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In Malmö, an old industrial site becomes its own building supply

In Malmö, an old industrial site becomes its own building supply

An 18-hectare former shipyard in Malmö is being rebuilt using materials saved from its own demolished buildings.
Malmö: From Shipyards to Sustainable Living in Varvsstaden

Malmö: From Shipyards to Sustainable Living in Varvsstaden

From shipyard to showcase: Malmö turns an industrial site into a model for urban circularity.
Prague's Manual for Urban Planning

Prague's Manual for Urban Planning

Facing decades of car-centered planning and poor-quality streets, Prague's planning institute wrote a public space manual. In 2024 it was awarded as a best-practice case from the Living Cities Initiative. A new USE case study looks at what it changed.

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eThekwini Communal Ablution Blocks for Informal Settlements
Durban, South Africa

eThekwini Communal Ablution Blocks for Informal Settlements

In 2004, the municipality initiated the community ablution blocks (CABs) programme to provide communal water and sanitation facilities to un-served informal settlements in the urban and peri-urban areas of eThekwini.
Valladolid, Spain

CreArt

Networking creative cities
Ger-area Upgrading Strategy and Investment Plan for Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ger-area Upgrading Strategy and Investment Plan for Ulaanbaatar

The objective is to shift from a central planning paradigm to an approach which reflects economic realities for development investment.
Revitalization of Namur-De la Savane area
Montréal, Canada

Revitalization of Namur-De la Savane area

Addressing urban sprawl by sustainable transformation of vacant land.
Seoul , South Korea

Citizen-led urban regeneration policy

Creating positive communities with sustainable urban growth.
Graffiti District
Bogotá, Colombia

Graffiti District

A strategy for responsible urban art

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Medellín, Colombia

Carolina Correa

Individual
Tomer Chelouche
Tel Aviv, Israel

Tomer Chelouche

Individual | Cities consultant
James Macdonald
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

James Macdonald

Individual | Urban Solar Power + Agritech Consulting
Carolina Franco Bánó
Medellín, Colombia

Carolina Franco Bánó

Individual | Senior Knowledge Management Professional
Cid Blanco Jr
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Cid Blanco Jr

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Ryan Hughes, AICP
Seattle, United States

Ryan Hughes, AICP

Individual | Urban Planning / International Economic Development