20 min. read Introduction Cities in diverse contexts experience increasing civil society engagement through neighbourhood-scale, informal and citizen-based interventions. Local … More
Tag: Europe
Call for blog posts – EU Climate Pact & Green Deal
2 minutes read Launching the EU Climate Pact On December 16th, the EU will officially launch its Climate Pact. Here … More
How can cities be kept affordable? A new attempt with rent controls in Germany
Many European cities experienced strong rent price increases over the last decade, which increasingly threaten to displace poorer parts of … More
Measuring urban quality of life – some challenges in practice
We have come a great way in attempting to define what quality of life and wellbeing are, as ultimate goals … More
The Mayors Adapt (Convenant of Mayors 2.0): toward a smart city.
It was held in Naples, the inauguration of Mayors Adapt initiative, commissioned by the Directorate General of the European Commission’s … More
Jon Schwabish on polarisation and good graphs
A few days ago I have found, on the Metrotrends blog*, this article by Jon Schwabish, which I deemed interesting … More
EP2014: what comes next for European politics?
Today, one should spend a few words about European elections, for the composition of European Parliament – and the presidency … More
Cities, Policies, Technology and the Mayors Challenge
“The strong mayor form … is in some ways a miniature presidency”, Clarence N. Stone Some recent articles in the press … More