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Revision as of 13:14, 1 November 2019

UrbanA Website

Welcome to the UrbanA wiki. This wiki is an ongoing, open-ended online collaborative database and knowledge source for the Community of Practice of UrbanA.

The aim of UrbanA

Cities play a key role in responding to the great challenges of our time. However increasing poverty and inequality, exacerbated by the recent financial and housing crises, are putting the social cohesion and resilience of European cities to the test. Much research has focused on teasing out the causes of urban social inequality and ecological unsustainability, and on understanding the connections, tensions and contradictions between the two. Research and innovation have also contributed to the development of ways to make cities more just and sustainable. Yet the need to consolidate and effectively communicate this knowledge and experience remains. UrbanA, Urban Arenas for Sustainable and Just Cities, takes up this challenge.

Further information on UrbanA, a major EU-funded project on urban sustainability and justice, can be found on the project's public website.

Mapping of existing approaches to tackling unsustainability and injustice in cities

The starting point for UrbanA’s three-year journey is the mapping of existing approaches to tackling unsustainability and injustice in cities. This mapping is initially based on knowledge and insights generated in previous EU-funded projects and will be enriched by the experience of city-makers. In this ways the mapping is not only a matter of gathering data, but also of engaging people and of acknowledging them for their prior and ongoing efforts. The aim is not simply to create a comprehensive database but rather to serve the creative learning process envisioned for the UrbanA’s Arena events, which bring together European city-makers and city-thinkers. The database thus functions as a shared resource and knowledge base.

The UrbanA wiki.

This UrbanA wiki captures this learning process and currently operates as a shared workspace for the UrbanA Community of Practice. The database initially consists of a set of approaches and research methods perceived particularly useful with linking urban sustainability and justice. Use of this wiki will connect closely with our shared virtual library.

Database of approaches

Co-create

We welcome all Arena Event fellows and participants to contribute to the wiki by directly creating content or giving suggestions.

Check out the User guide to read more on how to contribute, including tips and tricks for using wiki

Disclaimer

This page is part of an ongoing, open-ended online collaborative database, which attempts to collect relevant approaches that can be used by city-makers to tackle unsustainability and injustice in cities. Up till now the pages are based mainly on knowledge generated in EU-funded projects, distilled and written down by consortium members. The database touches on fast changing fields. As such, this page makes no claims of authoritative completeness and welcomes your suggestions.

Reuse of content is permitted under Creative Commons Licence BY-NC 4.0. For uses not covered by this licence, see here.