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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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Leeds, United Kingdom

Leeds 2023

Connecting the city through culture and creativity
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Nairobi, Kenya

Model Street – making cities together

A collaborative project supporting community-led design to improve public spaces.
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Dakar, Senegal

Dakar paving streets by hands

The program aims at modernizing and embellishing the city of Dakar while more than 1,500 employments can be created.
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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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Parches Verdes – Lungs for Life
Valle de Aburrá, Colombia

Parches Verdes – Lungs for Life

An active restoration program to improve ecosystem connectivity
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Linköping, Sweden

Linköping Carbon Neutral 2025

In 2011 the Municipal Council adopted its long-term climate goal to make Linköping a carbon-neutral community by 2025.
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Ventura Godoy
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Ventura Godoy

Individual | Architect
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Ignacio Rada Cotera
Bilbao, Spain

Ignacio Rada Cotera

Institution | URBACT Lead Expert
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Grand Paris, France

Maria Giorda

Individual | Student in urban studies at Sciences Po Paris
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Jordi Vaquer
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Jordi Vaquer

Individual | Secretary General of Metropolis
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Gothenburg, Sweden

Jakob Jakob

Individual | Leasing Manager
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Iris Belle
stuttgart, Germany

Iris Belle

Individual | Professor / Dean of Studies International Master Programme Smart City Solutions
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