Barcelona (área metropolitana)

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This project will deal with economic and social aspects such as creation of jobs, economic activity, mobility, access to housing, security, relationship between the airport's activity and the right to the city. This project focuses on the land-side areas of airports, especially those areas outside of the airport perimeter that might include: economic areas, open spaces, local communities, transport related infrastructure... These transition areas are often disconnected and fragmented but are also key for local and regional development due to its potential to foster many activities and to enable economic growth.

The Governance in the energy transition towards a low carbon society in metropolitan areas (Metropolis Energy GovernAnce or MEGA) aims to exchange knowledge on how metropolitan areas face governance in the energy transition process towards a low-carbon society. The project will look at how transition is designed and implemented, with whom and which are the results and impacts of the approaches taken.  Initiatives such as energy cooperatives, Nearly Zero Energy Buildings, co-creation of master plans, are some of the proposals undertaken in some cities for the energy transition.