Local Governments in Times of Change and Uncertainty:
Public Services, Climate Change and Environmental Challenges
18-20 June 2026

FULL PROGRAM

 

Venue: Facultat d’Economia i Empresa (U. de Barcelona). Av. Diagonal 690 (or John Keynes 1-11). SALA DE GRAUS (ROOM)

 

Thursday 18 June 2026

14h30. Registration opens
15h00-15h15: Opening remarks
15h15-16h00. Values, intergovernmental relations and collaboration
16h00-16h45. Crime, punishment and local governance
16h45-17h15: Coffee Break
17h15-18h15. Local public spending and austerity

 

Friday 19 June 2026
9h30-10h30. Public services delivery, organizational choices and effects
10h30-11h15. Innovations in delivery and procurement of services
11h15h-11h45: Coffee break
11h45-12h30. Managing risks from climate change
12h30-13h30: ‘Meet the editor’ session
13h30-15h00: Lunch time (free).
15h00-16h00: Challenges for accessibility and equity in local services
16h00-16h45: New technologies and approaches: analysis and policy implementation

 

Saturday 20 June 2026
9h30-11:30am: Network meeting to discuss the incorporation of the Workshop’s contributions to the results of the project Mobility and transport policies: Effects on climate change, sustainability and health. Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2022-138866OB-I00). 2023-26.