{"id":9224,"date":"2020-06-02T11:38:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T15:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rqei.ca\/2020\/06\/02\/municipal-research-chair-for-sustainable-cities\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T15:06:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:06:43","slug":"municipal-research-chair-for-sustainable-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rqei.ca\/en\/2020\/06\/02\/municipal-research-chair-for-sustainable-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipal Research Chair for Sustainable Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Conf\u00e9rence de presse - Chaire de recherche municipale pour les villes durables\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wGXzy5-efEI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><br\/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Mid-sized cities like Victoriaville have the same ambitions as large urban centres, but do not always have the resources required to carry out all their sustainable development projects. By setting up this new municipal chair model, we will be able to offer the scientific and technological support necessary to the City, taking into account the specific needs of its citizens and businesses and also the priorities of the day,&#8221; explained the holder of the Chair, Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca\/pls\/public\/genw050r.page_perso?owa_no_personne=557656&amp;owa_aff_rep_experts=O&amp;owa_mot_cle=barnab%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simon Barnab\u00e9<\/a> of the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics at UQTR.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rqei.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DJP_5214-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6754\" width=\"718\" height=\"896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rqei.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DJP_5214-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rqei.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DJP_5214-1229x1536.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><figcaption>Professor Simon Barnab\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neo.uqtr.ca\/2020\/06\/02\/luqtr-et-victoriaville-creent-une-chaire-de-recherche-municipale-pour-les-villes-durables\/\">https:\/\/neo.uqtr.ca\/2020\/06\/02\/luqtr-et-victoriaville-creent-une-chaire-de-recherche-municipale-pour-les-villes-durables\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working together to transition to more sustainable 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