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02/05/2024

Urban Research & Practice – Volume 17, Issue 2

Second 2024 issue of the EURA journal Urban Research & Practice has been published. Now available Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2024. Read more and browse the EURA journal! Consider publishing with us by submitting an article! Visit Taylor & Francis Online.
15/05/2024

13th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning

Sustainable Development and Planning 2024 aims to bring together academics, policymakers, practitioners and other stakeholders from across the globe to discuss the latest advances in the field. The conference will discuss new academic findings and their application in planning and development strategies, assessment tools, and decision-making processes. Call for papers is open!
16/05/2024

Start with Children – Bratislava Summit 2024

Every May for the next three years, the Bratislava Summit will gather mayors and city officials, experts, philanthropies, and mission-driven businesses to share success cases of shaping cities for children to thrive. The event is organised by the City of Bratislava and the Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava. Speakers include Gil Penalosa, Ankita Chachra, Jan Gehl, Anna Dworakowska, Amanda M. Burden, Erion Veliaj, among others. The event will take place in the Old Market Hall
 in Bratislava, between 28–29 May 2024. Tickets available at the official website.
24/05/2024

#63 Abolition of the income tax surtax for financing Croatian municipalities and cities

Surtax on income tax was introduced in Croatia in 1994. The main reason was to provide local authorities with more fiscal space in the acquisition of revenue. Cities with more than 40,000 inhabitants were given the authority to determine the surtax ...
30/05/2024

Urban Regeneration Talk #4, Italy

On June 6, 16:00 the fourth online meeting of "Regeneration Talks". This is the third event of the EURA activity that is launched in the context of the Working Group on Urban Regeneration. Fourth appointment focuses on the Italian case and will have the participation of Ignazio Vinci, Carla Tedesco, Stefania Marini, Francesca Bragaglia and Cristiana Rossignolo [...]
14/06/2024

#64 Cities and the defence of democracy

Democracy is under attack. In more than a few countries far right politicians have, in recent years, sought to undermine long-established constitutional, democratic norms and weaken citizen voices. For example, as explained in these pages by Ivan Tosics (EC #57), Viktor Orban, the Hungarian Prime Minister, has since 2010 eroded press freedom, damaged judicial independence, and enfeebled elected local governments ...
27/06/2024

New EURA Institutional Member – 2024, Jun

Welcome new institutional member! We are glad to announce the most recent member of our community: the Research Group on Sustainable and Smart Cities from the Kaunas University of Technology. Learn more about their work...
02/07/2024

Urban Research & Practice – Volume 17, Issue 3

Third 2024 issue of the EURA journal Urban Research & Practice has been published. Now available Volume 17, Issue 3, August 2024. Read more and browse the EURA journal! Consider publishing with us by submitting an article! Visit Taylor & Francis Online.
26/07/2024

EURA Institutional Member – 2024, Jul

Welcome new institutional member! We are glad to announce the most recent member of our community: the research unit on Governance, Competitiveness, and Public Policies (GOVCOPP). Created at the University of Aveiro, GOVCOPP's mission is to conduct high-level research and produce knowledge based on policy, competitiveness, and governance. Learn more about their work...