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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

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Gabriel Peri Square – Management of a public space to ensure sustainable social integration
Grand Lyon, France

Gabriel Peri Square – Management of a public space to ensure sustainable social integration

The City of Lyon has instituted action to secure the public space at Gabriel Peri Square using uniformed mediators to facilitate long-term social cohesion.
Urban Agroforestry
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Urban Agroforestry

Building community agroforests to ensure food security for citizens.
Redesigning the Leopoldplatz Square
Berlin, Germany

Redesigning the Leopoldplatz Square

The redesign and reconstruction of the Leopoldplatz Square took place between 2011 and 2013. The aim of the process was to explore solutions to existing conflicts on the square and to jointly find a way in which all space users would feel comfortable at Leopoldplatz without excluding certain groups.
Tehran Waste Reduction Plan (KAP)
Tehran, Iran

Tehran Waste Reduction Plan (KAP)

An innovative program to minimize waste production and maximize resource recovery.
Open-source tools for action on the SDGs
Los Angeles , United States

Open-source tools for action on the SDGs

Advancing the SDGs by measuring local progress and building new partnerships for action.
The revitalisation of Sumidouro - Victor Civita Square
São Paulo, Brazil

The revitalisation of Sumidouro - Victor Civita Square

The city of São Paulo has developed a successful brownfield project with a cultural heritage focus.

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Laura Keogh
Dublin, Ireland

Laura Keogh

Individual | Head of Engagement
Alberto LOPES
Brasilia, Brazil

Alberto LOPES

Individual | Architect, Urban Planer, Master in Organization and Mangement of the Territory.
Anna Iafisco
Brussels, Belgium

Anna Iafisco

Individual | Policy Officer
Edmonton, Canada

Shakespeare Vaidya

Individual | Development Practicener
Berlin, Germany

Maria Melnikova

Individual | urban planner
Cardiff, United Kingdom

Nicol Nicol

Individual | Research associate