
The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, ICTA, is part of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), a public university with more than 40,000 students (of whom about 10,000 graduate students), and about 3,000 professors and researchers. ICTA is a multidisciplinary centre that promotes academic research and postgraduate education in the environmental sciences, covering natural, social and engineering aspects. It was created in 2003, inheriting the expertise of a previous Environmental Studies Centre, and is now recognized by the Spanish Government as a Centre of Excellence. It aims to improve the understanding of global environmental dynamics, and the nature and causes of a broad spectrum of environmental problems, including water management, biodiversity conservation, soil erosion, alternative energy sources and climate change. In addition, it studies policies, strategies and technologies to foster a socio-technical transition to a sustainable economy. At present, ICTA has a team of over 75 specialists, representing a broad range of fundamental and applied expertise in the natural and social sciences, and about 100 PhD students. Its researchers are currently involved in over 30 EU and other internationally funded projects and have an active publication role with an average of over 100 SCI articles per year (137 in 2014). ICTA staff offer strong interdisciplinary skills and innovative integrated approaches to environmental challenges that are particularly suited to address the nexus between food, energy and water security and climate change mitigation.
TEAM MEMBERS

Mario Giampietro

Sandra Bukkens

Louis Lemkow Zetterling

Violeta Cabello

Zora Kovacic

Maddalena Ripa

Tarik Serrano

Ansel Renner
