior Research Fellow, Climate Change Cluster (C3), UTS, Dr Jenny Newell, Curator for Climate Change, Climate Solutions Centre, Australian Museum and Carmel Reyes, Climate Action and Sustainability Manager, Powerhouse. #climatechange #sustainability #circulareconomy #emissiontargets #climateaction #disasterrecovery #climatecrisis

A long-term integrated approach is crucial in securing a better future for everyone. https://lnkd.in/egH8yZM3

It's good to have sources to cite when trying to fight misconceptions. So here's a new one for your back pocket. "Dense, compact urban areas, with built-up downtowns and fewer roads have lower per capita carbon emissions. Doubling the population density of an urban area is associated with 40-50% less CO2 per capita. This conflicts with a popular sentiment that urban areas are harmful to the environment." Findings like this are part of what keeps me engaged in urban planning and the nexus of land use and transportation. Let's improve our climate outlook, one planning process at a time.