ICTA - Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals

El Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Ambientales de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) es un centro multidisciplinar que promueve la investigación académica y los estudios de posgrado en ciencias ambientales. Su objetivo es mejorar la comprensión del cambio ambiental global y la naturaleza y las causas de los problemas ambientales. Estudia las políticas, estrategias y tecnologías para favorecer la transición a un modelo social y económico sostenible.

El ICTA-UAB aborda los principales retos ambientales y de sostenibilidad relacionados con el cambio global y climático antropogénico. Los investigadores del ICTA-UAB desarrollan investigación avanzada en áreas específicas de la ciencia ambiental a partir de tres áreas generales: “Ciencias de la Tierra y la Vida”, “Ciencias Sociales y Ambientales” y “Tecnología, medio ambiente y sociedad”.

Unidad de Excelencia María de Maeztu El ICTA-UAB es el único centro de investigación en ciencias ambientales distinguido como Unidad de Excelencia por el Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) del Gobierno de España, el más destacado reconocimiento en investigación científica en España.

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Últimas adquisiciones:
2026-03-20
16:12
15 p, 4.7 MB "Made in Germany"? : Labour, wages and carbon footprints of consumption and production of the motor vehicles industry / Pérez-Sánchez, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Aguilar-Hernandez, Glenn A. (Leiden University)
Production is fragmented in global production networks, and consumption relies on global markets. Their impacts and profits are unevenly distributed in the international division of labour. Such complexity and entanglement call for footprint approaches that capture these regional and sectoral distributions. [...]
2026 - 10.1016/j.spc.2026.02.011
Sustainable Production and Consumption, Vol. 65 (June 2026) , p. 16-30  
2026-03-19
19:12
11 p, 3.6 MB Visitor perceptions and motivations as drivers of cultural ecosystem services in urban forests : A case study from Helsinki, Finland / Wang, Yuan (University of Helsinki. Department of Environmental Sciences) ; Vierikko, Kati Hannele (Finnish Environment Institute (Helsinki, Finlàndia)) ; Langemeyer, Johannes (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Lehtimäki, Jenni (Finnish Environment Institute (Helsinki, Finlàndia)) ; Johan Kotze, D. (University of Helsinki. Department of Environmental Sciences) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciències de la Computació
Cultural Ecosystem Services are gaining increasing attention as motivators for nature conservation and environmental stewardship. However, most assessments focus on tangible, easily measured aspects such as recreation, while more intangible CES-like inspiration, spirituality, or sense of place-and their underlying drivers remain poorly understood. [...]
2026 - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2026.101817
Ecosystem services, Vol. 78 (April 2026) , art. 101817  
2026-03-18
16:12
10 p, 1.1 MB Leveraging circular nutrients to improve the sustainability of peri-urban agriculture / Mendoza Beltran, Angelica (Sphera Solutions GmbH) ; Toboso-Chavero, Susana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Arosemena Polo, Juan David (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Romero Lestido, Adriana Lucia (Cetaqua Barcelona) ; Villalba, Gara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Biològica i Ambiental)
Agriculture in the urban periphery (peri-UA) can potentially reduce its environmental impact through nutrient recovery from municipal solid and water waste, promoting local crops and displacing some dependency on imports. [...]
2026 - 10.1038/s42949-025-00333-6
npj Urban Sustainability, Vol. 6 (January 2026) , art. 27  
2026-03-18
18:12
12 p, 3.6 MB Climate change, extractivist infrastructure and environmental conflicts at the Northern Sea-Polar Silk Road intersection / Hanacek, Ksenija (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Apostolopoulou, Evangelia (Imperial College London) ; Kröger, Markus (University of Helsinki) ; Banerji, Sujai (University of Helsinki) ; Dunlap, Alexander (Boston University) ; Landau, Arielle (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Martínez Alier, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals
This study employs a political ecology lens to analyze the interconnections between extractive and infrastructural developments, reported climate change impacts and the experiences of affected communities in socio-environmental conflicts along the Northern Sea-Polar Silk Road. [...]
2026 - 10.1016/j.erss.2026.104600
Energy research & social science, Vol. 133 (March 2026) , art. 104600  
2026-03-18
20:12
1 p, 254.2 KB Corrigendum to "Vulnerability to climate change, depopulation and the global food regime : An index-based approach for rural Spain" / Villamayor Tomás, Sergio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Política i de Dret Públic) ; Gaitan Cremaschi, Daniel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Corbera, Esteve (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia) ; Pierri Daunt, Beatriz (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Santos de Lima, Letícia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
The authors regret the omission of the following funding acknowledgement: SVT acknowledges support from Ministerio de Transición Ecológica y Reto Demográfico (Contract no. TED2021-130822B-I00). The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
2026 - 10.1016/j.envsci.2026.104346
Environmental Science & Policy, Vol. 177 (March 2026) , art. 104346  
2026-03-15
21:33
18 p, 666.5 KB Disequilibrium and Soft Tissue Pump Contributions to Glacial CO2 Drawdown / Gray, William R. (Université Paris-Saclay) ; Trudgill, Molly (Université Paris-Saclay) ; Shankle, Madison (University of St. Andrews) ; Eggleston, Sarah (Osnabrück University) ; de Lavergne, Casimir (Sorbonne University) ; Galbraith, Eric (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
A more "efficient" biological pump is thought to have played a key role in glacial CO2 drawdown, with two principal mechanisms invoked to stem the CO2 "leak" from the modern Southern Ocean. The first sees a strengthened soft tissue pump, associated with a reduction in the ocean's "preformed" nutrient inventory. [...]
2026 - 10.1029/2025AV002016
AGU Advances, Vol. 7, Num. 1 (February 2026) , art. e2025AV002016  
2026-03-14
17:34
17 p, 1.4 MB Defining growth dependence / Janischewski, Anja (Chemnitz University of Technology) ; Bohnenberger, Katharina (University of Duisburg-Essen) ; Kranke, Matthias (University of Duisburg-Essen) ; Vogel, Tobias (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) ; Driouich, Riwan Josef (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Froese, Tobias (ESCP Business School Berlin Campus) ; Gerold, Stefanie (Brandenburgische Technische Universitt) ; Kaufmann, Raphael (ZOE Institute for Future-Fit Economies) ; Keyßer, Lorenz (University of Lausanne) ; Niethammer, Jannis (ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, European Secretariat) ; Olk, Christopher (Free University of Berlin) ; Schmelzer, Matthias (University of Flensburg) ; Yürük, Aslı (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) ; Lange, Steffen (University of Siegen)
Many socio-economic systems require positive economic growth rates to function properly. These growth dependencies pose serious challenges given uncertainty about future growth rates and the role of economic growth as a driver of environmental crises. [...]
2026 - 10.1007/s11625-026-01808-w
Sustainability science, February 2026  
2026-03-17
18:12
13 p, 1.6 MB Analysing the social practice of urban commons-oriented coproduction : The case of Sant Cugat del Vallès in Spain / Maestre Andrés, Sara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Calvet Mir, Laura (Institut Metròpoli) ; Simon Mas, Gemma (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Bianchi, Iolanda (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Sociologia) ; Ferreri, Mara (Politecnico di Torino) ; Pera, Marina (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) ; Reguero Jiménez, Núria (Instituto de Gobierno y Políticas Públicas (IGOP)) ; Villamayor Tomás, Sergio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Research attention is being paid to the different ways urban commoners engage with the local state to address commons material needs and the implications of this engagement. To have a better understanding of these processes, this article proposes an analytical framework to examine the social practice of commons-oriented coproduction. [...]
2026 - 10.1016/j.cities.2026.106884
Cities, Vol. 172 (May 2026) , art. 106884  
2026-03-05
19:12
12 p, 4.4 MB Impact of changes in the distribution of household types on residential energy consumption in Spain, 2006-2023 / Ramos Martín, Jesús (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Matsumoto, Shigeru (Aoyama Gakuin University. Department of Economics) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Economia i d'Història Econòmica
Residential energy consumption remains difficult to analyze due to its heterogeneity and evolving demographic trends, as factors such as population aging and declining household sizes alter energy demand and may offset efficiency gains. [...]
2026 - 10.1016/j.enbuild.2026.117250
Energy and Buildings, Vol. 358 (May 2026) , art. 117250  
2026-02-24
09:08
9 p, 4.0 MB El robatori de bicicletes a Barcelona 2024 / Suraud Kiffer, Clementine ; Honey-Rosés, Jordi
L'any 2024 s'han registrat 921 robatoris de bicicletes a la ciutat de Barcelona, xifra que suposa una disminució respecte als anys 2022 (1042) i 2023 (1167), tot i que continua sent superior a la de 2021 (870). [...]
In 2024, 921 bicycle thefts were recorded in the city of Barcelona, ​​​​a figure that represents a decrease compared to 2022 (1042) and 2023 (1167), although it remains higher than 2021 (870). [...]

Cerdanyola del Vallès Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals 2025  
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Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability (BCNUEJ) (56)
Environmental and Climate Economics (ECE) (89)
Integrated Assessment: Sociology, Technology and the Environment (IASTE) (65)
Integrated Earth System Dynamics Laboratory (IESD) (27)
Observatori de la Tordera (15)
Sostenibilidad y Prevención Ambiental (Sostenipra) (150)