ICTA - Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals

Empowering women to tackle energy poverty in the Mediterranean

An international project led by the ICTA-UAB, Engineers without Borders Catalonia (ESF), and the Catalonia Energy Research Institute (IREC) contributes to address energy supply problems in 1,500 households in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area.

Global fisheries could alleviate a global food emergency in extreme situations

A new international study argues that, if managed sustainably in advance, global fisheries could alleviate food shortages even after a nuclear war.

Tackling shocking decline in nature needs a ‘safety net’ of multiple and ambitious goals

Researchers from the BC3, ICTA-UAB and the University of La Laguna evaluate the criteria of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Restoring 30% of the World’s Ecosystems in Priority Areas Could Stave Off More than 70% of Projected Extinctions

A new report in Nature involving ICTA-UAB demonstrates that this measure would allow the absorption of nearly half of the carbon built up in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution.

Diet of pre-Columbian Societies in the Brazilian Amazon Reconstructed

A new study shows that hunting and agroforestry management, and not fishing, were the foundations of subsistence economy for pre-Columbian societies in the Amazon coast of Brazil.

Wildlife conservation undermines the rights of indigenous people and local communities in India

A new EJAtlas map launched by the ICTA-UAB denounces that the current model puts growth and gains before human lives and the nature it is intended to protect.

Ocean Warming and Acidification Effects on Calcareous Phytoplankton Communities

A new study led by researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) warns that the negative effects of rapid ocean warming on planktonic communities will be exacerbated by ocean acidification.

ICTA-UAB economist Joan Martínez Alier wins the Balzan Prize for Environmental Challenges

Economist Joan Martínez Alier from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) is one of the winners of the 2020 Balzan Prize in the category of "Environmental Challenges: Responses from the Social Sciences and Humanities".

Indigenous People Essential to Understanding Environmental Change

An international research involving ICTA-UAB scientists shows how local and indigenous knowledge can help manage ecosystems and wildlife.

New publication in the MAGIC project takes a critical look at circular economy

With the world’s attention focussed on COVID-19, issues that were in the forefront of public concern just a few months ago seem to have magically disappeared.

Economic Benefits of Protecting 30% of Planet’s Land and Ocean Outweigh the Costs at Least 5-to-1

First-of-its-kind report involving ICTA-UAB researcher shows the global economy is better off with more nature protected.

ICTA-UAB awarded the "María de Maeztu” Unit of Excellence Award for the second consecutive time

The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) has been accredited a Maria de Maeztu Unit of Excellence Award for the second consecutive time by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.

Proyecto experimental de agricultura urbana, local y tradicional en Sabadell

El ICTA-UAB y el Ayuntamiento de Sabadell constituyen la comunidad FoodE, que reúne a todos los actores implicados en el sistema de producción alimentaria de la ciudad y en esta iniciativa.

What do we breathe when in the forest?

For the first time, a study characterizes the forest chemistry of the air under the canopy of a Mediterranean holm oak forest and detects maximum concentrations in July and August.

Catalonia's Scientific Contributions to Fighting Covid-19

Sixty ICREA researchers, including Isabelle Anguelovski of the ICTA-UAB, lead more than a hundred research activities on Covid-19.

Academia in the Time of COVID-19: Towards an Ethics of Care

Computer Platform Gives Visibility to Catalonia's Small Villages

A research team from the UAB, in collaboration with the Association of Microvillages of Catalonia, has created a Geographic Information System (GIS) for Active and Sustainable Hamlets (GISASH), which gathers information on the state of and services offered by the more than 330 municipalities in Catalonia with fewer than 500 inhabitants.

Environmental justice defenders victims of violence and murder

Grassroots movements halt environmental degradation in up to 27% of environmental conflicts worldwide, according to a study by the ICTA-UAB.

Technological changes and new low-carbon lifestyles, key to mitigating climate change impacts

In order to mitigate climate change impacts and achieve a more sustainable society, it is necessary to transform the current energy system based on fossil fuels into a model based on renewable energies.

Exploring climate change impacts through popular proverbs

Members of an irrigation community doing maintenance work in an acequia de careo (irrigation canal built at the top of the mountain) to improve the circulation of water for irrigation and human consumption.

Neolithic vessels reveal dairy consumption in Europe 7,000 years ago

Pottery from the site located in Verson (Francia) analysed during the research (Picture by Annabelle Cocollos, Conseil départemental du Calvados ou CD14 publicada en Germain-Vallée et al.

Economic growth is incompatible with biodiversity conservation

A study involving more than 20 specialists in conservation ecology and ecological economics highlights the contradiction between economic growth and biodiversity conservation.

Power struggles hinder urban adaptation policies to climate change

Transformative actions implemented by cities to address and mitigate the impacts of climate change may be hindered by political struggles for municipal power.

Analysis of tropical fire soot deposited in the ocean will help predict future global climate changes

The ICTA-UAB begins a scientific expedition in the Atlantic Ocean to collect dust and smoke samples from the fires of tropical Africa deposited in marine sediments.

Red coral effectively recovers in Mediterranean protected areas after decades of overexploitation

Protection measures of the Marine Protected Areas have enable red coral colonies (Corallium rubrum) to recover partially in the Mediterranean Sea, reaching health levels similar to those of the 1980s in Catalonia and of the 1960s in the Ligurian Sea (Northwestern Italy).

Sub-national “climate clubs” could offer key to combating climate change

‘Climate clubs’ offering membership for sub-national states, in addition to just countries, could speed up progress towards a globally-harmonised climate change policy, which in turn offers a way to achieve stronger climate policies in all countries.

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Education

Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability

Master's Degree in Political Ecology. Degrowth and Environmental Justice

PhD in Environmental Science and Technology

Graduate Diploma in Promoting Agroecological Farming at the Local Level

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Graduate Diploma in Promoting Agroecological Farming at the Local Level

La Agroecología es una propuesta triple como disciplina científica, conjunto de prácticas de manejo agrario y movimiento social. Se ocupa del creciente papel de las cuestiones agroalimentarias en la agenda social local y global, a través de la construcción de soluciones alternativas frente a la pérdida de sostenibilidad en el sistema agroalimentario industrial y globalizado. En la escala local, trata cuestiones relacionadas con la cohesión territorial y social en los medios rural y urbano, y de las relaciones entre ambos mundos. A través de la reconstrucción de la cadena alimentaria desde un enfoque de equidad social y justicia ambiental, la perspectiva agroecológica plantea modelos de transición social y ecológica que trascienden la alimentación. Plantea nuevos proyectos de sostenibilidad ligados al territorio y a la capacidad de las comunidades locales de decidir cómo y con qué finalidad se gestionan algunos de los bienes comunes más básicos, como la alimentación, la tierra, las semillas o el agua.

Objectius del curs

Dotar al alumnado de una base teórica y práctica sobre la Agroecología y sus aplicaciones en territorios rurales, periurbanos y urbanos.
Generar conocimiento crítico acerca de las políticas públicas, los sectores emergentes y las formas de afrontar los retos de futuro del sistema agroalimentario y los territorios rurales y periurbanos
Generar capacidades para la planificación, la puesta en marcha y la gestión de proyectos de Dinamización Local Agroecológica.
Preparar al alumnado para la investigación orientada a la acción, desde una mirada integral sobre el medio rural y periurbano.

Destinataris

El curso tiene una orientación eminentemente profesional, y está destinado a personas interesadas en las dinámicas territoriales rural y periurbana, desde una perspectiva de sostenibilidad:

Técnicos/as de la administración local rural y periurbana; administración agraria, para el Desarrollo Rural y los Espacios Naturales Protegidos.
Personas emprendedoras interesadas en la Economía Social relacionada con la Agricultura Ecológica y el Medio Rural.
Personas investigadoras y consultoras en las áreas de Agroecología, Agricultura Ecológica y Desarrollo Rural.
Miembros de entidades sociales relacionadas con las dinámicas territoriales, la Agroecología y el Desarrollo Rural Sostenible.

Format del curs

Duración: 6 meses (enero-junio 2016).

Programa del curso:

Módulo 1: Transición Agroecológica en un mundo rural en transformación (6 ECTS)
Módulo 2: Conocimiento Agroecológico Tradicional (6 ECTS)
Módulo 3: Mercados locales y redes alimentarias alternativas (6 ECTS)
Módulo 4: Metodologías de investigación orientada a la acción (6 ECTS)
Módulo 5: Trabajo práctico de Fin de Postgrado (6 ECTS)

Formación semipresencial, 30 créditos ECTS:

Parte presencial (8 ECTS): 3 encuentros de fin de semana (inicial, intermedio y final) con visitas a proyectos y prácticas de trabajo en campo.
Parte on-line (17 ECTS): Contenidos teóricos y metodológicos, tutorías y trabajos en Grupo.
Trabajo de Fin de Curso (5 ECTS): Vinculado a proyectos agroecológicos reales, mediante acuerdos con instituciones públicas o privadas.

Matrícula

Precio de la matrícula: 1680€

Fechas importantes:

Preinscripción: 15 de julio – 15 de septiembre (postgrado.dlae.uab@gmail.com)

Inscripción: 15 de septiembre – 15 de noviembre

Matriculación: 15 de noviembre – 20 diciembre

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