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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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Neighbourhood rehabilitation: community participation - pilot concept
Baghdad, Iraq

Neighbourhood rehabilitation: community participation - pilot concept

The project is based on community participation as a way to improve municipal service delivery in four low-income neighbourhoods
Urban development strategy for the Cotonou agglomeration
Cotonou, Benin

Urban development strategy for the Cotonou agglomeration

The strategy aims at defining priorities and giving institutions for the development of Cotonou’s urban agglomeration.
Improving Living Conditions in Poverty Stricken Areas
Amman, Jordan

Improving Living Conditions in Poverty Stricken Areas

Citizen participation in greening East Amman
Ljubljana’s Bee Path
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana’s Bee Path

The Bee Path promotes public awareness of how significant bees are to food sovereignty, biodiversity and the long term sustainability of the city.
Food and urban agriculture strategy "Fresh" for Edmonton
Edmonton, Canada

Food and urban agriculture strategy "Fresh" for Edmonton

Food production must be added to urban planning policy and legislation to increase the normality of urban agriculture in Edmonton
New Ground Cohousing Community
London, United Kingdom

New Ground Cohousing Community

Providing accommodation & social support for women aged 50-plus through shared living.

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Seyedparham Mortazavian
Berlin, Germany

Seyedparham Mortazavian

Individual | Urban Planning and Architecture
Philadelphia, United States

Agustín Muñoz del Guayo

Individual | Consultant
S. Franck KINNINVO
Cotonou, Benin

S. Franck KINNINVO

Institution | Consultant en Décentralisation/ Gestionnaire de Projet
Washington, D.C., United States

Chris Moon

Individual | Researcher
Glensburg Town Planners
Johannesburg, South Africa

Glensburg Town Planners

Institution
Johannes Roderer
Berlin, Germany

Johannes Roderer

Individual | research assistent, urban and landscape planner