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UrbanCommunity Experiment Recap (Thessaolinki, Greece)
This blog was written by our UrbanCommunity experimenter Filippos Polatsidis, with light editing from us....
Urban Community for Sustainable Just Cities
Building an UrbanCommunity for sustainable and just cities in Europe through micro-funds and peer-learning
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What would it look like when social justice concerns are integrated into urban sustainability efforts?
It means acknowledging the exclusion of certain groups from the benefits of sustainability initiatives, identifying barriers against their participation, and addressing their specific needs and preferences.
Through micro-funds and peer-learning, we recognise, support and share the knowledge and experiences of those who are acting locally to create sustainable and just cities.
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our Experiments for Sustainable Just Cities
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Rotterdam, The Space_Coolhaven
Francisco Santos & Giulia Casarola
In our first UrbanCommunity experiment, The Space continuted our collective approach to commons self-organisation and shared our knowledge with other neighourhood collectives. The experiment invited citizens into continously prefiguring shared spaces for just and sustainable cities.
In a follow up experiment, we led a conference on community-led urban development practices, together with the City of Rotterdam and the Cultuur Campus project.
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Budapest, Cooling Corners and Corridors
Together with the Municipality of Erzsébetváros, we will create an experimentation lab to foster just heat adaptation in the neighbourhood, which is dense, highly-sealed surface and low green infrastructure. In the past we co-created, small scale green, modular units for residents to sit down, have a rest in a shady area, grab water and connect.
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hello [at] coolcos.eu
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Ankara, Çarşı Pazar
We will collaborate with Ankara Yenimahalle Municipality to improve the working conditions of open market vendors, primarily a socio-economically disadvantaged group, and to minimize food waste in market areas. Through a participatory process we will create a new spatial design for the market.
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hello [at] roofcoliving.org
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Grosseto, ReGenea: Giardino
In "ReGenea: Giardino" we focus on revitalizing the interior of the historic wall section and adjacent garden in Grosseto, merging heritage preservation with modern urban needs. This project envisions transforming the historic areas into vibrant, functional spaces that reflect community values and heritage, fostering environmental sustainability, social inclusion, and cultural vitality.
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rigenerazione [at] levie.coop
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Ghent, Warm 90/50
We want to make our neighbourhood climate-robubst and climate-proof through collective renewable energy or heating infrastructure, adaptation measures and friendly street design for vulnerable users. With the help of a visual artist we will form many future scenarios for our neighbourhood, get inputs from the City's district manager, and test our ideas against the visions and objectives of the City of Ghent.
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Valsamoggia, Governance Training
Based on our experience with Municipalities in Transition, we will give practical governance training to political staff of Valsamoggia on several models (Sociocracy 3.0, Cynefin) that promise to transform the way decisions are made and policies are formed.
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