Cities have a key role to play in achieving decarbonisation targets and reducing carbon emissions by 2030 and 2050. The progressive elimination of private vehicles in urban centres is a challenge that must be faced in order to achieve those targets. Measures such as expanding pedestrian areas and green areas, superblocks and the city’s decarbonisation are essential for the recovery of public spaces and transforming Barcelona into a healthier, biodiverse, friendly and efficient city.

The aim of this session is to reflect on the need for reshaping and transforming public spaces and their materiality in order to achieve the decarbonisation of cities and improve the quality of people's lives. It is necessary to promote dialogue between the public administration, universities, manufacturers and designers, with the aim of identifying ways to foster innovation, which must lead to the complete transformation and decarbonisation of a secto. very important to the economy of the Barcelona area: construction and the production of materials for urban spaces