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Biodiversity is seen as a necessary element in the construction of sustainable and resilient cities. We asked ourselves the question of the acceptability of this biodiversity in the emergence of the metropolis. We have built a cross analysis of four case studies in four French metropolises: Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nantes and Strasbourg. We identified six levers of acceptability: The culture of nature, the communication, the participative democracy, the law, the economy and the administrative organization.

LucianoVandelli was one of the main drivers, if not the main driver, in the legal profession. He wrote the first systematic work on the system of the Spanish autonomous communities. He was extremely familiar with the French system.

How major events transform cities sustainably? The cases of the Universal.Exhibition in 2015 in Milan and the Olympic Games Paris 2024 are discussed.

The project concerned the implementation of an urban development project on the Clos Saint-Louis. The 130 ha land is located on the banks of the Seine on thecommune of Dammarie-les-Lys. The former industrial site has for several years been the subject of a reflection on the possible development of a new district.

The Clichy-Batignolles ecodistrict is one of five eco-neighbourhoods in France. The aim is to provide a diagnosis of the practices of the neighbourhood and improve the consideration of the real needs of the inhabitants.

The project aims to identify places with a high mobility potential -particularly for drive-sharing. The hubs will be activated at different times of the day, in order to offer relevant services that correspond with the displacement loops of inhabitants.

Group of four students carried out a study to analyse the existing practices and the operational application of an OFS carried out by a real estate developer. The project is based on more than fifty benchmarks and interviews conducted in several countries around the world with leading actors.

After a year and a half or two years of work, the students of the Masters of Regional and Urban Strategy, Governing the Large Metropolis and the UrbanPlanning programme graduated on 28 June.

The European Commission (DG Regio) launched a call forexpressions of interest, or Pilot Action, on the Industrial Transition. Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Est and Hauts-de-France regions have been selected for support and a framework for reflection. The Industrial Transition covers issues related to the preparation of future jobs.

The project explores the concept of “collaborative city’s factory” The aim is to clarify the theoretical and operational issues involved in the collective design of the urban project.

The study is part of the territory’s attractiveness policy, including the creation of the “Le Havre Normandie Campus’. Aiming to highlight existing or remaining links between higher education, research and the economic world.

The study was based on extensive literature review, interviews in Paris and in the regions, and two in-depth case studies on the territory of Dunkirk, and the union Energies Vienne.

The aim of a study trip is to allow students to learn to observe places, to ask questions that promote exchange, and to analyze data in a comparative and critical manner. The entry point of this trip was based on a reflection that is dear to the students: to question the tension between Montpellier and Sète.

The students carried out a study on citizen participation in large cities, conurbations and metropolises. The report stresses the need to clarify the rules of non-regulatory participation.

Group project: Conception of a 5-day study trip to the United Kingdom on the topic "After Brexit: The United Kingdom facing its territorial fractures" The five-day trip took place in London, Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent.

The study aims to highlight good local governance practices that promote theintegration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and other LGBTQI+ people in the city. The aim is to promote an inclusive vision of the city and to identify practices to promote living together. The report makes concrete recommendations for mayors.

Group project focused on understanding how digital data can address challenges of urban renewal operations. Three tracks would revolve around the co-production of a data governance charter.

A group project is a highlight of Master's degrees. Students have to answer to an order of a public structure on an urban or territorial problem. The project ends in an oral presentation of the students.

The students will respond to an order from the Berlin municipality. The city hall questioned the establishment of cooperative urban development processes. The complexity of the district is also linked to the presence of a heavily restructured historical fabric.

Alvaro Artigas is a researcher at Sciences Po’s Centre for EuropeanStudies and Comparative Policy. He is member of the Strategic Committee of the Cities and digital technology chair. He discusses the growth of Chinese ICT companies and its consequences.

The conference aims to question the dynamics of power in cities. How do digital companies aim to manage our daily lives? How does it feel to be managed by an algorithm? What is Google's vision of urban planning? What alternatives can be considered?

As part of the ‘Introduction to Urban History’ transversal course, students must write a itinerary note. The aim of the latter is to report on a peregrination in time and its manifestations in the city.

Students of the Master of Regional and Urban Strategy went to Budapest in 2016 and Bucharest in 2017 as part of their second year study trip. Each of the two group of students made a specific studytrip report.