The role universities and cities can play in the EU’s Green Deal

Stefania Cerutti, Enrico Boccaleri and Enrico Ferrero
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Stefania Cerutti: Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Dipartimento di Studi per l’Economia e l’Impresa, Italy
Enrico Boccaleri: Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Via Michel, Italy
Enrico Ferrero: Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Via Michel, Italy

Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 2021, vol. 15, issue 1, 141-154

Abstract: Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world. To overcome these challenges, Europe has shaped a new strategy, the European Green Deal, to help the EU’s economy become sustainable. Much of its success will be determined by European cities where around 75 per cent of the European population live, work, travel and study. This paper considers European cities and their universities, in particular their strategic role in addressing societal and environmental challenges, training the younger generation, investing in research and engaging local communities in the transformational actions urgently needed. In particular, concrete actions and steps made by the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO) in Italy to address environmental sustainability and social responsibility are presented in this paper.

Keywords: Green Deal; European Union (EU) policy; environmental challenges; sustainability; cities; universities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R00 Z33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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