Making Cities Sustainable in Climate-Change: Just Energy Transition and Climate Adaptation in Smart Cities
Speakers

Sylvia I. Bergh
Senior Researcher at THUAS & Associate Professor at Erasmus University

Jackie van Marle
Head of the Global Strategy & Community Hub at THUA

Yvonne A’Campo
Programme Advisor Climate & Energy Response Facility at RV

Ar. Georgius Budi Yulianto
President of IAI Indonesian Institute of Architects

Andhika Ajie
Head of Research and Innovation Centre at DKI Jakarta Province

Kei Otsuki
Professor and chair of International Development Studies at Faculty of Geosciences of Utrecht University
Moderator

Rizal Sebastian
Professor of Future Urban Systems at THUAS
Event Details
This session covers a 75-minute interactive panel discussion addressing the topics of sustainability, climate change, and disruptive technologies for cities.
Climate-change is an actual global phenomenon. In the recent years, both Asia and Europe have experienced extreme heat waves. Due to global warming, cities are more-than-ever exposed to the risks of Urban Heat Islands (UHI). Heat stresses bring dangers to the health and wellbeing of urban communities as well as the performance and safety of buildings and civil infrastructure.
During the panel discussion, researchers, educators, policy-makers, and practitioners from Indonesia and The Netherlands will discuss about actual challenges and inclusive strategies for: climate neutrality, resilience and adaptation; sustainable energy transition in urban areas; and applied digitalisation for smart cities. The discussion topics include:
- Challenges of climate resilience for vulnerable urban population;
- Vision of smart and just energy transition climate-neutral cities;
- Strategies for climate adaptation and resilience for buildings and urban spaces;
- Living lab approach for collaboration in research, education and practice.
Video Recording