Urban Agenda for the EU 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 for the EU 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…
Sustainable Land Use News Action 5 - Guidebook Promoting FUA cooperation as a tool to mitigate sprawl Despite the fact that cities comprise a relatively small portion of European territory, the majority of the population lives in urban areas. Cities,…
Urban Agenda for the EU 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 for the EU Urban Blog Urban case study: Temporary use of buildings - Riga The challenge Since the 1990, the city of Riga has lost about a quarter of its population, which has had a significant impact on land use in the…
Culture/Cultural Heritage Library ESPON Policy Brief - Reuse of spaces and buildings This ESPON policy brief aims to help European, national, regional and urban authorities to better understand how to reuse more spaces and buildings…
Circular Economy Library Handbook - Sustainable and Circular re-use of spaces and buildings Disponibile in Italiano This Handbook is the direct result of the collaboration between two Urban Agenda Partnerships, namely the Partnership on…
Urban Agenda for the EU News “Work with the cities, not for the cities”: the URBACT City Festival celebrates its 3rd edition in Lisbon Urban practitioners, projects, initiatives, programmes, authorities and policy makers gathered together in Lisbon on September 13-14 on the occasion…
Sustainable Land Use News Sustainable Use of Land and Nature-Based Solutions Public Feedback starts today! The online Public Feedback of the Sustainable Use of Land and Nature-Based Solutions Partnership kicks off today, on 1 August 2018, …
Sustainable Land Use News Draft Action Plan is now available online! The Sustainable Use of Land and Nature-Based Solutions Partnership is paving the way towards the Final Action Plan. The Partnership just…