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Activities
Territory Winter Schools
2nd Edition (2023):
Conflict and Governance of Territory in the Ecosocial Transition
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This time, the TWS took place on February 24 and 25, 2023, at the Center for Culture and Nature in Vall d’en Bas (Can Trona, La Garrotxa).
On Friday, February 24, the 2022 Annual Report of the CST was presented, with the theme “Seeking a New Rural-Urban Relations Framework,” by Mireia Jiménez and Raül Valls. The event also included an open session for interventions and questions.
On Saturday, February 25, various talks were held around the theme “Democracy and Governance for an Ecologically Restructured Society.”
Llorenç Planagumà was responsible for welcoming and moderating the different presentations. In the morning, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, the question “What should governance look like to advance towards an ecologically restructured society?” was addressed, featuring presentations by Raül Valls, who discussed post-capitalist alternatives in the face of the civilization crisis; followed by Maria Àngels Alió, who gave a talk titled “Science, Society, and Democracy: Towards an Active Society.” The last morning presentation was led by Margalida Ramis, who spoke about ecofeminism.
In the afternoon, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, the focus was on topics related to energy problems and conflicts and opportunities surrounding the transition to renewable energy. Following the screening of the documentary “Riudaura, Voices Against Fracking,” produced by CST in 2018, Sigrid Muñiz explained the EUDEMON project, also from CST, on energy transition and territory governance. Next, Francesc Magrinyà spoke about the construction of a territorial model for renewable energies and the main opportunities and threats.
Finally, time was allocated for reflection and collective debate.
Brief professional description of the speakers who participated in TWS 2023:
Raül Valls
Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from UAB, a member of CST, and currently working as part of the Technical Team at Alba Sud, a center for tourism research from critical perspectives. His research primarily focuses on topics such as the natural impacts of tourism and the relationship between memory and tourism. He is also the president of the Amical d'Antics Guerrillers de Catalunya.
Maria Àngels Alió
Doctor in Geography and Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona. She is the driving force behind the research line on the social aspects of environmental problems and management in the Department of Human Geography, where she currently teaches courses on these topics. Her research has been developed in the fields of urban planning and urban history. In terms of environmental issues, she has specialized in aspects related to pollution, environmental planning, ecological mobilizations, and the cultural implications of environmental change.
Margalida Ramis
Environmental activist, holds a degree in Physics from the University of the Balearic Islands, and is a member and spokesperson for the Balearic Group for Ornithology and Nature Conservation (GOB), one of the most active environmental organizations in the Balearic Islands. She works as a campaign coordinator for the protection of territory and natural resources.
Sigrid Muñiz
Doctor in Environmental Sciences. She has mainly worked in the fields of water management and policies, agriculture, and the natural environment. She has also worked in public policies, citizen participation, and the science-society relationship. Currently, her professional project revolves around “Craft Inquiry,” a method of generating knowledge that helps in the alternative definition of problems and in the implementation of slow solutions.
Francesc Magrinyà
Coordinator of the EXIT Research Group (Engineering, Networks, Infrastructure, and Transport) at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UPC. He is a member of the AGROTECH-UPC research center, which focuses on food technology. He has been Director of the Strategic Planning Area at AMB between 2015 and 2019. He has also been a researcher for the FoodMapping project, which focuses on the participatory exploration of food environments in metropolitan neighborhoods and their impact on the daily lives of people and communities in terms of consumption strategies, lifestyles, and health.