Seminar about the Sixth Book of the Catalan Civil Code in the Bar Association of Tarragona

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On 28th of February 2018 took place the Seminar about the modifications of the VI book of the Catalan Civil Code, concerning the obligations and contracts, organised by the Bar Association of Tarragona in collaboration with the Urban Property Chamber of Tarragona and vLex editors. More than seventy people attended to the Seminar. Dr. Héctor Simón Moreno, researcher at the UNESCO Housing Chair of Rovira i Virgili University and Civil law professor of this University, was invited to speak at the seminar about the new regulation of the sale contract and the mandate contract in the Catalan Civil Code.

Prof. Sergio Nasarre, was invited to the SHAPE workshop in Oxford University

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“Last 23th March 2018, Prof. Sergio Nasarre was invited to speak at the SHAPE workshop ‘Building governance and energy efficiency: mapping the inter-disciplinary challenge’ chaired by Prof. Susan Bright at the Faculty of Law of the University of Oxford. The workshop covered interesting case studies involving condominiums that have initiative improvements in their energetic efficiency, which were followed by a lively discussion among interdisciplinary academics -lawyers, economists, sociologists and phsycologists- and practitioners”.

International Seminar ”Socio-technical aspects of the circular and collaborative economy”

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Last Friday 16th of March 2018 took place at the Rovira i Virgili University the International Seminar ‘’Socio-technical aspects of the circular and collaborative economy’’ organized by the UNESCO Housing Chair of this University. It was well attended by 70 researchers, professionals and academics from 15 countries. The Seminar started with a keynote speech by Prof. Gabriela Avram, director of the COST initiative ‘’From sharing to caring’’. Then, a parallel workshop took place, counting 40 papers’ presentations about collaborative tourism, collaborative mobility, co-working, platforms and their finance and housing and collaborative cities. In the afternoon session, there was a round table with academics and professionals of national and international relevance in this field. Finally, conclusions were drawn and were discussed with attendants.

Première of the documentary ”El Umbral”

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The première of ‘’El Umbral’’ [The threshold] in Tarragona took place in the the Municipal Institute of Education of Tarragona. It is a documentary film produced by the UNESCO Housing Chair of URV about evictions and homelessness. Members of the municipality, third sector entities and academics participated on this event. The première was such a success that some people couldn’t get a seat. This documentary film aims at raising awareness among the population and public authorities of the effects of evictions and homelessness. It puts faces to the results of the report asked for by the European Comission and co-cordinated by researchers of the Housing Chair, and directed by Dr. Padraic Kenna, which is available here.

Première of the documentary El Umbral

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On Thursday 1st of February in Cal Massó (Reus) took place the première of ”El Umbral” [The threshold], a documentary film produced by the UNESCO Housing Chair of URV. This act counted with the support Canadian Online Pharmacy, Compare Drugstore Prices zithromax 1000mg http://gawow.com/folio/blog/index.php?=buy-zithromax-online-cheap/ Herbal Drugstore, dose of zithromax reliable non prescription online pharmacy of the Reus City hall. City’s authorities, the third sector and researchers of the Housing Chair well attended the event. The goal of this documentary film is to raise the awareness regarding homelessness and the effects of the evictions. The work puts face to the results to the Evictions and the Homelessness report, directed by Dr. P. Kenna and co-cordinated by researchers of the Housing Chair, and asked for by the European Commission, which is available here.

European day of mediation

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On january 27th 2018, we will be celebrating the European day of mediation with the mediator and psychologist Enric Vives, who will present the project ‘Tots som àrbitres’, project that won the research felowship https://www.fullcircleautowash.com/buy-metformin-online-canadian-pharmacy-metformin-over-the-counter-usa/ Auriga Fvsvs 2015 and was chosen as a model by the Tarragonès Sports Council to enhance values within school sports.