Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss how French universities can play a key role in generating Smart City (SC) through an innovative Public-Private Partnership (PPP) dedicated to urban transformation. Design/methodology/approach – The authors led an action-research study for...

[eng] Since 1978, researchers and industrialists are preoccupied by the development of new or non exploited processes to valorise non used classes of wood.. 50 Projects have been assessed, covering thermal, thermochemical, chemical and materials' applications. The ressource, not being unlimited,...