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Lines of generation and application of knowledge
Analysis and management of sustainable infrastructure and facilities
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In a worldwide context, where most of the population lives in cities, it is important to consider the quantitative and qualitative contributions that urban infrastructure and facilities make to social well-being and quality of life. In this sense, the presence of sustainable infrastructure and facilities assures the maintenance of rural and natural ecosystems and their balanced interrelationship. | Sustainable energy consumption; Development and exploitation of clean, renewable energy; Comprehensive water management; Water security; Right to water; Climate change mitigation and adaptation; Resilience to natural and technological disasters; Cities and urban development. |
Development of appropriate technology
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The a priori application of globalized, decontextualized technologies fails to consider pre-existing local factors, alters the application context, and promotes unhealthy relationships, thus deteriorating the dependence between society and environment. For this reason it is essential to project, develop and implement new technologies that respond to the social, environmental and economic realities of the setting where they are to be inserted, thus assuring enhanced and sustainable living conditions. | Sustainable energy consumption; Comprehensive water management; Water security; Right to water; Development of advanced materials; Cities and urban development. |
Efficiency in the use of natural and energy resources
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The conscious, respectful and efficient use of natural resources is a key consideration in any serious, thoroughgoing project implemented in the field of territorial and urban sustainability, because common goods are at stake. The topic of finite natural resources is addressed in terms of energy use, with an eye to offering sustainable alternatives that enhance the relationship between society, environment and economics, as well as the quality of life of those living in the territory, giving priority to the awareness, design, improvement, dissemination, and implementation of systems based on the optimization of resource use and alternative energy sources that can meet both present and future demand. | Sustainable energy consumption; Comprehensive water management; Water security; Right to water; Development and exploitation of clean, renewable energy; Climate change mitigation and adaptation; Resilience to natural and technological disasters; Development of advanced materials; Cities and urban development. |
Sustainability-based analysis and planning of the urban phenomenon
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In recent years, the growth of our cities has overwhelmed the planning of sustainable land use and urban contexts, which points to a lack of adequate public policy and participatory governance systems. Economic development, population growth, and unchecked land use, together with growing environmental concerns, force us to rethink urban planning models and to reformulate systems of urban coexistence in order to give priority to balanced interaction between natural ecosystems and population centers through planning, territorial and urban zoning, and the practice of participatory, multi-level governance. | Public-policy studies and forecasts; Cities and urban development. |