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18

SEP 2026

at 09.00-11.00

Group Model Building Workshop in Gävle

How do air and noise pollution affect people’s health and life in Gävle, and which measures can make the greatest difference? This online workshop brings together participants from different sectors to jointly map connections, identify possible interventions and contribute knowledge to the HARMONIE research project.

Date: 18th of September
Time: 09.00-11.00 (CET)
Place: Virtual (Zoom)

This workshop brings together stakeholders from different sectors to jointly explore how air and noise pollution interact with urban systems and population health in Gävle. Using a participatory approach, you will co-create a Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) — a visual map of the causes, consequences, and feedback dynamics of pollution. The five main objectives are to:

  • Identify key causes of pollution
  • Understand effects on health, economy and society
  • Map cause-and-effect relationships
  • Find the best places to intervene the system
  • Identify drivers and barriers of interventions

Programme

Time

Activity

Led by




09:00 – 09:10

Welcome and introductions
Short opening by the University of Gävle. Learn who is in the room and
why you are here.

University
of Gävle




09:10 – 09:20

HARMONIE project overview
Understand the bigger research picture — what the HARMONIE
project aims to achieve and how today's workshop feeds into it.

BSC




09:20 – 09:30

Workshop objectives & CLD Introduction
Get oriented: what you will build today, how the session works, and a
quick introduction to Causal Loop Diagrams (variables, arrows,
feedback loops).

Swiss
TPH




09:30 – 09:45

Validating key causes and impacts
Validation of the Causal Loop Diagram prepared prior the workshop
(researched based), focusing on the causes and effects of air and
noise pollution in the city.

Swiss
TPH




09:45 – 10:20

Identifying & prioritising interventions
Use the diagram to pinpoint where a policy or action would have a
great impact in the system. Name existing interventions and possible
new interventions, link them to the diagram, and rank them together

Swiss
TPH




10:20 – 10:50

Drivers & barriers of interventions
Examine what enables or blocks the top interventions with an
interactive activity to sense their citizen adoption. Identify supporting
factors and real-world obstacles specific to Gävle.

Deusto




10:50 – 11:00

Reflection, wrap-up & next steps
Reflect on the outcomes of the workshop, flag anything missing, and
understand how the results will be used in the next phase of the
project (Citizen Centric Digital Twin).

Swiss
TPH



 

Registration

To register, please send an email to Jose Chilo

What is HARMONIE

  • HARMONIE (Health Assessment Refinement for Mitigation of Noise and Air Quality Effects) is a European research project bringing together universities, research centres, technology companies, and municipalities from six countries. Its goal is to
    give cities the tools they need to better understand how air and noise pollution affect citizens' health — with a particular focus on vulnerable populations such as the elderly and people with respiratory conditions.

  • The project combines real-world data collection (sensors, citizen monitoring, health studies) with a Citizen-Centric Digital Twin — a digital platform that lets public authorities visualise pollution hotspots, test "what-if" policy scenarios, and
    assess the long-term health impacts of different interventions. The results of today's workshop will directly feed into this platform, helping to shape smarter, evidence-based policies for Gävle.

Time and place

18 Sep 2026

09.00

Virtual (Zoom)

English

Arranged by

University of Gävle

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Contact

Jose Chilo, profilbild

Jose Chilo

Senior Lecturer, Docent in Electrical engineering

+ 46 26 64 84 49
jose.chilo@hig.se

This page was last updated 2026-09-02