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Global Housing Crisis Demands Action

UN-Habitat’s 2024 Annual report reveals staggering scale of global housing emergency

Iloilo River Esplanade

Transforming a 13km waterway into a vibrant urban destination for recreation and environmental education.

Women-Centred Recovery after Climate Disasters & Conflict

Concrete strategies to address gendered vulnerabilities, promote inclusive planning, and ensure women’s leadership in building resilient, peaceful communities.

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Integrated Development Planning in the City of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa

Integrated Development Planning in the City of Johannesburg

The project involves working with residents, as well as strategically planning, to ensure equitable service delivery across the municipality
KRACH - Kreativraum Chemnitz
Chemnitz, Germany

KRACH - Kreativraum Chemnitz

Rent free space allows innovation to flourish.
Pierre-Dansereau Park
Montréal, Canada

Pierre-Dansereau Park

A network of sustainable public spaces
Neighbourhood development based on equal opportunities in Krefeld
Krefeld, Germany

Neighbourhood development based on equal opportunities in Krefeld

Through its pilot project Nachbarschaft Samtweberei (“Velvet weavers’ neighbourhood”) in the German city of Krefeld, the Montag Foundation for Urban Spaces is demonstrating how cooperation with the local authority can make socially sound urban development work.
Activation of an urban open space through citizen participation
Berlin, Germany

Activation of an urban open space through citizen participation

The project "Tempelhofer Freiheit" aims to establish a diverse combination of reuses of the former Berlin Tempelhof airport.
Urban Wage Employment Initiative
Odisha, India

Urban Wage Employment Initiative

Reducing vulnerabilities and improving opportunities of the urban poor.

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Mersin, Turkey

Elif Tanburoğlu

Individual | Head of Foreign Relations and Projects Office/Mersin Metropolitan Municipality
Maholi Innocent
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Maholi Innocent

Individual | Director
Los Angeles , United States

Mary Launer

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

City-to-City Barcelona FAD Award

Institution | Urban Award
Berlin, Germany

Agnes Müller

Individual | Researcher, Lecturer and Coordinator of Dual Master Program "Urban Planning and Mobility"
Berlin, Germany

Lennart Kehlenbeck

Individual