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ICTA - Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals

The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) is a multidisciplinary centre that promotes academic research and postgraduate education on environmental sciences. It aims to improve our understanding of global environmental change, and the nature and causes of environmental problems. In addition, it studies policies, strategies and technologies to foster a transition to a sustainable economic and societal model.

The ICTA-UAB addresses major global environmental and sustainability challenges related to anthropogenic climate and global change. Researchers at ICTA-UAB undertake advanced research in specific areas of environmental science, divided into three general areas, namely “Earth and life sciences”, “Social environmental sciences” and “Technology, environment and society”.

About the Unit of Excellence María de Maeztu ICTA-UAB is the only research centre in environmental sciences to be identified as a Unit of Excellence by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), the highest institutional recognition of scientific research in Spain.

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2026-06-01
10:16
35 p, 1.7 MB Translating system-level change to individuals : Experimental evidence on avenues to communicate about degrowth and green growth / O'Dell, Dallas (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Basso, Frédéric (London School of Economics and Political Science (Regne Unit)) ; Shreedhar, Ganga (London School of Economics and Political Science (Regne Unit))
Degrowth is gaining scholarly attention as a means of transforming affluent societies, by downscaling production and consumption whilst guaranteeing a good life for all within planetary boundaries, through collectively defined self-limitation. [...]
2026 - 10.1371/journal.pstr.0000245
PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, Vol. 5, Num. 5 (May 2026) , art. e0000245  
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2026-06-01
20:12
13 p, 2.7 MB Social implications of the 30×30 global conservation target / Fajardo Nolla, Francisco Javier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Bingham, Heather C. (UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UK)) ; Brockington, Dan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Dret Privat) ; Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca (World Wildlife Fund (USA)) ; Fitzsimons, James A. (Deakin University (Australia)) ; Fleischman, Forrest D. (University of Minnesota. Department of Forest Resources) ; Frechette, Alain (Rights and Resources Initiative (USA)) ; Garrett, Rachael (University of Cambridge. Department of Geography) ; Hazin, Carolina (The Nature Conservancy (UK)) ; Kuemmerle, Tobias (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Geographisches Institut) ; Lessmann, Janeth (UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UK)) ; Nuvunga, Milagre O. F. (Micaia Foundation (Mozambique)) ; O’Donnell, Brian (Campaign for Nature, Durango (USA)) ; Onyai, Fred (Private Consultant (Uganda)) ; Pinto, Ruth (International Institute for Environment and Development (UK)) ; Pfeifer, Marion (Newcastle University) ; Pritchard, Rose (University of Manchester. Global Development Institute) ; Ryan, Casey (University of Edinburgh) ; Shyamsundar, Priya (The Nature Conservancy (USA)) ; Cariño Tauli, Josefa (Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines) ; Tumusiime, David Mwesigye (Makerere University. Department of Environmental Management) ; Upton, Jasmin (UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UK)) ; Watmough, Gary R. (University of Edinburgh) ; Zaehringer, Julie Gwendolin (University of Bern. Institute of Geography) ; Sandbrook, Chris (University of Cambridge. Department of Geography)
Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework aims to increase global protected and conserved area coverage to at least 30% by 2030. The impact on people, whether positive or negative, will depend on the social context of additional areas and how they are governed and managed. [...]
2026 - 10.1038/s41467-026-71860-8
Nature communications, Vol. 17 (May 2026) , art. 4067  
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2026-06-04
21:12
11 p, 5.7 MB Scaling up phytolith preparation protocols for big data / Dudgeon, Kate (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Mejía Ramón, Andrés (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Gregorio-Rocasolano Garcia, Pau de (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Lombardo, Umberto (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Prehistòria)
Analytical procedures in phytolith analysis are transforming with the potential of AI to automate phytolith identification and classification, facilitating the analysis of unprecedented large datasets. [...]
2026 - 10.1016/j.jas.2026.106595
Journal of archaeological science, Vol. 191 (July 2026) , art. 106595  
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2026-06-04
15:12
9 p, 886.5 KB Field Experiments on Health and the Built Environment in Urban Settings : A Scoping Review / Bretones Diaz, Alexandra (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia) ; Nello-Deakin, Samuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia) ; Honey-Rosés, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Purpose of Review: Science has long examined how the built environment impacts health and wellbeing, yet most research has relied on observational and longitudinal studies. Much less attention has been paid to field experiments as a method to understand how environmental conditions may impact health. [...]
2026 - 10.1007/s40572-026-00539-5
Current Environmental Health Reports, Vol. 13 (May 2026) , art. 22  
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2026-06-01
13:12
30 p, 3.3 MB Who owns saved water? Exploring psychological ownership of efficiency gains in irrigation / Hoffmann, Patrick (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Villamayor-Tomas, Sergio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Although cognitive and behavioural factors are crucial for understanding rebound effects, their role in irrigation modernization remains underexplored. This study reports a survey experiment conducted with 183 Spanish farmers to examine psychological ownership, distribution beliefs and use preferences of water savings. [...]
2026 - 10.1080/07900627.2026.2659828
International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2026, p. 1-29  
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2026-05-28
11:30
17 p, 10.4 MB Title: From runoff to resilience : exploring multifunctional nature-based solutions for sustainable urban stormwater management / Khromova, Svetlana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Busse, Svea (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Benati, Giulia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Herreros-Cantis, Pablo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Segura Barrero, Ricard (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Ventura, Sergi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Eckelman, Matthew J. (Northeastern University. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) ; Villalba, Gara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Biològica i Ambiental) ; Langemeyer, Johannes (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciències de la Computació)
Climate change and rapid urbanization intensify stormwater-related challenges in cities, particularly in compact urban environments. Traditional grey infrastructure often fails to address these risks in a flexible and adaptive manner. [...]
2026 - 10.1016/j.ufug.2026.129431
Urban forestry & urban greening, Vol. 120 (June 2026) , art. 129431  
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2026-05-27
21:12
13 p, 1.3 MB Open veins : drain from Latin America through ecologically unequal exchange / Hanbury Lemos, Mariana Morena (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Hickel, Jason Edward (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Política i de Dret Públic)
In Open Veins of Latin America (1971), Eduardo Galeano argued that colonial interventions in Latin America organised the regional economy around raw material exports and drained the continent of valuable resources and labour, producing conditions of underdevelopment. [...]
2026 - 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.109055
Ecological economics, Vol. 248 (October 2026) , art. 109055  
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2026-05-20
20:12
11 p, 1.4 MB Preferences for fair decision-making principles in marine conservation / Hampton-Smith, Melissa (James Cook University) ; Gurney, Georgina G. (University of Tasmania. Institute of Marine Science) ; Ruano-Chamorro, Cristina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Lau, Jacqueline (James Cook University. Centre of Sustainable Fisheries and Tropical Aquaculture) ; Cinner, Joshua E. (University of Sydney)
The global expansion of area-based conservation has heightened the urgency of attention to equity in environmental governance. Procedural equity-fair decision-making-is central to achieving just and effective conservation outcomes yet remains underexplored in empirical research. [...]
2026 - 10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111869
Biological conservation, Vol. 319 (July 2026) , art. 111869  
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2026-05-19
13:12
15 p, 1.7 MB Historical ties shape fisheries research in West Africa / Peixoto Macedo, Thais (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Colonese, André Carlo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Back, Henrique de Medeiros (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande. Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Física) ; Ziveri, Patrizia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia)
Marine fisheries, including industrial and small-scale fisheries, are a crucial sector for the food security and livelihoods of coastal communities in West Africa, as well as for global fish exports. [...]
2026 - 10.1007/s11160-026-10059-y
Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Vol. 36, Num. 1 (December 2026) , art. 55  
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2026-05-19
11:54
18 p, 585.4 KB The Paradox of Climate Justice / Van den Bergh, Jeroen (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Climate justice has gained increasing prominence in both public discourse and the academic literature. This reflects a shift in how climate change is understood, from primarily an environmental issue to a deeply social challenge. [...]
2026 - 10.1002/wcc.70060
Wiley interdisciplinary reviews: Climate change, Vol. 17, Num. 3 (June 2026) , art. e70060  
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Focus on:
The Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability (56)
Environmental and Climate Economics (ECE) (93)
Integrated Assessment: Sociology, Technology and the Environment (IASTE) (65)
Integrated Earth System Dynamics Laboratory (IESD) (27)
Observatori de la Tordera (15)
Sustainability and Environmental Protection (Sostenipra) (154)
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