The Case for Innovative Procurement Local authorities have the power to create a market for innovative products with the way they purchase work, goods or services from companies (also known as public...
The challenge As the largest ethnic minority in Europe, the Roma population have long faced residential segregation. In Hungary, Roma integration is a sensitive topic with Roma populations...
The challenge Since the 1990, the city of Riga has lost about a quarter of its population, which has had a significant impact on land use in the city. According to estimates by the activist group...
This article was first published on the Urban Innovative Actions Website . URBACT and UIA organised a web conference (24 April) on Community-Led practices, exploring the practical ways cities...
This blog post includes inputs from members of the Partnership on Affordable Housing: Michaela Kauer, coordinator of the Partnership and Director of the Brussels Liaison Office of the City of Vienna...
Urban security is a challenging issue for citizens all over Europe nowadays. All local governments are expected to take care of their communities, no matter where they are located. Feeling secure is...
Hello all I am project manager at the Flemish environmental umbrella organisation Bond Beter Leefmilieu. Together with Gerko Brouwer (The Hague), I am working on a project proposal about a 'circular...
Have a nice day. I ask you to obtain information at the same time as confirming or rebutting the current EU policy and its application with possibilities of using financial mechanisms. At present, in...
Apply to the Call for Applications to join the Panel of External Experts for the Strategic Assessment of the Urban innovative Actions fourth Call for Proposals until 07 December 2018! The Conseil...
Description These two initiatives allow for the mobilization of vacant private housing units towards affordable rental housing. Borsa de Lloguer is a mediation program by which the City offers...
About us Office, the Riga City Architect's Office [1] is a municipal agency within the city of Riga. It is led by Riga city Architect Gvido Princis. Office oversees quality of architecture in Riga:...
Street dust concentrations in Helsinki have been successfully reduced by: intensive street cleaning with high-pressure washing equipment; dust binding with calcium chloride solution. Different...
Right now, information on the circular economy is spread across a lot of different organisations and industries, and/or it's gated behind members-only communities, which impedes implementation...
Barbara Steenbergen, Member of the Executive Committee and Head of EU liaison office of the International Union of Tenants, and member of the Partnership on Housing answered La Vanguardia about...
I have created an interactive graph for a recent working committee meeting at Housing Europe and thought it would be of broader interest to this group. It shows how populations of different age...
What are your urgent challenges in urban transitions? What are the ‘hardest cases’ in sustainable urban development? We want to shape our research and innovation strategy according to...
With minus 15 degrees, a meter of snow but beautiful sunshine against the backdrop of wonderful mountains, the Urban Development Group (UDG) Group met on 1st March in the National Congress Centre in...
Interesting study by the European Commission: Long-term Social, Economic and Fiscal Effects of Immigration into the EU: The Role of the Integration Policy "simulation results suggest that, although...
Australia Is holding its national housing conference in Sydney, Australia between the 28th November and one December 2017. nhc.edu.au Everyone with an interest in the delivery of affordable housing...
Making housing finance work for society Finance and housing are both crucial for the functioning and wealth of our societies. However, they can form an explosive mix for our economies. The financial...
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