CIDOB Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

Introduction: “Wise Cities” in the Mediterranean

Eckart Woertz, Senior Research Fellow, CIDOB and Kuwait Chair at Sciences Po (Paris)

Wise Cities in the Mediterranean: Conceptual Framework and Cases

Josep M. Coll, Associate Senior Researcher, CIDOB and EADA Business School

Obsolete Romanticism and the Postmodern Transformation of Urban Cultures and Traditions in Mediterranean Medinas

Anton Escher and Marie Karner Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz

Localising the Next Wise Cities in the Mediterranean: The Multilevel Challenges of MENA’s Emerging Urban Region

Borja M. Iglesias, DUOT-UPC Barcelona Tech and UNESCO Chair in Intermediary Cities (UdL) Network for Strengthening the Informal City (NSIC)

“Wise Cities” in the Mediterranean? Challenges for Education and Integration

Wolfgang Schuster, European Foundation for Education; Deutsche Telekom Foundation

Environmental and Urban Security Risks: The Looming Symbiotic Crises of the Mediterranean Rim Cities

James A. Russell, Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.

Energy Transition and Urban Governance in the Arab World

Eric Verdeil, CERI-Sciences Po

How can Regional Cooperation in the Mediterranean Support Cities’ Energy Transition Efforts?

Olgu Okumus, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)

Runaway Urbanisation in Tunis: Rethinking the Territorial Box of the Metropolis

Max Ajl, Cornell University

Mediterranean Cities and Vertical Farming: Fostering Sustainable Local Food Production and Building Neighbourhood Esprit de Corps

Joel L. Cuello, Department of Biosystems Engineering, The University of Arizona

Informal Settlement Dwellers in Algeria: How Local Initiatives and Practices Contribute to Improving their Living Conditions

Farida Naceur, Institute of Architecture, University of Batna, Algeria and Fatiha Belmessous, UMR CNRS 5600 EVS, Rives, ENTPE, Lyon

Alexandria: Development Challenges of a Coastal Second City

Tourism, Place-Making and Urban Transformations in Barcelona and Beirut

Waleed Hazbun, American University of Beirut

The New Cairo Wastewater Treatment Plant (Egypt)

Miquel Rodríguez Planas, IESE Business School Specialist Center on PPP in Smart and Sustainable Cities

From Farm to Landfill: How Rome Tackles its Food Waste

Daniele Fattibene, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Rome

Urban Sprawl and Politics in Saudi Arabia

Pascal Menoret, Brandeis University (Massachusetts)

The Aftermath of a Masterplan for Kuwait: An Exploration of the Forces that Shape Kuwait City

Sharifah Alshalfan, London School of Economics (LSE), London and Supreme Council for Planning and Development, Kuwait

Jeddah: A “Wise Old City” Facing the Challenges of Urban Requalification?

Elena Maestri, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC), Milan (Italy)

Sub-Saharan Africa’s Urban Transition

Julia Bello-Schünemann, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria

Alexandria: Development Challenges of a Coastal Second City

Azza Sirry, Housing and Building National Research Center (HBRC), Cairo and Associate of Metropolis