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SUMMARY:ENAC Seminar Series by Prof. C. Binder
DTSTART:20190612T090000
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. C. Binder\n09:00 – 10:00 – Prof. Claudia Binder\nHea
 d of Laboratory on Human-Environment Relations in Urban Systems\,\nSwiss 
 Mobiliar Chair for Urban Ecology and Sustainable Living\, EPFL\n\nTransiti
 on towards sustainable urban systems: the example of the energy transition
     \n\nOur world is becoming more and more urban. Already today\, 50% of 
 the world’s population lives in cities and this share is expected to kee
 p increasing. Although cities only cover 3% of Earth’s surface\, globall
 y they account for 75% of global CO2 emissions\, 75% of world’s resource
  consumption and 50% of waste production. However\, cities also generate 8
 0% of global GDP\, provide education\, and are hotspots for innovation. Th
 is ambivalent role of cities raises the following questions:\n \nWhat doe
 s sustainability mean in the context of living in a city? How can a transi
 tion towards more sustainable urban systems be conceived?\n \nAt the HERU
 S laboratory we approach these questions from three angles: first\, we ana
 lyze the metabolism of cities and how human action at individual\, group\,
  and societal level affect it. Second\, we address the question of how ind
 ividuals and groups perceive and assess urban systems\; specifically\, wha
 t is sustainable for whom? Third\, we conceptualize possible transition pa
 thways towards more sustainable urban systems. Across these themes\, we pu
 rsue an inter- and transdisciplinary approach\, specifically addressing th
 e question of how science and practice can work together to shape and prom
 ote the transitions towards sustainability.\n \nThe presentation will ill
 ustrate the abovementioned aspects by taking the example of the energy sys
 tem as one of the key constituent sub-system for the transition towards mo
 re sustainable urban systems. An important element in the transition towar
 ds a sustainable energy system is the shift from a mainly centralized\, fo
 ssil-fuel system to a more localized\, renewable one. This transition\, ho
 wever\, requires not only the development of new energy technologies but a
 lso radical\, systemic shifts in deeply held values and beliefs\, in patte
 rns of social behavior\, and in governance regimes. We present results of 
 an integrative analysis of the energy transition. We show (i) how institut
 ional development and infrastructure development co-evolve\; (ii) scenario
 s of the energy demand in the housing sector\; and (iii) the determinants 
 affecting household decision making and consequently energy demand in the 
 housing sector. Finally\, some implications for future research on transit
 ions of urban systems are drawn.
LOCATION:CM 1 4 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CM%201%204
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