Descripción del proyecto
Las ciudades inteligentes como ejemplo de desarrollo sostenible
Existe una brecha entre la sostenibilidad medioambiental y la investigación y la práctica en el ámbito de las ciudades inteligentes. Por ejemplo, en los proyectos de ciudades inteligentes no se ha evaluado el impacto ambiental de sus estrategias. Para colmar esta brecha de conocimientos, el equipo del proyecto financiado con fondos europeos ARTEMIS explorará cómo la ciudad inteligente puede mejorar el rendimiento medioambiental de los sistemas urbanos. Los hallazgos proporcionarán información nueva sobre los aspectos esenciales de las estrategias de las ciudades inteligentes que pueden reducir eficazmente el impacto ambiental. En concreto, en el proyecto se desarrollará un marco integrado que combina el metabolismo urbano y la evaluación del ciclo de vida para estimar cómo las estrategias aplicadas en dos proyectos de ciudades inteligentes (Lisboa, en Portugal, y Trento, en Italia) financiados con fondos europeos han afectado a un amplio conjunto de impactos ambientales asociados a los sistemas urbanos.
Objetivo
The smart city concept has received increased attention from researchers and decision-makers across the EU. However, there is a gap between smart city research & practice, and environmental sustainability: to date, smart city projects have not adequately assessed the environmental impacts of their strategies, which remain largely unknown. Research is needed to provide empirical evidence, advanced tools and metrics that can support the design, implementation and evaluation of smart city strategies to improve urban environmental sustainability.
RESEARCH GOALS
ARTEMIS will investigate whether and how the smart city can improve the environmental performance of urban systems. The research aims to provide insight on key aspects in smart city strategies that can effectively reduce environmental impacts; a novel environmental impact assessment framework to support decision-making in smart city projects; and improved key performance indicators (KPIs) on environmental sustainability and circularity for smart cities.
ACHIEVING THE GOALS
ARTEMIS will develop an integrated framework coupling urban metabolism and life-cycle assessment, to estimate how strategies implemented in two EU-funded smart city projects (in Lisbon, Portugal, and Trento, Italy) have affected a wide set of environmental impacts, associated with urban systems. Drawing on the framework and results, KPIs will be provided to evaluate environmental sustainability in smart cities. The framework, recommendations and KPIs will be replicable across EU cities.
RELEVANCE TO THE WORK PROGRAMME
ARTEMIS will support the EU’s vision for smart cities and its aim of becoming a role model in sustainable development. My expertise in environmental impact assessment and the supervisor’s in smart cities bond effectively to pursue the research plan. The fellowship is a unique opportunity for me to obtain enhanced knowledge and skills on the development of environmental assessment tools and metrics for smart cities.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinador
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