"Open source" solutions for sustainability
No Emission Monday is an ´open source´ community that creates new perspectives and solutions towards a more sustainable future. Accordingly, ´open source´ is a powerful tool to the climate change as a main concern of a growing number of individuals and the attached need for a massive retooling of ou...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repository: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099/11905 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2099/11905 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Climatic changes Sustainable development Urban ecology Ciutats i desenvolupament sostenible Desenvolupament sostenible -- Aspectes urbans Canvis climàtics Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible |
| Summary: | No Emission Monday is an ´open source´ community that creates new perspectives and solutions towards a more sustainable future. Accordingly, ´open source´ is a powerful tool to the climate change as a main concern of a growing number of individuals and the attached need for a massive retooling of our life styles towards more sustainable patterns. Naturally, here it is not a software project and therefore the term is used in quotes and in a symbolic meaning. Naturally, the most effective outcomes are reached through constructive collaboration between the community that channels the bottom-up drive and ideas, and the institutional framework established top-down by the governments, global climate negotiations and multinational corporations. NemoBarcelona, with its roots at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and active connections to several partners in Central and South America, is an excellent example of ´open source´ sustainability. The Recycling City project driven by the UNESCO Sustainability Chair at UPC produce local solutions for participating cities and facilitates the exchange of experiences from one country to another. With an extension to other Nemo cities the Recycling City project can have even larger impact. |
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