For and from citymakers around the globe

use our platform to explore sustainable city making.

That's a wrap on 2025!

700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.

Closing the Digital Divide

An interview with citizen participation expert Adrià Duarte (UCLG), exploring how cities can use digital tools to strengthen local democracy, and put human rights at the centre of digital transformation.

e-sabha app

Connecting Communities with Local Authorities and Government Agencies on a Single Platform.

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration

About use

0
Case studies
0
Citymakers
0
Cities

use (urban sustainability exchange) is a knowledge exchange platform dedicated to sustainable city making. use connects citymakers and encourages the exchange of ideas and experiences to effect positive sustainable change.

Localise case studies and citymakers

441 cities online.

Search our map for case studies and community members by location. Get additional city information. Move your cursor over the map image and left hand click your mouse to move around the map.

See all

The Map will be displayed after accepting cookie policy

Case studies

564 case studies online. See all
Search for case studies
Upload case study
Building Resilient Food Systems in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

Building Resilient Food Systems in Cape Town

Collaborative governance pathways
“The Sharing City, Seoul” Project
Seoul , South Korea

“The Sharing City, Seoul” Project

A city-funded and share-based policy for improving citizens’ quality of life in Seoul
Institutional capacity building for the metropolitan management in Colima
Colima, Mexico

Institutional capacity building for the metropolitan management in Colima

This project helped implement a strategic plan for reducing fragmentation and spatial disparities, and increasing local capacity building
Integrated Metropolitan Governance in Rosario
Rosario, Argentina

Integrated Metropolitan Governance in Rosario

Through the creation of new metropolitan structures, Rosario Metropolitan Area strives for an integrated approach of metropolitan planning processes.
Walkable Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland

Walkable Helsinki

How citizen engagement and collaboration can make cities more walkable
Energy efficient refurbishment at Berlin's Märkisches Viertel neighbourhood
Berlin, Germany

Energy efficient refurbishment at Berlin's Märkisches Viertel neighbourhood

The Märkisches Viertel neighbourhood in Berlin has become Germany’s largest low energy settlement due to the energy efficient conversion of 13,500 apartments.

Community

709 citymakers online. See all
Search for citymakers
Join our community
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sandra Bustamante

Individual | PhD in Polítical Science
Municipality of Tehran
Tehran, Iran

Municipality of Tehran

Institution
São Paulo (state), Brazil

Marcio Kontopp

Individual | Researcher
City-to-City Barcelona FAD Award
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

City-to-City Barcelona FAD Award

Institution | Urban Award
Franziska Eidner
Berlin, Germany

Franziska Eidner

Individual | Communications Expert
Iriana Ferreyra
Cordoba, Argentina

Iriana Ferreyra

Individual | Independent Consultant for Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Public Policies and Programs.