2023
30/06/2023
Generative AI is a form of artificial intelligence (AI) that produces content based on patterns it observes in large datasets. Although AI has been in use extensively in many settings (e.g. in scientific work and in the classroom), excitement and concern around AI seemed to reach a crescendo at the beginning of 2023. For instance, teachers began sharing reflections on the implications these language models ...
11/07/2023
The Urban Economy Forum and ISOCARP are delighted to share the joint 5th Urban Economy Forum + 59th ISOCARP World Planning Congress Welcome video. Together with our prestigious Congress Steering Committee Co-Chairs, General Co-Rapporteurs and Congress Directors we greet our global community of urban and regional planners and invite you to join us this 10-13 October in Toronto to explore and discuss opportunities to support Climate-responsive Planning for Equitable Places & Communities.
23/09/2023
Fourth 2023 issue of the EURA journal Urban Research & Practice has just been published. Now available Volume 16, Issue 4, October 2023. Read more and browse the EURA journal! Consider publishing with us by submitting an article! Visit Taylor & Francis Online.
26/09/2023
Providing affordable housing has emerged as a major challenge for cities across the world. In the USA, a physical lack of affordable housing units in front of the stage. In Europe, the rising costs of housing, combined with a shortage of affordable housing units, means that cities across the continent now face a major housing crisis. ...
29/09/2023
The 2023 Autumn Conference of METREX – the network of European metropolitan regions and areas – will take place in the Portuguese city of Braga. The METREX Conference brings together its membership of public sector authorities, as well as partners from academic and European institutions.
02/10/2023
On October 16, 16:00 the online series "Regeneration Talks" will start. This is the first event of a new EURA activity that is launched in the context of the Working Group on Urban Regeneration. Contributions in this series will focus on the practice of urban regeneration in different countries. We will start with Germany [...]
25/10/2023
There are very different forms of relationships between national governments and their capital cities observable in Europe, as can be seen from the following two examples:
The Métropole du Grand Paris, covering the City of Paris and the surrounding suburbs, was established on 1 January 2016. ...
24/11/2023
For me, living in a city centre apartment means a short walk to my office, access to a dense transport network and proximity to a dazzling array of food and leisure options. However, living in the city centre also comes with a great deal of anonymity. I so rarely see my neighbours that I don’t even know what most of them look like. ...
25/11/2023
Fifth 2023 issue of the EURA journal Urban Research & Practice has just been published. Now available Volume 16, Issue 5, December 2023. Read more and browse the EURA journal! Consider publishing with us by submitting an article! Visit Taylor & Francis Online.
26/11/2023
Rethinking Europe’s institutional framework is essential if we are to accelerate to more resilient, greener, just and better-connected communities. It’s time to grow Metropolitan Partnerships in Europe. What are Metropolitan Partnerships and why do they matter for Europe? Click to read the newly launched METREX Manifesto for Metropolitan Partnerships!
28/11/2023
On December 14, 16:00 the second online meeting of "Regeneration Talks". This is the second event of the EURA activity that is launched in the context of the Working Group on Urban Regeneration. Second appointment will focus on the Spanish case [...]
18/12/2023
