Conference and debate
POST-OIL CITIES: FUTUR SCENARIOS
12.05.2011 at 18.00h
Related activity to QUAM2011
Daniel Lerch Urban planner, USA. www.postcarboncities.net
Lluís Sabadell Artiga Artist and curator, Post-Oil Cities, ES. www.postoilcities.org
Place: ACVic. Centre d'Arts Contemporànies | C. Sant Francesc, 1 Vic
Presentation
Almost all activities in our society are, directly or indirectly, oil dependent. OIL is not only used to generate energy - we use it mainly in transport, but it is also used in food production (fertilisers, pesticides...), clothing, dyes, plastics, varnishes, hygiene products, etc.. In less than a century, oil has modelled cities and society as we know them today, with all their progress and growth, but also their want and especially the consequences arising from these, such as overexploitation of the planet, pollution and climate change.