"Community of Practice on Cities Newsletter" Newsletter Issues

A word from Mikel Landabaso (18/09/2020)

Welcome to the third edition of the newsletter of the Community of Practice on Cities.

Welcome to our new newsletter format (25/09/2020)

Welcome to our new newsletter format!

We are now using Newsroom as the official platform for our COP newsletter.

You have been sent this newsletter due to your expression of interest in the Community of Practice on Cites through previous collaborations or COP-CITIES events.

What is the impact of the COVID-19 on waste management systems? (25/09/2020)

Check out the new mapping exercise by the ACR+ of how public authorities around the world reacted to ensure an efficient yet safe handling of municipal solid waste.

COP-CITIES Briefs (25/09/2020)

We are working on the identification of news briefs to complement our previous work on the Future of Cities.

The Urban Data Platform Plus (UDPplus) (25/09/2020)

The Urban Data Platform Plus (UDPplus), a key component of the joint JRC-DG REGIO initiative “Knowledge Centre for Territorial Policies” (KCTP), is a main reference for statistical and modelled indicators at urban level in Europe and beyond.

Compliant with the European Interoperability Framework, it aims at becoming the standard tool for urban and regional data collection, dissemination and visualisation. Individual municipalities or regions are invited to contribute to the wealth of information available in UDPplus by sharing locally gathered indicators with the platform.

STRAT-Board (25/09/2020)

The STRAT-Board is an interactive mapping tool providing a state of play on how the EU support urban and territorial development under cohesion policy.

Collaboration between Territorial Development group and Demography and Migration group. (22/09/2020)

The collaboration between the JRC Territorial Development group and the Demography and Migration group has been strengthening lately, and it is currently developing research projects including migration, ageing, and the vulnerability of places.

Lonely Places project (22/09/2020)

The "Lonely places" project extends the traditional concept of loneliness, usually associated only with individuals, to places. This new perspective is instrumental in order to analyse territorial and demographic disparities through new lenses and produce knowledge useful to foster the quality of life of citizens.

"Living-in.EU" first online meeting with signatories' representatives of the political declaration "Join, Boost, Sustain" (07/04/2020)

After a few months of engagement with cities, regions, national ministries and partners to launch the Living-in.eu movement and get commitment from more than 68 signatories, we met (online) on 2 April 2020 to move from words to actions!

CSI Thematic workshops (21/09/2020)

The City Science Initiative is pleased to share presentations and outcomes of five virtual thematic workshops organized in June 2020, on the domains of circular economy, air quality, sustainable mobility, tech and the city and mental health.

European Cultural & Creative Cities in post-COVID19 times: bouncing forward (22/09/2020)

If you missed the July 7th JRC webinar on European Cultural and Creative Cities in post COVID-19 times: bouncing forward, click on the link below to access all presentations and find out more about the JRC report making informed predictions about the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cultural and creative sectors and the EU Culture from Home initiative.

PODCAST: the future of Europe's cities (23/09/2020)

Listen to our CoP colleague Ine Vandecasteele in a podcast (based on the Future of Cities report) with the European Association for International Education.

Webinar: Who will develop the city of the future? (23/09/2020)

Listen to our CoP colleague Jean-Philippe Aurambout who participated as panel member to a webinar recording on "AI’s got talent, do humans? Who will develop the city of the future" with the World Built Environment Forum.

Strategic Foresight Report – Charting the course towards a more resilient Europe (22/09/2020)

This report presents the Commission’s strategy to integrate strategic foresight into EU policy-making. It identifies first lessons from the COVID-19 crisis, introduces resilience as a new compass for EU policy-making and discusses the role of strategic foresight in strengthening the resilience of the EU and its Member States.

UN Secretary-General’s Policy Brief on COVID-19 in an Urban World (22/09/2020)

This Policy Brief describes how cities can manage the pandemic and emerge as the hubs of energy, resilience and innovation that make them such vibrant and appealing places for many to live.

New Report on City Science for urban challenges, pilot assessment and future potential of the CSI 2019-2020 (21/09/2020)

This report highlights the close collaboration between 35 cities and European Commission services and provides useful insights on how European research could be further aligned with challenges at local level. Related findings address the need of strengthening data exchange frameworks; aligning science-based policy processes; orchestrating collaboration and integrating CSI in other networks.

Guideline on Building perimeter protection. Design recommendations for enhanced security against terrorist attacks. (11/09/2020)

The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission has published a guideline document with practical advice on the selection and installation of elements that are able to stop and/or deter potential terrorist attacks.

Thermal design of structures and the changing climate (22/09/2020)

Climate change will require us to adapt how we design buildings and infrastructure.

Expected implications of climate change on the corrosion of structures (22/09/2020)

How will climate change impact the corrosion of reinforced concrete and steel structures?

European Week of Regions and Cities (05/10/2020)

The European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek) is the biggest annual event dedicated to regional policy, during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance.

This year the CoP-CITIES is present in force. Check out our sessions!

EU Digital Autumn School on the Protection of Public Spaces (01/10/2020)

The European Commission is organizing an EU Digital Autumn School which will offer specialized workshops on a broad spectrum of topics related to the protection of public spaces.

Daring Cities (07/10/2020)

Daring Cities 2020, a virtual, global forum on climate change for urban leaders tackling the climate emergency, especially in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Urban Development Network webinars (03/11/2020)

UDN webinar series: ‘Six building blocks to sustainable urban development’, based on the Handbook of Sustainable Urban Development Strategies published by the Joint Research Centre in collaboration with DG REGIO.