The conference "Bio-inspired analysis of the city to improve its metabolic disorder", presented by Christophe MENEZO, University Professor, Laboratoire d'Optimisation de la Conception et Ingénierie de l'Environnement (LOCIE), Polytech Annecy-Chambéry, will take place on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 6:30pm at the Albertville media library.
It will also be held :
- Friday, December 3 at 7pm in Faverges-Seythenex
- Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 6 p.m. in Annecy
- Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 6 p.m. in Chambéry
Conferences will take place subject to health conditions linked to the Coronovirus epidemic (COVID-19) and in compliance with the safety instructions in force at the venue hosting the event.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The environmental footprint of urban areas is high. It accounts for 60-80% of the world's energy consumption, 75% of the natural resources consumed and is responsible for 75% of greenhouse gas emissions. Urban metabolism is a bio-inspired approach referring to the internal processes by which natural systems, whatever their scale (from protein to ecosystem), maintain a continuous exchange of matter and energy with their environment. This enables them to optimize their functioning, growth and reproduction as part of an adaptive strategy. Natural systems, however dissipative, organize themselves to optimize robustness and efficiency by capturing or reusing what is generated by their metabolic activity. A city's high environmental footprint is precisely the result of a metabolic disorder! Can the knowledge acquired about natural systems provide solutions for tomorrow's urban worlds?