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Cooperative City Magazine brings its readers the stories of collaborative urban development processes in different areas in Europe.
It is a project run by Eutropian, a company and association developing collaborative planning processes in various cities in Europe.
Repair culture: a socio-ecological strategy to lower mass consumption and production
Over the course of the 20th century, with the gradual emergence of the “throw-away” culture, especially in the wealthier regions of the world, people began to attach less and less importance to the concept of repair.
Repair culture: a socio-ecological strategy to lower mass consumption and production
Over the course of the 20th century, with the gradual emergence of the “throw-away” culture, especially in the wealthier regions of the world, people began to attach less and less importance to the concept of repair. It often became cheaper to purchase new products than to refurbish or maintain existing
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Cohabit: Sweden’s Circular Student Furnishing Startup
In Malmö, Sweden, Cohabit is tackling a perennial issue faced by hundreds, if not thousands, of students: how to furnish empty, temporary student accommodation. Cohabit’s
Embedding sustainable solutions in public housing: MKB’s “Sustainable Everyday Living programme in Malmö
In order to curb climate change, the everyday infrastructure of our lives must evolve to support accessible sustainable decision-making. MKB, Malmö’s municipal housing company, is
Towards energy literacy: Getafe’s right to energy concept
Energy is among the most abstract elements of modern life. Despite being at the core of public debate at least since the latest cost of
A Hotel in the Local Social Ecosystem: How Ravenna’s Albergo del Cuore Redefines Responsible Tourism
Adjacent to Ravenna’s central railway station, in a neighbourhood where high-volume transit meets the city’s more precarious residential fringes, Albergo del Cuore is rethinking the
Placemaking
What kinds of financial support and solidarity structures are needed to help community-led development projects flourish?
Gamification
How to make digital interaction more engaging and fun? We explore the use of digital games to experience and design your city.
Urban commons
How can urban commons strengthen communities and help face the upcoming social and economic challenges? Produced in cooperation with the gE.Co project.
Manifesto to Action
We advocate for existing knowledge, policy recommendations and financial resources to be geared towards the strengthening of social and solidarity economy practices throughout Europe.
Solidarity City Vienna
Solidarity City Vienna is a platform of Cooperative City. It promotes and strengthens social and solidarity economy practices, mapping 12 initiatives that focus on social inclusion, fair employment, participation, sustainable food systems, ethical consumption and responsible tourism.
magdas HOTEL: Changing the world while sleeping
This retro-style hotel next to the famous Prater park is the first hotel in Austria that is run as a social business. It is dedicated to the integration of people with a refugee background and helping them overcome barriers at the job market.
Bikes and Rails: Co-housing with solidarity and an environmental mission
Self-managed and affordable, ecological and inclusive, Bikes and Rails' concept provides for buying houses collectively through private financing, freeing them from the market in the long term and thus securing affordable housing.
Zukunftshof: An agricultural city laboratory at the edge of Vienna
A former farm at the southern edge of Vienna’s Favoriten district, Zukunftshof brings innovative urban agriculture, water management and sustainable energy production closer to the people, integrating old traditions and former residents in new urban developments
