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Post-Carbon Neighborhoods: Transformation, Hybridization, Adaptation
The Human Factor
24 Apr. 2026
11 - 13h
CHF 75.00
Emmanuel Rey,Professor at EPFL, director of the Laboratory for Architecture and Sustainable Technologies and partner at the Bauart office, Bern, Neuchâtel, Zurich
As an intermediate scale between the city and the building, neighborhoods are poised to play a central role in the regeneration of urban areas in transition. It is in this context that a collective intuition is emerging that a new generation of neighborhoods in transition needs to be invented to truly embrace a post-carbon perspective. Aiming for a drastic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and a significant adaptation of the urban environment to climate change, new approaches are emerging that more intensively combine actions of resource efficiency, effectiveness, circularity, and adaptability. By leveraging the proliferation of short supply chains, the increased value placed on existing resources, and the creation of new, productive networks, post-carbon neighborhoods are thus destined to play an essential role in the resilience and livability of already urbanized areas.
