Sustainable cities and regions
Most of the world’s population lives in cities and many negative environmental impacts happen there: congestion, air pollution, industrial pollution, land take... At the same time, some of the most interesting and impactful actual systemic transformations are taking place in cities. These cities can become the front-runners in the transition to the circular economy.
We are actively studying different solutions to making cities greener, cleaner, more livable and ultimately happier places. These solutions include urban circularity models and nature-based solutions to name a few. Our aim is to explore the best available breakthroughs and to promote them in a new context by integrating them in urban action instruments.
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Selected projects:
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EASME and DG GROW (in cooperation with Technopolis Group): Lead expert for Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and lead for Tech4Good Marketplace within Intelligent Cities Challenge 2.0
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DG REGIO: Ex-ante assessment of the Greening Cities thematic area under the Urban Agenda for the EU
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EASME and DG GROW (in cooperation with Technopolis Group): lead experts for Vratsa (Bulgaria) within Intelligent Cities Challenge 1.0
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Interreg Central Europe CITYCIRCLE project (2019): Drafting a Starter Kit for urban policy makers
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Peer Review on Circular economy and waste management: Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship, Poland (Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform)
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Peer Review on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in a regional context: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA), France (Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform)
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