FERED was recently approached by Rémi Barillon to define scientific priorities for the upcoming development of a Programmes and Exploratory Research Priority Equipment (PEPR) in the field of 'Sustainable City': the PEPR Transform, particularly focusing on the strategy 'solutions for sustainable cities and innovative buildings.' This program is being co-developed by ZAEU-FERED.
The selected themes are as follows:
- Reflective and Shared Approaches to Scientific Research on Sustainable Citiies: Think and organize transdisciplinarity collectively on sustainable cities, i.e., articulation of scientific disciplines + integration of knowledge and experiences from various societal actors.
- Sustainable Urban Metabolism: Understand, quantify, and sustainably manage the flows and cycles of energy (production-consumption-recycling), water, and materials (food and waste, pollutants, construction materials, etc.), at different levels of organization (urban, regional).
- Urban Resilience to Global Changes: Plan (multi-species meeting areas, heat island prevention, etc.), design (adapted architecture and urban planning, (re-)connection with water and nature), and promote (resilient urban culture, suitable renovation, etc.).
- Inclusive and Shared Urban Governance: Adaptive, transdisciplinary, focused on reducing socio-environmental inequalities: What responses to fundamental rights, including the right to a healthy environment and sustainable food?