Sustainable development

 

The year of the “new circularit

 

Carmen Gómez-Cotta

Recent geopolitical developments have represented a major stimulus for the European Union to develop a new Circular Economy Act. The aim is to achieve strategic energy sovereignty and climate neutrality by 2050. The key to this new economic circularity involves, among other things, transforming waste into secondary raw materials. Let’s take a look at the core themes behind this aim.

Construction and urban development

From cities that discriminate to cities for everyone: inclusive urban planning

By Yolanda G. Menéndez

Design of cities and towns is a powerful tool when used to exclude certain groups of people. Introducing inclusive urban planning… to correct past wrongs.