People-powered services: a new model for running social services in the 21st century
Social services are under increased pressure due to an ageing population, a pressure that is increased in times of crisis. Meanwhile, civil society and democratic participation in local communities are in decline. An innovative social service model, the so-called people-powered services aim to solve problems. Burst’s own Ferenc Szigeti, former lead expert of the Urbact […]
Response to the migration flow from Ukraine in Budapest, Hungary
Migration has been on the EU agenda since the beginning of the 2010s, but Europe has been involved on a different level since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine on 24th February. Thousands of refugees have been arriving to the neighbouring countries’, putting the social system under pressure in an unprecedented way. What is […]
Beyond sewage: an Italian research organisation’s quest to use NBS for greywater
As weather is getting more and more extreme, more and more areas in the world (including much of Europe) experience more and more drought events. However, much of the water we have at our disposal is wasted – both greywater (i.e., non-contaminated household waste water) and rainwater, currently usually disposed of. The question is, could […]
Leading the change with transition management
Societies need to be steered towards sustainable ways of living, because our current way of consumption, energy use, coliving with nature and each other is not viable – there is no debate on that. The debate lies very much in the way of achieving this: the transition approach argues that we need to let go […]
How culture can support society: Creative Europe projects in pursuit of societal impact and more
Our guest today is David Herman, an Amsterdam-based freelance project developer who has extensive experience in Creative Europe projects. We have talked to David about cultural projects funded by the EU but also about how a trained pianist would end up working on EU projects. We will start with a personal question for once. You […]
FUTURE PROOF CITIES – Daring to invent participatory democracy every day
Interview with Christophe Gouache Christophe Gouache is a designer, researcher and combattant for co-creation and participative design, and our interviewee this month. Among various projects he acts as Lead Expert of Active Citizens URBACT Action Planning Network, concentrating on the topic of forms of citizen participation in governance – this is why we contacted him […]
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, […]
