Urban Mining analyses study the potential of recovering materials and resources found in buildings and constructions of a city during dismantling, demolition, or renovation processes. The city becomes, thus, a territory where mining can be used to look for and generate new resources from reusing, recycling, and up-cycling processes. In the context of the CENTRINNO […]
As part of my work in Paisaje Transversal, I have been working on the development of Local Urban Agendas in different medium size cities in Catalonia, including Esparreguera, Manresa and Cervelló, using the methodology developed by the company and based in the Spanish Urban Agenda. The Spanish Urban Agenda is a strategic document that, aligned […]
Hortaleza, a small village in the North-East of Madrid was absorbed by the expansion of the city in the 1960s. We studied the morphological changes experienced by the historic center of Hortaleza in Madrid, providing insights for local conservation policies. It was led by the urban design and planning office Paisaje Transversal and commissioned by […]
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for Amsterdam Metropolitan Region (EVA) project is a research project developed by Wageningen University & Research, commissioned by the VerDuS program Smart Urban Regions of the Future. The objective of the project is to develop approaches to determine how and where to locate electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The study is multi-scalar, […]
The cross-fertilisation of cohesion policy and spatial planning policy brief was a spin-off work of the COMPASS research project (2018), commissioned by ESPON EU. The objective of the project was to provide an authoritative comparative report on changes in territorial governance and spatial planning systems in Europe from 2000 to 2016. Findings for 32 countries […]
The Barcelona Metropolitan Housing Observatory (OHB) has several research laboratories that analyse housing trends in the metropolitan region of the city. The Renovation Lab develops research on the potential for housing renovation, including how the housing stock could be increased through renovation and retrofitting initiatives. This lab analyses cadaster and licenses data to visualise and […]
CENTRINNO is a research project focused on industrial historical sites under transformation. It will showcase the potential of these cultural landscapes to become new and inclusive hubs of entrepreneurship, manufacturing and innovation for city residents and small producers while fostering sustainability and social inclusion. The project is funded by the EU H2020 program and is […]
Research by design on alternative on-demand mobility systems. Led by 1010au and commissioned by the Province East-Flanders, Atelier OVK, Belgium. The Oost-Vlaams Kerngebied, a network of cities and municipalities around Ghent, expects a population increase by 15 to 25 percent by 2050. This research by design is part of the Atelier Oos-Vlaams Kerngebied (OVK) effort […]
Reflow is a research project that seeks to understand and transform urban material flows, co-create and test regenerative solutions at business, governance, and citizen levels to create a resilient circular economy. Funded by EU H2020, the project involves 27 European partners. Diverse approaches to circularity are tested in six pilot cities across Europe focusing on […]
The project REsource Management in Peri-urban Areas: Going Beyond Urban Metabolism was funded by the EU under a H2020 scheme. Its main objective was to provide local and regional authorities with an innovative transdisciplinary and open-source geodesign decision support environment (GDSE) developed and implemented in living labs in six metropolitan areas. The GDSE allows creating […]