3.2 Research Several interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research projects related to transition and sustainability are being carried out at ULiège. A non-exhaustive list of these projects is presented below. Curbing Urban Sprawl and Car Dependency The «Intensification and Requalification of Central Areas» project by LEPUR, the Research Centre on Territorial, Urban and Rural Sciences (Centre de Recherche en Sciences de la Ville, du Grand Territoire et du Milieu rural) of the Faculty of Sciences, is part of the drive to curb urban sprawl and car dependency. It proposes methods for assessing the phenomenon of urban sprawl in Wallonia, as well as operational avenues for limiting the urbanisation of new land, optimising the use of residential stock and urbanised land, ensuring access to housing despite the limited supply of land, better directing the location of shops towards urban and rural centres, and encouraging a mix of economic and residential functions in these centres. FIND OUT MORE Emerging Economic Dynamics and New Territorial Challenges By studying the spatial behaviour of three emerging dynamics - the creative, digital and circular economies - we can assess their contribution to the regeneration and revitalisation of cities and central areas. The ‘Emerging Economic Dynamics’ research carried out by LEPUR at the Faculty of Sciences highlights the dynamic nature of these sectors, which are the result of local, endogenous initiatives. This study sheds light on the diversity of concepts and locations that have come to be known as «innovation platforms» or «third places» and includes a guide for project developers. FIND OUT MORE Prosperity and Post-Growth Chair The aim of the ‘Prosperity and PostGrowth’ Chair at HEC Liège - Management School is to develop interdisciplinary research into socio-economic and justice issues in a ‘post-growth’ world. The Chair’s team is looking at desirable and prosperous futures in a constrained world, in which issues of social and ecological justice are central. FIND OUT MORE The Neuromorphic Engineering Laboratory The research carried out in this new laboratory at the School of Engineering involves the development of electronic components that can reproduce the activities of a biological brain, while reducing their energy impact. These technologies could not only help human beings, but also substantially reduce our energy consumption. FIND OUT MORE 34 | ACTIVITY REPORT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT ULIÈGE | 2022 – 2023
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