SSBL_2019

URBAN TRANSITION: District regeneration decarbonising supply chains (Bologna - Lisbon)

Areas: Climate & energy challenges Urban design

Project code:TC_4.1.2_190407_P125 -1C

Programme: Climate KIC Catapult programme 2019

Call: Climate KIC Catapult programme 2019

Developed under the umbrella of the Urban Transition Theme and financed by EIT under the Climate KIC Catapult programme, the project explores the transition of two different urban environments in Bologna and Amsterdam potentially impacting on the city as a whole system: the Bolognina neighbourhood in Bologna and Water city development in Lisbon Almada. The project follows the typical Climate KIC research environment mixing academic research methodology with market-oriented solutions. The main outcome of the programme is the organisation of an international summer school involving both PhDs and professionals from cross-related disciplines and creating tailored solutions within the proposed real-life city challenges. The programme was joined by people from countries throughout the world – Brazil, India, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Slovakia, Thailand, USA and Venezuela – creating a very intercultural work environment dealing with Urban Transitions and Urban Regeneration topics. During the programme, participants worked in small, interdisciplinary design teams to develop innovative solutions for lighthouse projects in strategic areas, applying collaborative, multi-perspective, cross-disciplinary approaches to design unconventional and creative ideas and solutions, to boost effective actions in the urban setting closely cooperating with international experts, researchers of the University of Bologna, municipality and district representatives, local stakeholders and citizen associations.

Project duration

01.2019 – 12.2019

Department scientific supervisor

Jacopo GASPARI (Dipartimento di Architettura DA)

Coordinator

Dipartimento di Architettura DA (Jacopo GASPARI)

Partnership

University of Bologna – Department of Architecture

City of Bologna

Foundation for Urban Innovation

Foundation Alma Mater (FAM)

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Faculty of Science and Technology (FCT/UNL)