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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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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.
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Closing the Digital Divide

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.
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Global State of Democracy 2025

Global State of Democracy 2025

Democracy on the move
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Sangam Digital Media City (DMC) - City of Tomorrow
Seoul , South Korea

Sangam Digital Media City (DMC) - City of Tomorrow

As an industrial cluster of digital media and entertainment companies, the DMC produces and disseminates cutting-edge media contents.
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Utrecht, Netherlands

The ring has come full circle

Healthy urban living for everyone.
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Bologna, Italy

INCREDIBOL! Bologna’s Creative Innovation

The city of Bologna has implemented an innovative scheme to provide support for the cultural and creative industries.
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Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilnius Tech Park

Supporting Start-ups and community life
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Prague, Czech Republic

Depot.Bike

Improving Prague’s environment one delivery at a time
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Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

RePoPP Circular Markets

Implementing a circular economy for food and food policies
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Katherine Waterford Cultural Quarter
Waterford, Ireland

Katherine Waterford Cultural Quarter

Institution | Bringing about urban regeneration through the lens of culture.
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Washington, D.C., United States

Chris Moon

Individual | Researcher
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Carlos Placencia
Monterrey, Mexico

Carlos Placencia

Individual | Architect
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Fernando Nestor Murillo
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fernando Nestor Murillo

Individual | ARCHITECT AND URBAN PLANNER
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Jorge Machado
São Paulo, Brazil

Jorge Machado

Individual | profesor
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Nils Scheffler
Berlin, Germany

Nils Scheffler

Individual | Urban planner & developer
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