PhD Summer School 2015: Design for Adaptation. Resilient Urban Communities.

Register now before 1 July 2015 and take the chance to learn all about resilient urban communities!

This two-week intensive programme revolves around the challenge of adaptation towards climate change that urban communities face. Revolving around the strategic challenge to increase the capacity of society, cities and infrastructure to be able to adapt to climate change, the Bologna region with its built and natural environment will serve as an example to assess the issues. It is up to you to come up with creative solutions for the cities’ adaptation issues!

Designing resilient urban communities

This summer school offers a learning-by-experiencing approach to design for adaptation in the context of urban communities. On the basis of case studies revolving around the Bologna region, you will learn how to use a range of tools and methods and how to develop adaptation services and solutions for urban contexts, with a specific focus on UHI, water management, extreme events and hydro-geological risks. Students will engage in the creation of collaborative, multi-perspective, cross-disciplinary approaches for designing innovative and creative ideas and solutions in order to boost effective adaptation actions.

Highlights

While the main venue of the summer school will be in the historical centre of Bologna, during the two week our group of students will go on interesting excursions: The Pilastro District and the river Reno areas represents two different urban environments with specific challenges which can have an impact on the whole city. Representatives of the Municipality and main local stakeholders (public and private) will accompany you in discovering the key issues and opportunities.

During the summer school other trips within the city will give you wider knowledge of the city: how modern architectures and approaches deal with historical heritage, the long history and relationship between Bologna and the water and its impact in economic and social city life.

Contact

In case of any questions concerning this PhD Summer school, feel free to contact Paola Valandro via paola.valandro@climate-kic.org

In case of any questions concerning the contents of this PhD Summer school, please contact Jacopo Gaspari via jacopo.gaspari@unibo.it

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