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Digital and Green Transition
A special issue at DESIGNS is published as an ebook, edited by Tony Castillo-Calzadilla and Carlos Quesada-Granja. This collection of articles explores the forefront of sustainable urbanism, where city districts generate more renewable energy than they consume, and presents a blueprint for positive energy districts (PEDs), core building blocks of climate-neutral cities.
The ebook bridges theory and practice, revealing how technology, Continue reading
A new book by Nicos Komninos, forthcoming from Routledge in the Advances in Regional Science, Economics, and Policy series.
Evolving Intelligent Environments: Smart Ecosystems and Transformative Innovations in the 21st Century provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the convergence among smart ecosystems, connected intelligence, and transformative innovations, considered the foundations of intelligent environments. Continue reading
SmartGreenEcos is a European project that aims to create a Mediterranean smart ecosystem of 100 food industry businesses, fostering collective innovation, digital and green transition, and improved business competitiveness.
Smart Green Ecosystems is a new project co-designed by URENIO Research and approved by Interreg NEXT MED in the framework of Smarter Mediterranean. It aims to establish an ecosystem of 100 SMEs from four Mediterranean countries (Greece, Cyprus, Tunisia, and Jordan) to foster collaboration and support digital and green transitions. The project aligns with three EU policies: the new industrial strategy for ecosystem development, the digital, and the green transition strategies.
This URENIO Research Working Paper, authored by Anastasia Panori, presents a comprehensive framework for understanding the intellectual landscape of regional development. It provides valuable insights for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to navigate this complex and evolving field. Continue reading
As cities seek to achieve carbon neutrality, the integration of nature-based solutions (NBSs) with renewable energy sources (RESs) presents both an opportunity and a challenge, requiring an interdisciplinary approach and an innovative planning strategy. This paper published in Designs 2025, 9(3), 60, Special Issue on Positive Energy Districts, aims to explore potential ways of achieving synergies between NBSs and RESs that contribute to urban climate neutrality. Continue reading
A new open-access paper on carbon-neutral smart cities published in World Development. The paper delves into the current EU policy and strategy for advancing smart carbon–neutral development across Europe, as outlined by the EU Cities Mission, which aims to boost climate neutrality across 112 cities by 2030. Primary objective of the paper is to explore synergies between theoretical concepts and their practical application in realising smart carbon–neutral development. We examine the challenges associated with scaling up this type of development alongside the systemic changes required to achieve significant levels for mitigation and adaptation. Continue reading
