neoom: app-based support for energy communities in Austria
Establishing an energy community requires different legal, technical and organisational considerations and skills. For those without a background in energy production, getting started with this
Free Riga: A platform for temporary use
Free Riga is an organisation promoting the temporary use of vacant and underused buildings across the city of Riga. Founded in 2013, Free Riga gained exposure through a highly successful
Reclaiming public space through tactical urbanism: Milan’s Piazze Aperte programme
In the past years, Milan has become a model city in public space regeneration. The Piazze Aperte (“Open Squares”) programme, launched in 2018 has become a key reference for municipalities
Vienna’s Wohnpartner: Overcoming conflicts in social housing
Good neighbourly relationships are an essential pillar of well-being and social coherence in the city. But what happens when a family with small children moves to a quiet building and
Inclusion Potentials of Co-Housing – A look at OASE.inklusiv
wohnbund:consult is an independent office working in the field of social and sustainable urban developments with a focus on housing. Its interdisciplinary team focuses on urban and social housing issues
Vibrant streets make cities better: nine stories from Thriving Street
Eutropian collaborated with the URBACT III network focusing on sustainable mobility as engine for social and economic cohesion of local communities. An overview on the integrated plans and pilot actions
The Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava: The Slovak capital’s urban think-and-do-tank
The Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava (MIB) is a new urban centre that aims to bring fresh, dynamic, participatory and data driven urban developments to the city. It can be described
Thriving Streets: a journey through the cities innovating mobility and public spaces for all
Eutropian collaborated with the URBACT III network focusing on sustainable mobility as engine for social and economic cohesion of local communities. This article is an overview of the knowledge produced
Planning a new cultural venue: Connecting to Újbuda’s existing institutional tissue
How to conceive a new cultural institution in an area already known for its strong cultural scene? How can a new venue integrate into an existing institutional network, complementing and
Solidarity Everyday – A space for social initiatives inside the European Solidarity Centre
Solidarity Everyday Space is a co-governed space inside the European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk. The aim of the Solidarity Everyday Space builds on the mission of the European Solidarity Centre,
Learning from each other: the possibilities of transferability
In the last decade, cities across Europe have seen an increasing number of innovative actions taking place on different scales: from the district, to the municipal level and from here
Turin’s Tavolo Tecnico: Inter-departmental cooperation for the commons
A Pact of collaboration is a negotiation between the city administration and civil subjects through which the regeneration, care and co–management of urban commons is defined and carried out. Since
Participatory governance mechanisms of a social-cultural centre in Dubrovnik
In 2018, the Croatian Ministry of Culture announced a project tender for the development of social-cultural centres in Croatia, based on participatory governance and public-civil partnership. The announcement, opening a