The renaturalization of cities for climate change adaptation

22.Jan - 22. Jan, 2026 Cod. W02-26

~Open and free activity
~18:00h
~Miramar Palace, San Sebastián or online

Lecture by Salvador Rueda, Urban ecologist. Chair and Director of the Foundation for Urban and Territorial Ecology (FEUT).

"Addressing future uncertainties due to the climate emergency"

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Description

Cities of the Mediterranean basin in general and those of the Iberian Peninsula in particular are today likely to suffer the worst effects of climate change due to high temperatures and exceptional torrential rain. There is a pressing need to tackle the causes of the climate emergency and, in turn, to adapt the urban fabrics to the uncertainties surrounding the extreme phenomena of climate change.

The presentation will consider the public space and mobility model that can be rolled out in any city and which address climate change mitigation and adaptation alike. Examples of rewilding planned by the Foundation for Urban and Territorial Ecology (FEUT) in several Spanish cities will be among the adaptation measures considered.

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22-01-2026

18:00 - 19:15

“La renaturalización de las ciudades para la adaptación al cambio climático“

Salvador Rueda Palenzuela | Presidente y Director de la Fundación Ecología Urbana y Territoria - Ecólogo urbanO

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Speakers

Salvador Rueda Palenzuela

Urban ecologist; Honorary doctorate from the Veritas School of Architecture of Costa Rica (2022). Honorary doctorate from RMIT University - Melbourne (2025)

Chair and Director of the Foundation for Urban and Territorial Ecology (FEUT) (2020 to present); Founder and Director of the Urban Ecology Agency of Barclona (2000-2020). Biologist, Psychologist, Diploma in Energy Engineering and Diploma in Environmental Engineering Creator of Ecosystemic Urbanism and the ‘superblock’ concept. He has led over 450 urban and territorial projects in 153 countries worldwide. He is the author of the following books and articles: Urban Ecology; Ecosystemic Urbanism; Green Paper on the Urban Environment; Barcelona, a Compact and Complex Mediterranean City. A More Sustainable Vision for the Future; Ecosystemic Urbanism Certificate; Overhauling the Cerdà Plan. From the Cerdà Block to the Superblock of Ecosystemic Urbanism (2020); Charter for the Ecosystemic Planning of Cities and Metropolis (2021); he was a contributor to the book marking the 20th anniversary of the Urban Ecology Agency of Barcelona (2022) which summarises the theoretical and practical work that he headed during the 20 years of the Agency; La planificación con fractales (2024), Ed. FADU University of Uruguay. Rueda, S. (2025) 503 supermanzan Rueda, S. (2024) 503 supermanzanas. Cómo convertir las calles en plazas. Ed. Anagrama.