BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21181@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Science & Cocktails: Human needs and sustainability in the city DTSTAMP:20260424T194234Z DTSTART:20260622T173000Z DESCRIPTION:Science & Cocktails [https://www.scienceandcocktails.org/en/eve nts/amsterdam] is\na series of public talks by scientists with live music and smoky dry-ice chilled\ncocktails in your hand\n\nBe the first to know when the next Science & Cocktails Amsterdam event(s) will\ntake place by s ubscribing to our newsletter\n[https://scienceandcocktails.us18.list-manag e.com/subscribe?u=bcfe07ad5dfefe2f29223e39e&id=9341761bcb].\n\nBalancing h uman needs and sustainability\n\nCities are the main hubs of human activit y\, both in terms of social activity\,\nand of consumption and production. But how do the needs of urban dwellers\nactually relate to the sustainabi lity of our planet?\n\nWith a little more than 50% of the world population living in cities\, they are\nresponsible for 75% of the global energy dem and and 80% of the emitted\ngreenhouse gasses. Obviously\, cities depend o n resources from their hinterlands\nto meet their needs\, often resulting in large ecological footprints. While\ncities are often considered ‘engine s of economic’ growth\, they are also places\nwith the largest social ineq ualities. In most Western European countries\, both\nthe richest and the p oorest people live in cities\, with unemployment and poverty\nlevels being higher compared to the more rural areas. And although\nsustainability is high on the agenda of cities like Amsterdam\, sustainable\ninnovations are often merely accessible to high income households.\n\nIn this edition\, E veline van Leeuwen will focus on the concept of doughnut\ncities\, or urba n environments where both human needs and sustainability goals\nare met. H ow can improved urban-rural interactions contribute in forming these\ndoug hnut cities? And why are not only technical innovations needed\, but also\ nsocial and institutional innovations? Finally\, she will discuss the need of\npartnerships between science and societies\, clarifying with a case s tudy of\nAmsterdam.\n\nAbout\nThis event is an initiative by the Dutch Ins titute for Emergent Phenomena (DIEP)\nwith the support of the University o f Amsterdam. Science & Cocktails Amsterdam\nis presented in cooperation wi th Paradiso Amsterdam URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/science-and-cocktails-human-needs-and-s ustainability-in-the-city GEO:52.3830883;4.9030297 LOCATION:Tolhuistuin - IJpromenade 2\, 1031 KT Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-noord,buiksloterweg,live,music,talk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Balancing human needs and sustainability

Citie s are the main hubs of human activity, both in terms of social activity, a nd of consumption and production. But how do the needs of urban dwellers a ctually relate to the sustainability of our planet?

With a little mo re than 50% of the world population living in cities, they are responsible for 75% of the global energy demand and 80% of the emitted greenhouse gas ses. Obviously, cities depend on resources from their hinterlands to meet their needs, often resulting in large ecological footprints. While cities are often considered ‘engines of economic’ growth, they are also places wi th the largest social inequalities. In most Western European countries, bo th the richest and the poorest people live in cities, with unemployment an d poverty levels being higher compared to the more rural areas. And althou gh sustainability is high on the agenda of cities like Amsterdam, sustaina ble innovations are often merely accessible to high income households.

In this edition, Eveline van Leeuwen will focus on the concept of dough nut cities, or urban environments where both human needs and sustainabilit y goals are met. How can improved urban-rural interactions contribute in f orming these doughnut cities? And why are not only technical innovations n eeded, but also social and institutional innovations? Finally, she will di scuss the need of partnerships between science and societies, clarifying w ith a case study of Amsterdam.

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This event is an initiative by the Dutch Institute for Emergent Phenomena (DIEP) with the support of the University of Amsterdam. Science & Cocktails Amste rdam is presented in cooperation with Paradiso Amsterdam

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