Throughout history, cities have been put under the scope; its conditions and components have undergone an excessive study. However, nowadays the availability of information and methods of obtaining data have enabled all types of agents from the most diverse backgrounds to study cities, with a level of detail and resolution never attained before.
This seminar was dedicated to exploring the metabolism of the urban life and numbers that comprise it.
The scope is to better understand the city as a living organism and researching the functions that keep
it alive. After the course the students were able to understand and identify opportunities of growth, improvement and change at an urban level. Students tackled the topics of sustainability, circular economy, up-cycling and self-sufficiency.
