Explores urban sustainability assessment, focusing on decision-making for sustainable cities through approaches, solution spaces, and indicator selection.
Explores the historical evolution of sustainability and human impact on nature, emphasizing the importance of integrating social and environmental considerations in sustainability efforts.
Covers the transition from sustainable development to planetary boundaries, exploring weak and strong sustainability concepts, international agendas, and global socio-economic trends.
Delves into the historical evolution of urban spaces and the profession of landscape architecture, emphasizing the balance between urban development and environmental sustainability.
Analyzes urban planning in African cities, focusing on sustainable development, land use, environmental challenges, transportation issues, poverty, and the need for a more people-centered approach.
Examines the relationship between climate change events and underlying trends, emphasizing the importance of understanding system structures and feedback loops.
Delves into efficiency, decoupling, and environmental impact assessment, highlighting the complexities of balancing economic growth and environmental sustainability.
Covers the integration of sustainability into the EPFL curriculum and available opportunities for students to enhance their environmental responsibility skills.
By Prof. Andrea Rinaldo examines Venice's future in the face of climate change and the urgent need for international collaboration to address the impending challenges.