Bahaaeddin Alhaddad: «Happines in cities is not a new subject»
By | 2017
In this interview, Prof. Bahaaeddin Alhaddad explains the factors that define happiness in cities. The place where you grow, your emotional issues and the outer world are key issues that determine it. Technology is not a tool to provide happiness but it can help to create comfort. Prof. Alhaddad is putting it into practice with UNIQUE, a project that introduces neuroscience with geographic information through brain monitoring to observe how we react within the city.
About the authors
Dr Bahaaeddin Alhaddad is an architect and earth observation specialist. He taught at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain) and was an Honorary Research Associate at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (UK). For over 20 years, he has been leading University research and working on European collaborative projects that focus on engaging people with their surrounding environments in order to improve their quality of life. His innovative solutions for built environments are created with the intention of exploring emotional experiences in urban spaces. He constantly focuses at, how can cities not only be smarter, but also happier.
