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Join our webinar: Cities are getting hotter

How can cities prepare for more extreme heat? Join USE and Dr Sara Meerow for a practical webinar on seven heat resilience planning principles, with examples from leading cities and tools to support urban heat planning.
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How to protect citizens from the next heat-wave?

How to protect citizens from the next heat-wave?

Heat waves place a lot of citizens at risk of health issues. Barcelona's climate shelter network shows how cities can protect the most vulnerable, using infrastructure they already have.
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Barcelona's Climate Shelters

Barcelona's Climate Shelters

Barcelona has developed a citywide network of climate shelters to protect residents from extreme heat in summer and cold in winter by taking advantage of already existing public and private infrastructure.
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Helsinki Region Infoshare (HRI)icons_use
Greater Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki Region Infoshare (HRI)

In 2010, the cities of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area began sharing public data for anyone to use freely. These open datasets, available through a web platform (www.hri.fi), make it possible for citizens to develop applications and follow public decision making.
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Moscow, Russia

“VMESTE!” (“TOGETHER!”)

A community-driven decision-making system
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Yaoundé, Cameroon

Information and Communication Technologies for Youth Employment in Yaoundé II

The program intends to improve youth employement by the use of new technologies in a neighborhood of Yaoundé
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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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La Taula per a la Millora Urbana – TxMU
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

La Taula per a la Millora Urbana – TxMU

The project improves living conditions for inhabitants affected in those urban areas requiring special attention.
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Seoul , South Korea

Songpa Solar Nanum (Sharing) Power Plant

The Songpa Solar Nanum Power Plants aim to create a sustainable environment with community support, by implementing energy efficient projects with a focus on citizen welfare.
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Zoheir Sabaghpour Azarian
Tehran, Iran

Zoheir Sabaghpour Azarian

Individual | Deputy Mayor for International Affairs
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Guangzhou, China

Choyce LEE

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Eyjolfsdóttir Bryndís
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Eyjolfsdóttir Bryndís

Individual | Development
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Samer Bagaeen
Amman, Jordan

Samer Bagaeen

Individual | Urban Planner / Surveyor / Urban Designer
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Azucena Micó
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Azucena Micó

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Cork, Ireland

Ronan Gingles

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