Programa de Doctorat en Sostenibilitat
Recent Submissions
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Integración de la relación salud humana y cambio climático en el marco de la resiliencia urbana: propuesta metodológica de evaluación y operacionalización en un contexto latinoamericano
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2025-02-28)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) This study addresses the relationship between climate change and human health in the framework of urban resilience in a Latin American context. It sought to strengthen the climate and health components through ... -
Sustainability assessment of double-skin facades: improving thermal and visual comfort by applying parametric design panels on adaptive façade in refurbishment educational building at Mediterranean climate
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2025-02-13)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) This dissertation investigates the role of Double-Skin Façades (DSFs) in promoting sustainable building practices, focusing on their influence on energy efficiency, thermal and visual comfort, and social dynamics, ... -
A narrow contribution to quantification for a sustainable society: from interdisciplinary review and policy analysis to a new method for the assessment of climate neutrality
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-09-10)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) Humanity faces in the XXI Century the challenge of transformation towards a sustainable society. The ecological crisis, in which climate change plays an important role, threatens to alter the natural cycles of ... -
Design of bike networks adaptive to heterogeneous demands and the needs of social groups. Case study: bike mobility networks for the cities of Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-06-13)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) Bike’s recognition as a vital form of urban transportation underscores its capacity to enhance mobility, improve quality of life, and address several urban challenges such as air pollution, traffic congestion, ... -
Aporte a la construcción de comunidades sostenibles. Un modelo para analizar su sostenibilidad
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-10-02)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) This thesis developed an understanding of what makes a community sustainable, its particular characteristics, the values it shares, its way of life and its interaction with natural systems. It categorized the ... -
Metodología para el mapeo de conductores de innovación en empresas, con base en mapas de innovación
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-10-28)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) Globally, the generation of innovation enables better economic, social, and environmental development for countries. Innovation mapping is a tool for visualizing internal and external innovation perspectives in ... -
Assessment of water ecosystem services and alternative scenarios to climate change and human impact in neotropical mountains
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-01-22)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) Water ecosystem services (ESw) are related to aquatic ecosystems and to the interaction with water and land in different ecosystems such as forests, agricultural lands, riparian areas, wetlands and water bodies. ... -
Experimental investigation of the influence of hydrodynamic cavitation on heat generation
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-06-03)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) The fresh water scarcity has become a concern for societies as a result of the scientific evidence about climate change and the intensive human activities. Thermal separation is one of the best available techniques ... -
MCDM approach for sustainability assessment of high-rise residential buildings
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-09-15)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) The construction of high-rise buildings has become a necessity due to limited land availability, population growth, and the demand for urban development. However, the cultural background and diverse needs of ... -
Nature-based solutions for waterfronts reconfigurations: Litoral Besòs, analysis of an urban sustainability transition in the Barcelona metropolitan area
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-01)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) Cities need to respond urgently to societal challenges, such as urbanization, changes in climate, and risk management. These challenges require innovative solutions in urban systems developed with citizens to ... -
Resiliencia y panarquía en los procesos de regeneración de la ciudad postindustrial. Una aproximación a las dinámicas urbanas a través del caso de Mataró (Barcelona)
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-03-17)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) This research deepens in the knowledge of the processes and changing dynamics of cities from the perspective of their resilience. The thesis proposes as object the processes of regeneration and transformation of ... -
Análisis de la producción hidroeléctrica en base a las implicaciones en la sostenibilidad energética
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-02-20)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) Technical, ecological, territorial, and cultural transformations at various levels and spaces of society where hydroelectric projects exist often involve conflicts, new knowledge regimes, different local practices, ...
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