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Young Leaders

Young Leader Khate Torres: Using Environmental Psychology to Create Healthy Urban Spaces

Karl Dickinson - August 21, 2023 0

Achieving climate and sustainability goals requires a willingness to change. Without this, the urban transformation would lack substance. We already have so much of the knowledge we need to make a significant impact, but,...

Housing

Building a Better Housing Model with the European Community Land Trust Network

Karl Dickinson - July 4, 2023 0

Fulfilling the need for quality, affordable, future-proofed housing is one of our cities’ biggest challenges. Marginalised and low-income populations need the current system to change the most. Community Land Trusts offer an equitable and...

External Content

Making Sense of Systemic Change

External Content - April 18, 2023 0

Systemic change is like a birthday present: everyone wants it, but no one is quite sure what’s inside. Or so the saying goes. The concept feels just beyond comprehension. What does it look like to change everything,...

FWE Nexus

Data & Policy: Interpreting the Food-Water-Energy Nexus

Karl Dickinson - October 25, 2022 0

The food-water-energy nexus is complex. People and organisations are funnels for the details that allow us to unravel the puzzle. This information they give sheds light on the interconnected domains and how we can...

Water

Water/Cooler Moments in the Age of Extreme Heat

Karl Dickinson - July 20, 2022 0

As heatwaves become more frequent, we grow reliant on cities taking measures to provide relief. From fountains to pools to games, there are plenty of ways water offers comfort from rising temperatures. There is...

FWE Nexus

Challenges of the Food-Water-Energy Nexus

Metka Novak - November 1, 2022 0

While the food-water-energy nexus offers great advantages on one hand, on the other it’s important to keep in mind this system is not yet widely acknowledged, so it naturally comes with some hurdles. Read...

Greenery

Urban Biodiversity and the EU Taxonomy

Metka Novak - September 13, 2021 0

It’s easy to forget we share our space in the city with other creatures. Either being small and almost invisible to the unobservant eye or being right there, planted in front of your front...

Skill

Participation for Innovation – Why We Need To Talk More About Participatory Cities

Tanja Polonyi - April 20, 2021 0

When talking about bringing change to cities, many governments and private organisations tend to hold on to traditional ways of creating policies and engagement. But many researchers are looking into new, innovative ways of...

FWE Nexus

The Case for the Food-Water-Energy Nexus: How Cities Benefit

Metka Novak - October 25, 2022 0

It’s about synergy of sectors – not competition – for sustainable use of given resources. We’re talking about the FWE nexus. Food, Water, and Energy “are highly interconnected: water is required for almost all...

FWE Nexus

What Is the Food-Water-Energy Nexus?

Karl Dickinson - October 25, 2022 0

Water, food, energy: in terms of creating sustainable cities, they are virtually impossible to separate. Optimising outputs for one relies on efficient resource management for all three, intrinsically locked as they are in the...

FWE Nexus

How to Make Cities Resilient With the Food-Water-Energy Nexus

Cornelia Forsthuber - November 1, 2022 0

While the case for the FWE nexus concept is relatively clear to make in a theoretical, academic context, translating it to urban reality can be a struggle. Against a backdrop of climate change, urban...

FWE Nexus

How to Involve Stakeholders in the Food-Water-Energy Nexus

Karl Dickinson - November 8, 2022 0

If you want a say in what happens within your city, the food-water-energy nexus is a perfect opportunity. It impacts almost every aspect of our lives and every function of our cities. Involving as...

FWE Nexus

Food-Water-Energy Nexus Facts & Figures

Karl Dickinson - November 15, 2022 0

Trying to understand the food-water-energy (FWE) nexus has a lot of us scratching our heads. Trying to get anywhere with it is like unravelling a knotted ball of wool: you can tug at the threads,...

Housing

Guarantee It: The Right to Adequate Housing

Iris Fiebiger - September 22, 2021 0

Access to adequate housing is a human right. And yet, we are still struggling to accommodate everyone in our cities. To understand why – and ultimately resolve this issue – we need to take...

Housing

From PROMISE to ENERGY PUSH: Past and Ongoing EU Projects on Housing

Iris Fiebiger - September 2, 2021 0

Housing is a complex and multifaceted topic. We want our homes to be eco-friendly, socially inclusive, well-maintained, and – at the end of the day – affordable. That sounds like quite a challenge to...

Car-Free

The Top 5 EU Projects on Reducing Car Use – and What You Can Learn From Them

Lauren McAskie - April 18, 2022 0

Over the last 20 years or so the European Union has funded hundreds of projects aiming to reduce private vehicle usage and emissions. We took a look to see what some of the biggest...

Construction

How Urban Mining Can Promote Circular Construction

Abbie Harby - August 26, 2021 0

Since writing his thesis on “Recyclable Building in Residential Construction” over 20 years ago, Thomas Romm has only delved deeper into how we can reduce the environmental impact of construction and planning practices. Cue:...

Construction

CityChanger Gemma Jerome: Building with Nature in Mind

Karl Dickinson - July 4, 2022 0

We claim a lot of land from the natural world to build ourselves places to live. What if we could construct in a way that works for humans and habitats? That’s the question which...

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