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* '''[https://urbact.eu/urbact-glance URBACT]''': URBACT is an EU-funded program that aims “to foster sustainable integrated urban development in cities across Europe (...) its mission is to enable cities to work together and develop integrated solutions to common urban challenges, by networking, learning from one another’s experiences, drawing lessons and identifying good practices to improve urban policies”. URBACT organizes around different thematic networks.  
* '''[https://urbact.eu/urbact-glance URBACT]''': URBACT is an EU-funded program that aims “to foster sustainable integrated urban development in cities across Europe (...) its mission is to enable cities to work together and develop integrated solutions to common urban challenges by networking, learning from one another’s experiences, drawing lessons and identifying good practices to improve urban policies”. URBACT organizes around different thematic networks.  


* '''[https://jpi-urbaneurope.eu/ JPI Urban Europe]''' is a knowledge hub for urban transitions. The aim of JPI is to address the global urban challenges of today with the ambition to develop a European research and innovation hub on urban matters and create European solutions by means of coordinated research (...) Our task is to connect public authorities, civil society, scientists, innovators, business and industry to provide a new environment for research and innovation. We offer experimental zones and long-term research infrastructures in a broad sense. Our mission is to develop knowledge, tools and platforms for dialogue on urban transitions”. In their [https://jpi-urbaneurope.eu/app/uploads/2019/02/SRIA2.0.pdf strategic agenda] they identify four pathways: 1) digital transition, 2) urban robustness, 3) urban infrastructures, and 4)inclusive public spaces.
* '''[https://jpi-urbaneurope.eu/ JPI Urban Europe]''' is a knowledge hub for urban transitions. The aim of JPI is to address the global urban challenges of today with the ambition to develop a European research and innovation hub on urban matters and create European solutions by means of coordinated research (...) Our task is to connect public authorities, civil society, scientists, innovators, business and industry to provide a new environment for research and innovation. We offer experimental zones and long-term research infrastructures in a broad sense. Our mission is to develop knowledge, tools and platforms for dialogue on urban transitions”. In their strategic agenda [https://jpi-urbaneurope.eu/app/uploads/2019/02/SRIA2.0.pdf strategic agenda] they identify four pathways: 1) digital transition, 2) urban robustness, 3) urban infrastructures, and 4)inclusive public spaces.


* '''[https://transformativecities.org/ Transformative cities]''' aims to connect and make visible transformative urban initiatives worldwide: “We believe that amplification of changes in different locations can help facilitate radical change on a global level; in other words, systemic transformation. Change in different forms is happening all over the world, and sometimes it is hard to know where to look. Transformative Cities can be seen as a telescope, to help navigate through the complex galaxy of struggles and radical change on a local level throughout the globe.”
* '''[https://transformativecities.org/ Transformative cities]''' aims to connect and make visible transformative urban initiatives worldwide: “We believe that amplification of changes in different locations can help facilitate radical change on a global level; in other words, systemic transformation. Change in different forms is happening all over the world, and sometimes it is hard to know where to look. Transformative Cities can be seen as a telescope, to help navigate through the complex galaxy of struggles and radical change on a local level throughout the globe.”


* '''[https://www.pathways-project.nl/Database Transition case study database]''' of pathways project “There are many case studies on local and regional transitions. Until now, an overview of such case studies was missing. This database allows for sharing information of previously done European case studies in order to foster reuse of the knowledge gained in previous studies.”
* '''[https://www.pathways-project.nl/Database Transition case study database]''' of pathways project “There are many case studies on local and regional transitions. Until now, an overview of such case studies was missing. This database allows for sharing information of previous European case studies in order to foster reuse of the knowledge gained in previous studies.”


* '''[http://www.transitsocialinnovation.eu/sii Critical turning points database]''' of TRANSIT project brings together insights from more than 80 social innovation initiatives. It features timelines of Critical Turning Points in social innovation initiatives of the networks TRANSIT analysed.
* '''[http://www.transitsocialinnovation.eu/sii Critical turning points database]''' of TRANSIT project brings together insights from more than 80 social innovation initiatives. It features timelines of Critical Turning Points in social innovation initiatives of the networks TRANSIT analysed.


* '''[https://naturvation.eu/atlas?search_api_views_fulltext=soil Urban Nature Atlas]''' of the Naturvation project. The atlas ontains 1000 examples of [nature-based solutions] from across 100 European cities.  
* '''[https://naturvation.eu/atlas?search_api_views_fulltext=soil Urban Nature Atlas]''' of the Naturvation project. The atlas ontains 1000 examples of Nature-Based Solutions from across 100 European cities.  


* '''[https://oppla.eu/about OPPLA]''' is an EU Repository of Nature-Based Solutions. The repository offers a ‘knowledge marketplace’, ‘community’ and ‘open platform’  for people with diverse needs and interests - from science, policy and practice.  
* '''[https://oppla.eu/about OPPLA]''' is an EU Repository of Nature-Based Solutions. The repository offers a ‘knowledge marketplace’, ‘community’ and ‘open platform’  for people with diverse needs and interests - from science, policy and practice.  

Revision as of 16:54, 12 December 2019

  • URBACT: URBACT is an EU-funded program that aims “to foster sustainable integrated urban development in cities across Europe (...) its mission is to enable cities to work together and develop integrated solutions to common urban challenges by networking, learning from one another’s experiences, drawing lessons and identifying good practices to improve urban policies”. URBACT organizes around different thematic networks.
  • JPI Urban Europe is a knowledge hub for urban transitions. The aim of JPI is to address the global urban challenges of today with the ambition to develop a European research and innovation hub on urban matters and create European solutions by means of coordinated research (...) Our task is to connect public authorities, civil society, scientists, innovators, business and industry to provide a new environment for research and innovation. We offer experimental zones and long-term research infrastructures in a broad sense. Our mission is to develop knowledge, tools and platforms for dialogue on urban transitions”. In their strategic agenda strategic agenda they identify four pathways: 1) digital transition, 2) urban robustness, 3) urban infrastructures, and 4)inclusive public spaces.
  • Transformative cities aims to connect and make visible transformative urban initiatives worldwide: “We believe that amplification of changes in different locations can help facilitate radical change on a global level; in other words, systemic transformation. Change in different forms is happening all over the world, and sometimes it is hard to know where to look. Transformative Cities can be seen as a telescope, to help navigate through the complex galaxy of struggles and radical change on a local level throughout the globe.”
  • Transition case study database of pathways project “There are many case studies on local and regional transitions. Until now, an overview of such case studies was missing. This database allows for sharing information of previous European case studies in order to foster reuse of the knowledge gained in previous studies.”
  • Critical turning points database of TRANSIT project brings together insights from more than 80 social innovation initiatives. It features timelines of Critical Turning Points in social innovation initiatives of the networks TRANSIT analysed.
  • Urban Nature Atlas of the Naturvation project. The atlas ontains 1000 examples of Nature-Based Solutions from across 100 European cities.
  • OPPLA is an EU Repository of Nature-Based Solutions. The repository offers a ‘knowledge marketplace’, ‘community’ and ‘open platform’ for people with diverse needs and interests - from science, policy and practice.
  • Civics (mostly in Spanish and Portuguese]. CIVICS is a civic innovation map developed o by citizens from across Ibero-America. "It is a digital, self-mapping tool in geolocated address book format, where you can find and add all the civic innovation happening in our cities, locate their associated events and take part in them".
  • The SUSY-map is a collaboration of SUSY and the mapping collective TransforMap increasing the visibility of the Social and Solidarity Economy in Europe and worldwide.
  • Rescoop-EU. This is a digital map showing European examples of groups or cooperatives of citizens working on renewable energy, energy efficiency and e-mobility.


... this page is currently under construction, please feel free to add your examples of other databases