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Item type: Item , Evaluating the environmental and systemic viability of SCRAP for textile waste management in Catalonia(2025) Conde Mendoza, Paula; De Jong, Pepita IsabellaAquest estudi avalua la viabilitat ambiental i sistèmica del sistema de gestió de residus tèxtils SCRAP (Sistema Col·lectiu de Responsabilitat Ampliada del Productor) coordinat per RE-VISTE a Catalunya. D'acord amb la Directiva 2008/98/CE de la UE i la Llei 7/2022 d'Espanya, SCRAP té com a objectiu promoure la responsabilitat ampliada del productor per a la circularitat tèxtil. La recerca adopta una lent multidimensional per avaluar l'impacte ambiental dels sistemes i el paper crucial dels stakeholders. Es va dur a terme una Anàlisi del Cicle de Vida per simular diversos escenaris d'implementació. Els resultats mostren que augmentar la recollida selectiva de residus tèxtils (STW) redueix substancialment els impactes climatics, fins a un 75% de reduccions de CO₂- eq en escenaris d'alta recollida. Un model d'infraestructura descentralitzada basanse en les vegueria supera constantment les alternatives provincials a causa de la reducció de les emissions del transport. No obstant això, els residus tèxtils recollits no selectivament (UTW), que encara dominen, continuen sent la principal càrrega ambiental, i abordar-los requereix canvis de comportament del consumidors. Els grups de debat van revelar que els ciutadans no tenen clar quines peces de roba es poden reciclar, sovint exclouen la roba danyada i desconfien del destí dels tèxtils recollits. Per altre banda, la participació de les empreses ha d'anar més enllà del compliment normatiu per invertir en ecodisseny i materials reciclables. La participació de MANGO il·lustra un compromís prometedor però encara parcial. L'estudi conclou que SCRAP té un fort potencial d'implementació, però el seu èxit depèn de la millora de la infraestructura de recollida, les campanyes de sensibilització i l'adaptació del disseny per part de les empreses. Les limitacions metodològiques, com ara l'exclusió dels impactes de la reutilització/reciclatge i l'absència de comparacions de referència, destaquen àrees per a futures investigacions.Item type: Item , The UN’s sustainable development goals 3 and 5 in the United States of America: access to culturally competent healthcare for Arab Muslim women in the US: an intersectional approach(2025-05-30) Bianchi i Peracaula, JúliaThis dissertation investigates the barriers to accessing quality, culturally competent healthcare for Arab Muslim women in the United States. Positioned at the intersection of ethnicity, religion, and gender, these women face unique challenges shaped by both internal factors, such as cultural and religious norms, modesty concerns, and familial roles, and external factors, including Islamophobia, discrimination, sexism, and systemic gaps in healthcare provision. The United States is a pluralistic nation where various cultures coexist; however, disparities persist among them. The increasing Muslim population in the United States necessitates a nuanced understanding of their healthcare needs, particularly among subgroups like Arab Muslim women facing unique challenges. They remain underrepresented in health research and invisible in national data sets. Employing intersectionality and cultural competence frameworks, the study analyzes how overlapping systems of oppression exacerbate health disparities for this demographic. The work is situated within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and SDG 5 (Gender Equality), and critically evaluates the United States' progress in meeting these goals. Through a review of literature, analysis of policy, and incorporation of expert insights, the research reveals significant shortcomings in the U.S. healthcare system and highlights the urgent need for culturally sensitive and gendered interventions. Questions of health are inseparable from questions of culture and gender when it comes to successfully implementing the right policies; hence, it is imperative to evaluate them together within the framework of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and its principle of “Leave No One Behind”. Addressing the specific needs of Arab Muslim women is essential for promoting genuine health and gender equity and ensuring that, indeed, no one is left behind in the quest for universal access to quality healthcare.Item type: Item , The UN’s sustainable development goal 17 in France: on economic growth and the implications of the CFA franc zone(2025) Piqué Marcos, NoaThe present study examines the idiosyncrasies of both the political and economic relationship between the state of France and the West African countries within the CFA franc zone. The CFA franc zone is an economic and monetary area built on a fixed exchange rate to France’s Euro, granting it control over CFA franc member nations’ monetary policies. Focusing on Sustainable Development Goal 17 (SDG 17) – and with particular attention to targets 17.3, 17.4, and 17.11 – the following research aims to assess how this arrangement influences the possibilities for achieving member states’ sustainable development. Findings illustrate how the four main constraints of the system hinder CFA franc zone member states’ possibilities of economic growth. Consequently, any effort of French financial aid is ineffective insofar as the inherent conditions do not allow West African member states to develop on their own. The status quo ante helps understand the current setting, given that the CFA franc zone echoes the colonial continuity of France in the region. Emerging tertiary powers that have offset the classic colonial dependencies beg the question of whether there will be a significant shift in the CFA franc zone relationships. Gained consciousness of the issue has prompted the emergence of alternatives, most notably the ECOWAS project, although success is still premature. Full decision-making power should be completely vested in the CFA franc member states, allowing them to determine the most suitable course for their economic agreements, and, by extension, their development paths.Item type: Item , Llogateres sense llar: anàlisi dels efectes de l’alienació residencial sobre la qualitat de vida de la joventut precaritzada a Barcelona(2025-06-09) Carmona Planells, JoanAquest treball analitza els efectes de l’alienació residencial sobre la qualitat de vida de la joventut precaritzada a Barcelona, entesa com una desconnexió econòmica, simbòlica i relacional amb l’espai habitat. A partir d’un marc teòric que combina aportacions de Marx, Federici, Harvey, Lefebvre, Giddens i Madden & Marcuse, s’explora com la financiarització de l’habitatge, la mercantilització de la llar i la precarietat contractual erosionen l’estabilitat emocional, la intimitat i la capacitat de projectar futur. Mitjançant una metodologia qualitativa basada en entrevistes en profunditat i codificació temàtica, s’identifiquen formes d’alienació econòmica (treballar només per pagar una habitació), simbòlica (no sentir l’espai com a propi), emocional (fragilitat del vincle amb l’habitatge) i interseccional. Els resultats mostren que molts joves viuen amb sostre però sense llar, atrapats en una estructura urbana que imposa provisionalitat, control i desarrelament. Es conclou que cal reconèixer l’alienació residencial com una forma de violència estructural i reivindicar l’habitatge com a dret subjectiu vinculat a la vida digna, l’arrelament i la seguretat ontològica.Item type: Item , Towards a sustainable and just development: analyzing the coherence of climate change adaptation policies and social protection in Catalonia(2024-09) García Fá, CarolinaThe world is currently facing a climate crisis that disproportionately impacts at-risk populations. This leads to an increase in poverty levels and, consequently, it affects the economic and social development of societies. Despite numerous public policy efforts, scientific evidence suggests that progress has been insufficient. Developing climate change adaptation policies that align with social protection systems and incorporating climate risks in social programs emerges a long-term intersectoral approach to address the impacts caused by climate change, and thus, building just and sustainable societies. Through a regulatory review methodology, this study analyzes whether there is coherence between climate change adaptation policies and social protection in Catalonia with the aim of safeguarding human health. Even though Catalonia has made considerable efforts in linking climate change and health policies in recent years, the findings of this paper indicates that the integration of social protection in climate adaptation policies could be further strengthen.Item type: Item , The UN’s sustainable development goal 16 in Sweden: the European Union’s twin transitions’ Impacts on Sami reindeer herders’ land rights(2024) Niño Sánchez, PaulaThe recently published Critical Raw Materials Act as a regulation of the European Union fails to safeguard the land rights of Sami Reindeer Herders since it does not provide for enforcing mechanisms to ensure their participation as stakeholders within the negotiation of permit concession for new mining projects. The Critical Raw Materials Act pushes for a significant reduction in the period for permit obtention to initiate new mining projects when these are considered strategic. This regulation is part of the European Green Deal linked to the Twin Transitions (green and digital) towards a more sustainable European Union. These Twin Transitions require the securitisation and increased availability of certain materials labelled as Critical Raw Materials; thus, the regulation aims to increase the domestic extraction and processing of these materials. The competition for land use between the Swedish State and Sami Reindeer Herders has been on the rise for a long time through an unequal balancing of powers, leading to colonising processes by the Swedish State. Through the approval of the Critical Raw Materials Act, continued oppression towards the marginalised community is enacted, understood as modern coloniality. However, the incorporation of the European Union as a legislator on the issue opens the door for further debate on its role in the protection of Indigenous Rights, as a supranational legislator with direct effects on domestic grounds.Item type: Item , Les migracions mediambientals al Mediterrani: el futur dels desplaçaments climàtics: anàlisi del rol del canvi climàtic en els desplaçaments interns de població(2024) Soriano Álvarez, NúriaEls efectes del canvi climàtic, com són l’augment de les temperatures, les onades de calor, la sequera, i les tempestes sobtades, entre d’altres, són efectes progressius que, cada any amb major freqüència, podem identificar i percebre en el nostre dia a dia. Si bé les evidències de l’escalfament global i la consegüent modificació dels patrons mediambientals són clares, no hi ha cap acord general sobre el futur impacte que aquestes modificacions poden tenir sobre els moviments migratoris de població. En aquesta recerca, es pretén trobar resposta al possible impacte del canvi climàtic en la migració, concretament, en els desplaçaments interns - més comuns que els transfronterers - més enllà de les projeccions catastròfiques de moviments massius provocats per desastres climàtics. La zona concreta d’estudi és la regió del Mediterrani. Així doncs, a partir de l’anàlisi qualitativa de quatre principals informes internacionals sobre migració i canvi climàtic, així com a partir de les dades de desplaçaments interns de l’IDMC, s’analitza fins a quin punt els factors mediambientals poden motivar desplaçaments interns de població al Mediterrani. Amb aquesta anàlisi, s’identifica la complexitat dels desplaçaments interns degut a la seva naturalesa multicausal i la interdependència del clima amb els factors socioeconòmics i demogràfics, així com la influència de la vulnerabilitat i la capacitat d’adaptació de les comunitats i famílies sobre la decisió de migrar.Item type: Item , Greenwashing in the sustainable finance sector in the European Union: scope of the problem and possible solutions for the green energy transition(2024) Torres Collantes, AlexIn recent years, we have seen how rising global temperatures and increasing inequalities progressively darken our perspective of the future. From human-made climate change to human-made unfairness, the solution to these many challenges does not seem simple. The growing interest by investors for ESG funds, such as those financing new renewable energy projects and technologies, seems to indicate a growing collective will for finding a solution to these problems. However, greenwashing, or the act of lying about one’s own ESG performance, seems to be dampening these efforts on all levels of our society. The present study will seek to analyse the problem of greenwashing in the sustainable finance sector in the European Union, both qualitatively and quantitatively, in order to establish harmonised policy proposals both for public and private market actors that offer an effective solution to this challenge and its effects on the green energy transition.Item type: Item , Cultura de la reparación en las organizaciones: la incorporación de las prácticas restaurativas en la gestión de casos de violencia(2023) Bosch i Bonacasa, Marc; Muñoz Pego, Marina; Tió Peig, NúriaPropósito: El objetivo de la presente investigación, es identificar cómo las prácticas restaurativas pueden contribuir al cuidado de las víctimas y a la reparación de las relaciones dañadas por situaciones de explotación, abuso, acoso sexual y otros comportamientos no deseados en las organizaciones que asisten a poblaciones vulnerables. Las consecuencias de este tipo de conductas en el seno de las organizaciones constituyen un problema crítico que aún no se ha abordado a fondo en la literatura de gestión. Diseño/metodología/enfoque: Se revisa la literatura sobre justicia y prácticas restaurativas y se desarrollan entrevistas y grupos focales con mediadores, responsables de Recursos Humanos y referentes de salvaguarda de varias organizaciones internacionales para revisar de forma crítica el modelo actual de gestión de denuncias por comportamientos no deseados. Hallazgos: La investigación confirma que las denuncias por explotación, acoso, abuso sexual y otros comportamientos no deseados que llegan a los canales oficiales de denuncia de las organizaciones, pueden gestionarse a través de protocolos que incorporen el paradigma de las prácticas restaurativas para que la persona sobreviviente esté en el centro del proceso. El proceso restaurativo para reparar el daño, restaurar las relaciones en el seno de la organización y facilitar la reintegración segura del ofensor, se puede llevar a cabo cuando existan las condiciones de voluntariedad de participación de todas las partes y exista reconocimiento de responsabilidad del ofensor. Originalidad/valor: En base al análisis desarrollado a lo largo de la presente investigación, hemos desarrollado un algoritmo para la gestión de denuncias por explotación, acoso, abuso sexual y otros comportamientos no deseados, que incluye el abordaje centrado en la víctima a través de las prácticas restaurativas y que puede ser extrapolable a otros ámbitos como universidades, hospitales, la administración pública o las empresas. La incorporación de las prácticas restaurativas en las organizaciones puede considerarse como un indicador del compromiso de las organizaciones hacia una cultura de la reparación, que promueva la agencia, el empoderamiento, la cura, el crecimiento, la interdependencia, la confianza, el respeto, la empatía, la colaboración, la comunicación y el aprendizaje de sus integrantes.Item type: Item , The temporalisation of global climate change discourse: a critical analysis of temporality and climate justice in COP26 and COP27(2023) Marín Morcillo, ClaudiaGlobal climate change discourse is currently dominated by a linear temporality, reflected in future-oriented climate action, and an eschatological temporality, associated with a discourse of climate urgency. However, climate change is a phenomenon unfolding with uneven severity across the world, which poses the question of which countries are most climate-vulnerable. This thesis investigates how linear and eschatological temporalities influence states’ perceptions of and responses to climate change, and how these temporal approaches relate to states’ political priorities. Furthermore, I focus on how states’ temporal framings of climate change intersect with their position in the distribution of climate impacts. To do this, I adopt a sociological approach to the study of time, examining the concepts of linear and eschatological temporalities, together with climate justice and the most prevalent contemporary discourses on climate change. Moreover, I develop a model of critical discourse analysis to assess 14 speeches from five international actors delivered during the 26th and 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties. The findings indicate that states who are less climate-vulnerable (e.g., US, EU) perceive climate change as an imminent threat and put forward future-oriented climate policies reproducing a linear temporality. Second, especially vulnerable states who prioritise socioeconomic development (e.g., African Group, G77 + China), view climate change as an ongoing eschaton and respond through climate finance demands that mobilise a linear temporality. Lastly, the most climate-vulnerable states (e.g., SIDS) perceive climate change as an ongoing apocalypse, thus prioritising adaptation and demanding climate justice through an eschatological temporality.Item type: Item , CarbonSavings: a blockchain-powered move-to-earn app for citizen’s awareness on greenhouse gas emissions(2023) Xiang Vico, Hong-mingMove-to-earn (M2E) is a blockchain-based business model that promotes physical activity through a mobile phone application in exchange for earning digital assets rewards. In this project, the sustainable potential of the model is explored to reduce the impact of transportation emissions in cities, which contributes to increasing the global climate change problem. Our solution proposes the development of a M2E application, called CarbonSavings, embedding a carbon footprint algorithm. Its aim is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by individuals and to promote sustainable mobility behaviors while educating users about their carbon footprint impact. The project begins with a market exploration to analyze existing applications and continues with literature research to identify state-of-the-art methods for calculating GHG emissions. The outcomes are used to design a proof-of-concept application with native cryptocurrency rewards, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), or leaderboards as gaming features. The M2E model is implemented to motivate users to use sustainable transportation such as walking or biking over high-emission alternatives like driving private vehicles. Inside the application, users can set their personal goals, track their progress and rewards, or follow their mitigation footprint, by means of the designed algorithm, among other functionalities. The proof-of-concept is developed using Android native development with Kotlin programming language and Jetpack Compose. The blockchain layer is built on the Ethereum blockchain, using Solidity Smart Contracts for business logic. Moreover, a complementary landing page with an open-source carbon footprint calculator is deployed to raise user awareness and promote the application's usage. Finally, Barcelona City has been selected to scope the proof-of-concept, serving as a teaser to showcase the project’s capabilities targeting real users. The results of this project have the potential to contribute to Sustainable Development Goals #11 and #13 from the United Nations 2030 Agenda and empower individuals to take action against climate change, aligned with the Planetary Wellbeing program of the UPF.Item type: Item , Responsabilitat civil extracontractual per danys mediambientals produïts a tercers països: Europa jutjant multinacionals(2023-05-24) Montserrat i Miracle, RafelL’objecte del present treball consisteix a analitzar la responsabilitat civil extracontractual d’empreses multinacionals per danys mediambientals causats a tercers països. L’estudi es realitza des de la perspectiva europea: veure si és possible dur als tribunals nacionals europeus empreses multinacionals que tenen la matriu establerta a Europa mentre que una filial, a l’Àfrica, realitza una acció que causa danys al medi ambient. En l’apartat teòric s’analitzen els articles de competència judicial internacional continguts en el Reglament (UE) 1215/2012, del 12 de desembre de 2012, relatiu a la competència judicial, el reconeixement i l’execució de resolucions judicials en matèria civil i mercantil. A continuació, en la part pràctica, s’estudien en profunditat tres casos de referència: Akpan v Shell (Països Baixos, 2013), Vedanta v Lungowe (Regne Unit, 2019) i Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell (Regne Unit, 2021). Amb aquestes sentències es mirarà d’entendre com es conforma una nova línia jurisprudencial europea que aconsegueix superar les fronteres estatals i que les empreses multinacionals (matriu i filial) hagin de retre comptes davant dels tribunals europeus per una acció que ha succeït en territori estranger.Item type: Item , La salut planetària com a eix transversal en les assignatures del màster en Salut pública UPF-UAB: modalitat disseny d'intervenció(2023) Llimós Fernández, MireiaLa crisi climàtica i ambiental global implica reptes existencials sense precedents per a la humanitat. L'Organització Mundial de la Salut alerta que el canvi climàtic serà la propera gran crisi de salut pública d'aquest segle. Com a resposta a aquesta situació, l’any 2018 la Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) va posar en marxa una iniciativa sobre Benestar Planetari amb l’objectiu d'adaptar l'aprenentatge als nous reptes globals. En aquest context, l’any 2021 sorgeix una iniciativa al Màster en Salut Pública UPF-UAB per tal que la salut planetària i els Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible (ODS) esdevinguin eixos transversals del programa. La primera fase d’aquest projecte es va realitzar el curs 2021-2022 i va consistir en la revisió de les guies docents de les assignatures del màster per detectar la presència de determinades paraules clau, utilitzant-les com a indicador de quines cobrien temàtiques relacionades amb salut planetària i ODS. Vam detectar que un 56% de les assignatures no incloïen cap paraula clau i davant d’aquesta situació, hem dissenyat i implementat aquesta intervenció per incrementar la presència de continguts relacionats amb salut planetària en les assignatures del màster. A partir d’aquesta intervenció hem detectat un augment significatiu de la presència de continguts relacionats amb salut planetària en les assignatures que han format part de la prova pilot realitzada aquest curs 2022-2023. Amb la seva implementació esperem millorar els continguts docents del programa, però també esdevenir referents en la incorporació de la salut planetària com a eix transversal en la formació de postgrau en salut pública.Item type: Item , Climate change communication: evolution, frames and the movable middle(2023) Sánchez García, Jessica del CarmenClimate change is humanity’s most pressing issue and it has been confirmed as such by extensive scientific evidence. Climate change communication plays a key role in addressing its complexity, explaining the state of affairs, and effectively engaging the public to partake in climate action. The present work explores the evolution of climate change communication and the intersection of science communication and policymaking. It also examines various climate change framings used in communications and reflects upon them using social science theories. Research suggests that the usage of certain frames could be ineffective in engaging audiences and may even lead to unintended consequences. Therefore, the present work aims to encourage communicators to carefully select appropriate framings and provides forward-looking recommendations for communicating the climate crisis and promoting climate action among the movable middle.Item type: Item , Enforcing carbon majors’ liability for climate change: a comparative study of tort law based climate litigation in the Netherlands and Spain(2022-08-21) Portela Giráldez, IgnacioCarbon Majors are the main global contributors to climate change, and yet, seldom have their environmental liability been enforced by the Judiciary. The lack of specific legal provisions regarding climate change has hindered any progress in this regard. The Hague District Court ruled in the Milieudefensie case, based on tort law, that Royal Dutch Shell had breached its Duty of Care and human rights obligations towards Dutch citizens, as it had failed to curb Greenhouse Gas emissions. The Court assessed the scope and extent of this duty, also known as the Standard of Care, according to the international commitments of the Netherlands. This Standard of Care acts as an ‘open-ended norm’ that introduces international and soft-law instruments into any legal system, and as such, has the potential to be replicated in other legal systems that allow such ‘open-ended norm’. This research aims to provide that a similar ruling could be replicated in Spain against a Carbon Major, following the legal findings and guidelines of Milieudefensie.Item type: Item , Ambient air pollution, urban green space and childhood overweight and obesity: a health impact assessment for Barcelona, Spain(2022) Rigau Sabadell, MarionaBackground: Recent studies have shown that high levels of air pollution and lack of urban green spaces (UGS) have an impact on childhood overweight/ obesity, but, to our knowledge, no study has evaluated the attributable burden of multiple air pollutants (PM2.5 (Particular matter 2.5 μm) and NO2 ) and urban green spaces (NDVI and % GA) on childhood overweight/obesity, and this is first study that includes both pollutants. The aim of this study is to estimate the attributable cases of childhood overweight/obesity due to ambient air pollution and UGS in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Methods: We applied a quantitative Health Impact Assessment (HIA) approach. We assessed exposure to air pollution particulate matter of 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) using a use regression model and two UGS proxies: the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and the percentage of green area (%GA). Four ideal scenarios were evaluated: compliance 1) with the 2006 (10 μg/m3 annual mean PM2.5, 40 μg/m3 annual mean NO2) and 2) 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines (5 μg/m3 annual mean PM2.5, 10 μg/m3 annual mean NO2 (Nitrogen Dioxide); and 3) with 0.3111 NDVI; 3) with 25% GA, from which exposure-response functions were obtained. We estimated the relative risk and population attributable fraction (PAF) for each scenario and exposure, calculated the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity and estimated the expected number of cases of childhood overweight/ obesity in Barcelona attributable to air pollution and UGS for each scenario. Results: If Barcelona's air quality policies were to meet the 2006 WHO AQGs (Air Quality Guidelines); for air pollution (scenario 1), we could prevent 736 (2.81%) annual cases of childhood obesity due to PM2.5 and 249 (0.34%) annual cases of childhood overweight/obesity due to NO2. However, complying 2021 WHO guidelines for PM2.5 and NO2 we could prevent 1,468 (5.60%) and 3,094 (4.32%) of annual cases of childhood obesity and childhood overweight/obesity, respectively. In addition, if Barcelona would increase the 25%GA and reach 0.31 units of NDVI, a total of 3,329 (4.65%) and 5,629 (7.86%) of annual cases of childhood overweight/obesity could be prevented, respectively. The attributable (and preventable) burden of childhood overweight/obesity by quintiles is higher in Q5 (most deprived) than in Q1 (least deprived). Discussion: The results indicate a large attributable burden of overweight/ obesity cases attributable to air pollution and a burden of almost twice as many cases attributed to lack of UGS (Urban Green Spaces)Item type: Item , The UN’s sustainable development goal 13 in Berlin, Germany: towards the implementation of the "sponge city" concept for climate change adaptation and mitigation(2022) Senge Nzams, TelmaThe battle against climate change is one of the key issues occupying the global agenda today. Adapting to and mitigating climate change are considered key in strategic plans to tackle climate change. In this context, adaptation refers to taking action to adjust and prepare for current and future impacts of climate change. Meanwhile, mitigation refers to preventing and reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. This dissertation posits that both terms complement each other as actions geared towards the improvement or deterioration of one strategy affect the other. Many adaptation strategies have been proposed and/or implemented as a means to cope with climate impact. These elements however ignore the component of rainwater as a crucial adaptation strategy which in this dissertation is known as the “Sponge city” concept. This study aims to analyse the effectiveness of Berlin's rainwater adaptation strategy in the face of the increasing threat of climate change. The methodological approach adopted is an analytical framework supported by data from public sources, government and private websites complemented with an interview from the Berlin government personnel Mr. Pearson. The results of this study depicts that Berlin's sponge city implementation is slow but can be improved taking into account the recommendations provided based on the limitations delaying Berlin’s transition. In the end, recommendations are offered on how Berlin could revamp its rainwater management strategies and knowledge shared in this dissertation can also be adapted to other cities.Item type: Item , Food sustainability and education in the European Union: state-of-the-art review of European Union’s public policies and degree of incorporation of food sustainability to education(2022-05) Hoyos i de la Cuesta, LaiaCurrent food systems consume a large quantity of natural resources and are responsible for environmental impacts and biodiversity loss (Mbow et al. 2019 cited SAPEA, 2020). Given the urgency to fight the climate crisis, shifting towards sustainable food systems is needed. Food sustainability aims to ensure sustainable agricultural production, food security, ensure sustainable practices throughout the production chain, promote a healthy and sustainable diet, and reduce food losses and waste (Economist Impact, 2021). The best method to achieve sustainable food systems is to make all citizens more food literate and sustainability aware. Childhood is a crucial period to develop and foster a mindset that will make children’s habits persist during their lives. Schools must integrate a comprehensive food education policy (Smith et al., 2022) that merges with sustainability dimensions. However, many western countries have not yet taken advantage of their full potential to provide consistent food-related school programs (Pérez-Rodrigo & Aranceta, 2003; as cited Sadegholvad et al., 2017). How Food Sustainability Education is understood is not universal (Smith et al., 2022), and neither there is a consistency of such term addressed within the European Union Member States. Under the European Green Deal, Europe has targeted the transition to sustainable food systems under the “Farm to Fork” strategy. European Union’s internal and external policies are trying to be aligned with the SDGs and the European Green Deal’s priorities, aiming to deliver quality and sustainability-oriented education among the Member States. Nonetheless, it is not in the Union’s prerogatives to legislate on education to promote the integration of food sustainability. Findings of this research show that the EU’s recommendations and proposals on learning for sustainability development primarily focus on environmental and climate change-related issues and lack interconnections between food education and sustainability. Results of this research propose a single food curriculum focused on Food Sustainability Education in the EU. A reference framework for the Member States would help direct education policies and incorporate food sustainability education in the respective national curriculums. Nevertheless, further investigation and research are required to support and materialize this transformation.Item type: Item , From energy consumer to energy prosumer: a sustainable project for Barcelona(2022) Puigbó i Camps, Gemma; Sierra Sánchez, Joan; Monzón Holguin, Luis; Ibáñez Torres, MeritxellIn a changing environment such as the current one, in which society is increasingly aware of the environment, while the fossil fuel energy market weakens, it is necessary to move towards an ecological transition in which solar energy plays a fundamental role. For this reason, in this study, not only a quantitative but also a qualitative analysis of the energy market and the installation of solar panels in Barcelona will be carried out - taking into account all its aspects: costs, public and private funding, taxation and subsidies, geographical location, among others - to be able to finally conclude that carrying out this type of project in Barcelona has notable advantages over carrying it out in other places.Item type: Item , Petjada alternativa(2021) Polo Dalfó, Laura; Rovira Poblet, ElisendaNota: El Jurat ha valorat el component creatiu del treball, així com la incorporació dels diferents grups d’interès que formen part d'aquest àmbit. La difusió del tractament dels residus és un tema molt rellevant, del que a vegada es desconeixen els detalls de fons i les influències existents.