The Importance of Being Carbon Neutral
University of Siena (UNISI) What does it mean to be “carbon neutral”? A product, a process, a territory, are carbon neutral when they are in a condition of net greenhouse gas emissions equal to zero: the overall emissions are balanced by the removal of CO2 by the green areas within the system under consideration. In …. Read More
Place-Making – Planning, Design and Management of Public Spaces
University of Roma Tre Generally speaking, place-making typical to the Italian urban design practice proves a most relevant part of the current reflection on cityscape, affecting the rules and codes of its composition and shaping insiders’ and outsiders’ perceptions. In Italy, such reflection has been especially relevant in historic centers, since the country hosts a …. Read More
2nd City Decarbonisation Itinerant Workshop: Rome, Italy (1st – 5th March 2021)
The 2nd City Decarbonisation Itinerant Workshop was organized by the University of Roma Tre as a virtual 5-days’ workshop, in compliance with the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The workshop was carried out between the 1st and the 5th of March and it involved 24 HE students of different levels and backgrounds. Similarly to …. Read More
Launch of the CITY MINDED 2nd City Decarbonisation Workshop
Università Roma Tre is hosting the 2nd City Decarbonisation Workshop within the framework of the Erasmus+ project City Minded. Web-based workshops addressed to university students are being organised between today Monday 1st March and Friday 5th March 2021. The workshop is focusing on Torrino Mezzocammino, a recently built neighbourhood in the southern outskirts of Rome. …. Read More
An Urban Decarbonisation Roadmap – Ravacciano neighbourhood: Results from the 1st City Decarbonisation Itinerant Workshop
The 1st City Decarbonisation Itinerant Workshop was organised by the University of Siena (UNISI) between the 23rd and 27th November 2020. The 5-days’ workshop, which was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, brought together project partners, students and local stakeholders in order to address common onsite challenges and define collaborative urban decarbonisation roadmaps for …. Read More
CITY MINDED First City Decarbonisation Workshop
Università degli Studi di Siena is hosting the 1st City Decarbonisation Workshop. Daily web-based seminars addressed to first year students of the Master Course in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Sustainability are being organised between today Monday 23rd and Friday 27th November 2020. Different topics shall be presented during the seminars, including: Presentation of the City of …. Read More
CITY MINDED First Steering Committee Meeting and Teachers Training Workshop
The CITY MINDED partnership organised the first meeting of the Steering Committee and the Teachers Training Workshop between the 6 and 8 July. The consortium brings together 5 European partners: IRENA – Istrian Regional Energy Agency (Croatia), Universita` degli Studi di Siena (Italy), Universita` degli Studi Roma Tre (Italy), Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Spain), MIEMA …. Read More
