Urban Agenda Urban Blog Series of Articles #10: Reconquering public spaces by interlinking design, inclusion, and sustainability The way people live in cities is changing, and the need for green spaces is increasing as social inclusion and quality of local settings gain more…
Urban Agenda Urban Blog Series of Articles #9: How citizen’s health can be improved by looking at air quality policy through the lens of new mobility services Air pollution is regarded as one of the most serious environmental risk to human health. Cities are both areas where these effects are more visible…
Urban Agenda Urban Blog Series of Articles #8: How under-used space and infrastructure can become testbeds for new cities Over the last two centuries, urban space has evolved and changed dramatically. The economic and social transformation accelerated in the last decades…
Urban Agenda News UAEU Series of Webinars: How are urban initiatives and actions supporting Green, Just and Productive Cities in the EU? The Urban Agenda for the EU (UAEU) launched a series of webinars in September entitled ‘How are urban initiatives and actions supporting Green, Just…
Urban Agenda Urban Blog Series of articles #7 How to design safe and sustainable cities through the lens of public procurement Over the last three years, the Urban Agenda for the EU partnerships Urban Mobility and Security in Public Spaces have sought to bring together EU,…
Urban Agenda Urban Blog Series of articles #6 - Breaking the cycle of poverty for a more social and inclusive Europe Poverty is caused by many factors, such as unemployment, low educational attainment, discrimination, or low levels of participation in community and…
Urban Agenda Urban Blog Series of articles #5 - How UAEU partnerships can be used by policy and decision-makers to end homelessness and provide adequate and affordable housing Because of the lack of adequate and affordable housing in Europe, and a crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the efforts of the Urban Agenda…
Urban Agenda Library Material from the webinars: How are urban initiatives and actions supporting Green, Just and Productive Cities in the EU? In light of the approaching end of the current form of the Urban Agenda for the EU (UAEU), a series of three webinars were organised…
Urban Agenda Urban Blog Series of articles #4 Cities’ transformation in the post COVID-19 era with a focus on urban planning While the link between COVID-19 prevalence and urban design characteristics has created many debates in the media and the public, it is not clear how…
Urban Agenda Urban Blog Series of articles #3: Looking at European lessons to turn data into public data and unleash the transformative power of city data The age of big data and smart city technologies provides city governments with an unprecedent potential for data-driven decision-making. Helping…
