Manu Fernandez
Manu Fernandez
Manu Fernández is PhD in Urban Policy and an expert in the activation of empty urban spaces, urban strategies, economic revitalization in cities and the intersection between the social and digital sphere in urban life from a citizen perspective. He works as Director of Urban Innovation & Research at Anteverti, where he is the Program Coordinator for the spin-off events of the Smart City Expo World Congress held abroad. He has more than 15 years of experience leading consulting projects related to local sustainability and the analysis of urban economies for the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council, the Basque Government or the city councils of Barcelona, Vitoria-Gasteiz or San Sebastián, and participating in initiatives such as the Strategic Plan of Ciudad Juárez or the Strategic Plan of Malaga. Manu Fernández has a degree in Economic Law from the Universidad de Deusto, and is the author of the blog 'Ciudades a Escala Humana' and the book 'Descifrar las smart cities' -'Decoding Smart Cities'- (2015).
Smart Buildings: 7 keys to build better cities for all
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Director of Research & Urban Innovation at Anteverti
What are we talking about when we talk about smart buildings? Our team shares seven practical guidelines to improve our cities through architecture.
A year of hyper-accelerated digital transformation: what our cities and societies have learned
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Director of Research & Urban Innovation at Anteverti
What have we learned from the intersection between this pandemic year, life in cities and digital transformation? Our team has identified four areas and trends where the way forward is clearer today than it was a year ago.
Covid-19 and the future of cities: 9 emerging trends in digital transformation
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Director of Research & Urban Innovation at Anteverti
Our expert analysis | The pandemic has accelerated many digitalization processes that were predicted to be more gradual – and urban management has been no exception.
Manu Fernández: "Smart city projects need contextualization"
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Director of Research & Urban Innovation at Anteverti
To Manu Fernández the smart city as urban proposal seeks to provide a framework to explain and sort out the digital presence in the city that is becoming normal in the urban realm.
