How a small eu programme can support municipalities to fulfil their roles in green transition?
In the month of COP26, a lot of attention is on world leaders – and rightly so: we need a global political leadership that equals the challenges of the climate emergency. But while focus on prime ministers and presidents is correct, it is hardly enough: a lot will depend on local political leadership – mayors, […]
FUTURE PROOF CITIES – Shaping a dynamic world with circular building design
Interview with Dr. Elma Durmisevic Future proof cities apply circular building processes, creating reversible and transformable building structures right from the design phase. Dr Elma Durmisevic has been working on this transition since the early 2000s, as founder of the Laboratory for Green Transformable Buildings (GTB Lab) and as lead expert in various projects linked […]
Towards a more sustainable daily commute
… How a UIA project in Szeged paves the way to new forms of going to work Every morning, billions of people around the world wake up, have breakfast, dress up and leave to work. But how do you commute to your workplace? As transport is one of the greatest sources of CO2 pollution, people […]
New ways of youth inclusion in democratic processes
Participation in democratic processes has been a focal challenge in the last decades, as generations are becoming apathic to politics. If we want to turn back the tide, citizens are to be provided with new ways of having their say in their lives. In this article we will investigate the current European and international trends, […]
FUTURE PROOF CITIES – An innovative solution for digital mental wellbeing
nterview with Eszter Kostenszky and Balázs Humayer 1 July is Semmelweis Day in Hungary, celebrating the achievements of healthcare professionals. So our topic in July is health and in particular mental health. This month, we have talked to Eszter Kostenszky, from our friends at Grants Europe, who talked about how mental health appeared in EU-funded […]
Finding our cities’ way back to the world’s ecosystems
The effects of losing the biodiversity and environmental integrity are omnipotent in our lives, and they scream for a New Deal with mother nature. The UPSURGE project proposes to enter this new deal by using Nature Based Solutions to tackle the diverse urban challenges related to climate change. BURST is part of this endeavour as […]
FUTURE PROOF CITIES – How to Pay It? Social Innovation Bonds As An Innovative Solution to Financing
Interview with Maria Chiara Pizzorno This May, we are focusing on social innovation. But for municipalities, it is a challenging topic: implementing social innovation cannot be achieved without the right financing tools. This month, we have talked to Maria Chiara Pizzorno, an ad-hoc expert in the URBACT network SIBDev. SIBDev is implementing a good practice […]
Prospects of a greener and more sustainable tourism
Sustainable tourism is slow and green – since the 2010s, there is no debate about it. The last decade strengthened this standpoint as the consequences of climate change have entered our lives more evidently than before, making it a must to go green in every aspect. Additionally, the 2020-2021 pandemic pushed us to focus on […]
From the Pharaoh’s property to an endangered public good
…. comprehensive solutions to the emerging global water crisis. Water scarcity is the phenomenon when fresh water supply falls below the standard demand. Water can become scarce both due to a fall in supply (e.g. due to droughts) and due to increased water use (e.g. due to increased population or increased water-heavy industries). In this […]
FUTURE PROOF CITIES – possibilities of the neW EU programming period?
Interview with Eszter Héjj Thank you for sitting down for this interview Eszter, we are grateful for giving us some of your time. February is the Month of Urbanism in Hungary and we wanted to talk about how urbanism, urban development and related issues are manifesting in the European Union’s new, 2021-27 Multiannual Financial Frameworks […]