Science Week 2012: Cities and Sustainability

The aim of this round table is to discuss the concept "sustainability" in connection with a specific aspect: cities as population centers with a high impact in their surroundings. Debate will be encouraged and we will discuss solutions to this issue from a social and technological perspective.

After the first block of presentation, there will be a debate with the participants and the audience.

Initial conclusions of the table are available in this document. Following this link you can take part in its evolution, by commenting or re-elaborating it. All the presentations are downloadable in this link.

Panelists:

- Javier Esquillor, from Medialab-Prado's City and Commons group, Madrid [download pdf]
- Rafael Córdoba, Ecologistas en Acción [download pdf]
- Mariano Vázquez Espí, Grupo Investigación UPM, Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Sostenibilidad
- Iván Villarrubia, En bici por Madrid
- Jorge Romea, técnico del Área de Medioambiente y Movilidad del Ayuntamiento de Rivas Vaciamadrid

Check out the complete documentation for this roundtable