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Wiener Wäldchen: Mini Forests for Urban Climate Adaptation

Wiener Wäldchen: Mini Forests for Urban Climate Adaptation

Vienna is planting small, dense mini forests on underused green spaces to strengthen biodiversity, support climate adaptation and bring urban nature closer to children and residents.
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Vienna’s mini forests join USE as a new climate adaptation case study

Vienna’s mini forests join USE as a new climate adaptation case study

A new USE case study shows how Vienna is using small, dense urban forests to support biodiversity, local cooling and environmental education.
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USE puts urban climate adaptation in focus as Europe faces extreme heat

USE puts urban climate adaptation in focus as Europe faces extreme heat

Over the next six months, USE will examine how cities can prepare for growing climate risks.
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Revitalizing cultural heritage in Jakarta’s historic Kota Tua neighborhood
Jakarta, Indonesia

Revitalizing cultural heritage in Jakarta’s historic Kota Tua neighborhood

The city government of Jakarta has developed a comprehensive urban plan to revitalize the historic neighborhood of Kota Tua in an inclusive and participatory way.
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Gijon, Spain

Knowledge Society - citizen participation and open government strategy

Gijon City Council in Spain has responded to the need for greater efficiency, transparency and participatory democracy by implementing a digital platform enabling residents to share responsibility for governing and managing the city.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina

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The Government Commitments program aims to promote transparency, harness new technologies and empower citizen participation to strengthen the governance of Buenos Aires.
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Vienna, Austria

Start Wien – Providing new migrants in Vienna with comprehensive support for their integration

New migrants are provided with the most important information about life in Vienna as early as possible in their mother-tongues to help them find their way around the city.
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Integrated planning of a shopping-centre
Graz, Austria

Integrated planning of a shopping-centre

The Murpark shopping centre combines economic benefits with a sustainable mobility concept.
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Building sustainable income and employment opportunities through micro-enterprises
Dakar, Senegal

Building sustainable income and employment opportunities through micro-enterprises

The city of Dakar has developed an incubator project to support women and youth.
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Medellín, Colombia

Carolina Correa

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

Jelly Moring

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Johannesburg, South Africa

Thokozile Beshenga

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Atlanta, United States

Joanna Waliuba

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Kitcat Jason
London, United Kingdom

Kitcat Jason

Individual | Independent Consultant
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Juan Valle Robles
Madrid, Spain

Juan Valle Robles

Individual | Urban planning
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