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August 21, 2017 6:37 AM
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Analysis from the Centre for Cities thinktank finds urban areas are likely be hit hardest by the increased trade barriers under both hard and soft Brexits
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August 21, 2017 6:24 AM
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August 21, 2017 5:46 AM
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As societies become increasingly complex and unpredictable, cities’ decision-making models and strategic development tools also need to evolve.
Here is a case study to illustrate how a simple public consultation process can provide a clear understanding of a social system. The process is based on notions from systems thinking, complexity and network theory.
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August 21, 2017 5:40 AM
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In the last ten years the attitude of cities and their citizens towards what is possible and what can be achieved through cooperation with each other has changed. Active citizen organisations, NGOs and different initiatives have shown that they are capable to contribute to urban development with their own activities and deliver what they set out to. Therefore they are a worthy partner to the municipality. It is all about mutual trust and the knowledge of your own limits but also the limits of your partner. As a proof, there are several good examples, which one may consider as “success stories”. This is applicable to many municipalities in the country – NGOs and municipal cooperation in Slovakia is on the rise, be it in smaller towns or larger cities.
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August 21, 2017 5:09 AM
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BIP/ZIP is a pioneering strategy by the Lisbon Municipality’s Body of Housing and Local Development, promoting partnerships in the city’s priority neighbourhoods. Besides establishing local governance structures that facilitate communication and shared decision-making between the public administration and neighbourhood organisations, BIP/ZIP also includes an ignition funding programme for community partnership initiatives with a strong local…
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August 11, 2017 10:26 AM
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City of Čačak and its public utility company plan to introduce recycling yards in suburban areas in order to solve the problem of wild garbage dumps.
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August 11, 2017 9:08 AM
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Cities like Paris, London, Boston, and Portland, are reclaiming rivers that have long been neglected.
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August 7, 2017 5:40 AM
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European Clean Bus deployment Initiative
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August 3, 2017 3:47 AM
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Plus la température monte et plus urbanistes, architectes, bâtisseurs et ingénieurs font preuve de créativité. Dans les outils pour détecter les îlots de chaleur, dans la conception de l’habitat ou dans la maîtrise de l’énergie. Quelques exemples, d’Amsterdam à Paris, en passant par Taïwan.
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July 12, 2017 11:02 AM
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the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) stands ready to support the organisation of local events across Europe in 2017, mainly in the form of "citizens' debates" upon the initiative of its Members, regions, provinces, cities and their national associations and in partnership with other EU institutions in the Member States.
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July 6, 2017 12:15 PM
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En Europe, 4500 réseaux chauffent 100 millions d’habitants dans 32 pays représentant 10% du marché du chauffage. L’importance des réseaux de chaleur est très variable d’un pays à l’autre
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July 6, 2017 11:54 AM
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Born seemingly spontaneously out of a desire to create and manage shared spaces, Madrid's "citizen laboratories" are using new tools to build a new vision of how cities should be planned and run.
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July 4, 2017 12:21 PM
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The notion of cities switching completely to solar, wind, hydro and other renewable energy sources has long seemed fanciful. But a new internationa
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August 21, 2017 6:30 AM
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Space under train station in Utrecht, where 40% of visitors arrive on two wheels, will eventually have room for 12,500 bikes
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August 21, 2017 5:49 AM
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Après les Etats généraux de l’économie circulaire de 2015, Paris s’est doté le 3 juillet dernier, de son plan "économie circulaire" et d’une première feuille de route 2017-2020 : une première pour une ville française.
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August 21, 2017 5:43 AM
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It’s 2030 and we are in Brussels; it’s early afternoon and Béroukhia Seidha finishes her mint soda, firmly seated in her chair which is facing the uncharacteristically radiant sun. Is she aware of the progress made since the beginning of the millennium to anchor democracy in her city?
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August 21, 2017 5:25 AM
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The Commission for Environment, Energy and Climate Change (ENVE) of the European Committee of the Regions met in Tallinn earlier this week under the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The topics of environment and climate change, waste to energy and space were on top of the agenda in the Kultuurikatel, Tallinn’s creative hub.
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August 11, 2017 11:21 AM
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Belgrade city Energy Secretary Marko Stojanović spoke to Balkan Green Energy News about the concept and the mechanisms of the city Energy Efficiency Fund.
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August 11, 2017 9:51 AM
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The northern part of Bucharest has undergone through important changes thanks to the public project to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.
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August 8, 2017 9:46 AM
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One year ago Barcelona ordered most automobiles out of an industrial area where the city has been trying to attract technology companies. The move has helped turn the area into one of Barcelona’s hottest office markets.
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August 3, 2017 3:53 AM
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The Slovakian capital of Bratislava is fast becoming a climate change adaptation champion for its local region. Through the RESIN project, Bratislava has begun to take an active role in developing and testing tools for adaptation planning. Specific conditions in Bratislava, such as climate change impacts, drivers, stressors and adaptation options, call for tailored outputs and tools, and the city is an active contributor to producing these resources.
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July 12, 2017 11:05 AM
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#EURegionsWeek 2017 – apply online NOW!
Discover now the 130 workshops, networking events and project visits organised in Brussels as part the 15th European Week of Regions and Cities!
Under the headline 'Regions and cities working for a better future’, the programme tackles three main themes: Building resilient regions and cities – #LocalResilience; Regions and cities as change agents – #TakeAction; Sharing knowledge to deliver results – #SharingKnowledge.
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July 12, 2017 8:09 AM
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CDP, the global climate change disclosure non-profit, and the leading city network in the Baltic Sea Region, the Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC), have agreed on a two-year MOU to involve more cities in the development and reporting of target-oriented climate actions.
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July 6, 2017 12:12 PM
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A week after the dockless, cashless Chinese bike sharing scheme hit Manchester, the Guardian’s North of England editor Helen Pidd is already hooked
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July 6, 2017 11:38 AM
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Lancée ce mardi 27 juin 2017, la plateforme Végétalisons Paris fédère tous les acteurs parisiens pour développer de nouveaux espaces de nature e
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