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On February 2023, Miguel Ángel Ania’s presentation provided an overview of the evolution of Zaragoza’s public transport strategy to reduce emissions significantly. He spoke about the economic feasibility of the tram and the city’s move towards electric and hydrogen-fueled buses.The keynote presentation was followed by short interventions by representative from Madrid, Metropolis GZM, Ottawa, San Diego, Santa Monica, and Umea who talked about challenges, successes, and strategies related to public transport and low emission delivery zones.
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IURC NA, in partnership with the City of Ottawa and the EU-funded project Reducing Plastic Waste in Canada, held on June 2nd and 3rd, 2022, the Waste Management & Circular Economy Networking Event in Ottawa, Canada. Approximately 50 representatives from Spain, Poland, Italy, the USA, and Canada gathered to work on managing plastic at various levels of government level, developing strategies to enhance recycling, and generating energy from multiple sources of waste. These are the takeaways.
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IURC NA, in partnership with Climate Action KC and GCoM USA, held on April 7th and 8th, 2022, the Renovation Wave Networking Event in Kansas City, USA. Approximately 40 representatives from Portugal, Dortmund, Poland, Belgium, the US, and Canada gathered to work on making buildings more energy-efficient, tackling energy poverty, and creating green jobs. These are the takeaways.
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The fourth IURC-NA Thematic Networking event, Sustainable Urban Mobility & Transport (SUMT), took place in Zaragoza on the 10th – 11th of November 2022, in coordination with the host city of Zaragoza, Spain. Participating cities created professional connections and networks while sharing knowledge to advance public transport for zero emissions, shared & micro-mobility strategies, and reducing the use of single occupancy private vehicles. The following insights were shared by a cohort of 13 cities from Europe, Canada, and the US.
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With support from the European Union, the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Secretariat, the City of Bandung, and the University of Parahyangan co-organised the 1st MUFPP Asia Pacific Regional Forum on 3-4 August 2022 in support of Indonesia’s U20 Mayors Summit and G20 Summit, held at the end of August and in mid-November this year respectively.
This report provides an overview of the Pact and summarises key points from the event.
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Takeaways of IURC China Urban Renewal Webinar
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Takeaways of IURC China Urban Planning and Design Webinar
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Trans Semarang is a bus transit system in Semarang City and Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The service aims to break down congestion in Semarang and to accommodate commuters to the city center and tourist destinations in the city.
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Takeaways of IURC China Education, Jobs and Skills Webinar
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With the amount of food imports from outside the city being as high as 96%, Bandung City established in 2020 the Buruan SAE programme to improve urban food security.
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Takeaways of IURC China Sustainable Agriculture and Agri-food System Webinar
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Takeaways of the IURC China Regional Innovation and RIS3 Webinar
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The webinar sought to inform/discuss/share best practices on nature-based solutions for flood management. Cities of Rotterdam, Messina, Surat, Kochi, Panaji and Semarang shared their efforts/initiatives apart from two flood management experts.
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This webinar focused on the ways to reinstate public systems and non-motorized means as better means of city transport in the context of the covid19-induced reduced ridership.
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Ban Nam Kieng Din is a trailblazer in food waste management in Bangkok. Since its establishment in 2000, the restaurant has been making continued efforts to better manage its waste and energy and has received countless visits from government officials, researchers and other restaurants and businesses interested in circular food waste management from all over the world.
This flow chart is a result from Milan’s study visit to Thailand from 8 to 11 August 2022.
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Takeaways of the IURC China Technologies 4.0, Industry 5.0 & Innovation Webinar
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Takeaways of the IURC China Circular Economy Webinar
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Takeaways of the IURC China Nature-based Solutions Webinar
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Takeaways of the IURC China Tourism and Culture Webinar
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Experiences with Solid Waste Fee in Essen and Fortaleza: Important & transferable lessons
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Experiences with Urban Regeneration Projects: Milan – São Paulo
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Discover the takeaways of the IURC Networking Event: “International Urban and Regional Cooperation to rethink sustainable urban and innovative models for a greener and better future” held at the World Urban Forum in Katowice in June 2022.
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Discover the takeaways of the IURC Side Event at the Eurocities Annual Conference 2022.
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Vila Nova de Famalicão and Seberang Perai
Advancing Policies for Circular Neighbourhoods
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IURC-China Programme promotes the inter-city and regional cooperation, learning and innovation between the EU and China, as well as supports cities and regions in implementing the United Nations´ Sustainable Development Goals, the New Urban Agenda, the Paris Agreement, and the local development agenda, bringing together 44 cities and regions to collaborate in an inclusive and win-win approach towards sustainable urban development and regional innovation.
This booklet provides information of their general socio-economic profiles, good practices and preferred areas of cooperation.
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The role of development banks and private financing
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Manaus (Brazil) and Naples (Italy) share common challenges for improving their historic centres but focus on different approaches for citizens participation, financing, and implementation. Discover their recommendations!
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China’s Regional Development Strategies and Regional Policies (2021-11)
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Review and Prospect of Smart Cities in China (2021-11)
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China’s Regional Innovation and China-EU Cooperation (2021-11)
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Sustainable Urban Renewal in China (2021-11)
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Is Chinese Urbanisation Unique? (2021-11)
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China – Tourism Trends, Prospects, Challenges and Opportunities (2022-03)
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Boost Culture’s All-round Presence in Rural Revitalisation (2022-03)
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Development Strategies for Culture and Tourism Industry in China (2022-03)
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Green Infrastructure Manual – Hermosillo, Mexico (2022)
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Visual Takeaways of the Innovative sustainable & carbon neutral ecosystems and strategic sectors parallel session at the IURC Annual Event 2021 (24 November).
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Visual Takeaways of the Innovative sustainable & carbon neutral ecosystems and strategic sectors parallel session at the IURC Annual Event 2021 (23 November).
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Visual Takeaways of the Urban Renewal and Regional Competitiveness parallel session at the IURC Annual Event 2021 (24 November).
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Visual Takeaways of the Urban & Regional Renewal and Social Cohesion parallel session at the IURC Annual Event 2021 (23 November).
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Visual Takeaways of the Ecological Transition and Green Deal parallel session at the IURC Annual Event 2021 (24 November).
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Visual Takeaways of the Ecological Transition and Green Deal parallel session at the IURC Annual Event 2021 (23 November).
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Publication by EU Commission, DG Environment
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