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How can innovations and policies in the agri-food system effectively mitigate the impacts of climate change on the vulnerabilities of West African populations; specifically in terms of Famine, health, agriculture, poverty, drought, and floods?

Kodjori Carlos Junior Farouk LOUGOUROU   Climate is an important factor in agriculture, it is considered the driving force of the agricultural sector due to its strong influence. An essential factor in economic growth, agriculture represented 4% of global gross...

How Urban Planning Can Help in Fighting Climate Change?

 Cities, the most promising place  Cities are nowadays increasingly attracting and represent the place where many people try their best to succeed. But in this scenario lies a big paradox which in this historical moment sounds promising and scary at the same time....

Energy Citizenship: EN-ACTION Lab

 Analyzing the habits and customs of contemporary society, it is evident that we are witnessing a transition in the energy supply model. Moving away from the traditional model based on centralized fossil fuel production, there is a growing trend towards the use of a...

Human Fraternity crosses the gates of Rome to enter the world: Fratelli Tutti’s mission to reconstruct a new grammar of humanity

«Every man is our brother, every woman is our sister, always. We want all to live together, as brothers and sisters in the Garden that is the Earth. The Garden of fraternity is the condition for all life»[i]. Thus began the Rome Declaration on Human Fraternity,...

The Hidden Environmental Impact of Our Digital Lives

Introduction Technology has become a central part of our lives, as more and more aspects of our daily routines rely on digital technologies. While our lives have become “smart”, little thought has been given to the environmental consequences. Since technology is often...

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10 Oct

Proud of the incredible opportunity given to @UniLUISS students!
Today in Milan, the results of the #Hackathon COIMA for Inspiring Cities were presented, an initiative that saw #young talents showcase innovative ideas on stage.

Congratulations to all participants!👏
#COIMA

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Today, at CTE- Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti, the “Technology Transfer” program took place. The team of researchers from @UniLUISS participated, contributing to the discussion on “Public Administration and Digital Transition.”
Read more here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7249867680424349696
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The work on the urban regeneration project at the Santa Maria della Pietà Complex is moving forward as part of the #IntegratedUrbanPlans.
As LabGov team, researchers and students from Luiss Guido Carli University, we visited the site to engage and interact with the #community.

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7 Oct

On Saturday October 5th, in Milan, students from @UniLUISS, along with 100 other students from 13 different universities, participated in the #Hackathon "COIMA for Inspiring Cities".

It was a fantastic opportunity, read more here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/msc-in-law-digital-innnovation-and-sustainability_on-saturday-october-5th-at-the-riccardo-activity-7249053399483117568-SC2W?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

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“Partnerships for Innovation and Sustainability” 1/2024 – MUNUS

We are excited to announce that researchers from the LabGov ETS research team, led by Professor Christian Iaione, have contributed to writing articles for the issue 1/2024 of the legal journal on public services, MUNUS, titled "PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATION AND...

The Regulation on Democracy and Urban and Climate Justice in Reggio Emilia

The Regulation on Democracy and Urban and Climate Justice in Reggio Emilia unifies in a single text the values and methods to ensure participation and collaboration among urban innovators from different categories, according to the quintuple helix paradigm in the...

New Review of the Co-Cities Book in the Journal of Design and Culture (Taylor & Francis) by Jacob DeGeal

Check out the review of the Co-Cities Book by Sheila Foster and Christian Iaione (The MIT Press) in the Journal of Design and Culture (Taylor & Francis) by Jacob DeGeal.   Click here:...

Interview with Sheila Foster for Nature Cities on “New Inroads for Community-Centric Placemaking”

  Sheila Foster and Christian Iaione’s great work with LabGov.City, was also featured in Nature Cities magazine, through an interview with Sheila Foster for the article on “New Inroads for Community-Centric Placemaking,” conducted by Anneliese (Lisa) Palmer. “As...

Energy Award Winner 2023 – Co-Cities Book awarded in the category of Best Book about the ‘Commons’

Each year, the The American Energy Society spotlights the most extraordinary contributions to energy and sustainability. We are thrilled to announce that among the winners of the Energy Awards 2023 is the book “Co-Cities: Innovative Transitions toward Just and...

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