The mid-term evaluation of the Interdisciplinary Thematic Institutes (ITI) of the University of Strasbourg has approved the renewal of support for 13 existing ITIs and has labeled two new projects, including the SustainabilITI, led by the Federation for Research in Environment and Sustainability of Strasbourg (FERED).
SustainabilITI focuses on the sustainability of hydrosystems and urban socio-ecosystems. It will receive funding as part of the Sens§us program "Strategic Engagement for Students, Sustainable Development, and Society at the University of Strasbourg" under France 2030. The transition from a federation to an ITI marks a significant step for the FERED community, illustrating our community’s commitment to promoting interdisciplinary research and education in sustainability, strengthening the link between education and research, and fostering interdisciplinarity to address the scientific and societal challenges of the 21st century. Dedicated to research and education in sustainability, the ITI, led by EOST, leverages the diversity and complementarity of its entities (8 UMRs and 11 components) and its 115 members.
SustainabilITI aims to understand, co-create, experiment with, and disseminate innovative concepts and approaches for the socio-ecological transformation of water and urban systems. This program will explore the dynamics of socio-ecosystems in response to climatic and anthropogenic challenges at the heart of societal and territorial transitions. SustainabilITI operates within seven "LivingLabs" integrated into international networks and involving local authorities and public and private stakeholders. Built around six scientific challenges, the ITI will develop transdisciplinary methods and tools for research and education, introducing new concepts and establishing scenarios to address the complexity of socio-hydrosystems and urban socio-ecosystems, as well as their governance. Furthermore, it will create new integrative tools to support management and decision-making.
The overall vision of SustainabilITI is to consolidate its expertise and initiatives in research and education on the sustainability of continental waters at the international level, such as the 'Continental Water Sustainability' Master's program led by EOST, and urban sustainability, aiming to establish itself as a world-renowned Institute of Sustainability.
