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TURBA Lab

Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) - Social sciences

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Ribera Fumaz, Ramon

TURBA aims to explore the complex and multi-scalar geographies of socio-environmental and technological urban transformations from a critical and interdisciplinary perspective, incorporating approaches from the fields of geography, urban studies, environmental studies/sciences, political science and science and technology studies (STS).

The group is organized into three research lines:

  1. Political Ecology of Socio-environmental Change explores processes of reconfiguration of environmental governance and social-ecological resilience against the backdrop of economic, technological and social change;
  2. The Geographies of Urbanization contributes to the understanding of the political, economic, cultural and socio-environmental implications of contemporary processes of urban restructuring from a multi-scalar perspective;
  3. Digital Co-creation and Citizen Science examines processes of collaborative creation of knowledge in digital and non-digital environments.

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Environment

33%
Political Ecology of Socio-environmental Change

This research line explores processes of reconfiguration of environmental governance and social-ecological resilience against the backdrop of economic, technological and social change, with special emphasis on water resources, water infrastructures and food. We are interested in understanding the drivers, impacts, barriers and avenues, as well as the winners and losers, of processes of socio-environmental transformation led by private capital and/or the public administration as well as from the grassroots.

Urban studies

34%
The Geographies of Urbanization

This research line contributes to the understanding of the political, economic, cultural and socio-environmental implications of contemporary processes of urban restructuring from a multi-scalar perspective. We pay special attention to new technologically mediated urban models (e.g. Smart City) and their implications for grassroots initiatives.

33%
Digital Co-creation and Citizen Science

This research line examines processes of collaborative creation of knowledge in digital and non-digital environments. We analyse science education practices in formal educational contexts and citizen science projects in informal ones to provide critical insights into the political, ecological, social and cultural dimensions of knowledge transmission, learning and co-production. We also critically analyse digital co-creation processes such as those taking place in fablabs and other makerspaces.