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PMRDA and Karlsruhe’s key area of cooperation is to develop a concept for the establishment of a “Center of Excellence for Urban Planning” and support for the creation of an Eco-Industrial Township (EIT) within the framework of IURC Asia & Australasia.
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Urban transformation through the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, an event Barcelona hosted in 1992. Through the IURC, experts from both sides engaged in several activities to gain a deeper understanding of how global events can create tangible benefits for their citizens and strengthen sustainable urban development.
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Sofia Municipality is working with Sejong City from the Republic of Korea to conduct a joint business venture on solar panels. This pilot project is expected to develop a partnership between Bulgarian and Korean companies on renewable energy.
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The City of Rotterdam is working with Busan Metropolitan City from the Republic of Korea to conduct a joint policy study on urban mobility. This pilot project is expected to help policy makers in both cities to create greener urban mobility ecosystems.
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In the framework of IURC Asia and Australasia, Leuven is working with Gwalior to strengthen the capacity of start-ups inspiring them to become a genuine force of change and economic development for the city and India, while promoting the development of partnerships with businesses in Europe.
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IURC NA, in partnership with the Baltimore Development Corporation, held on May 10th to 12th, 2023, the Urban Regeneration and Economic Development for Social Inclusion event in Baltimore, USA. Twenty-one cities from Spain, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Mexico, the US, and Canada gathered to work on key urban regeneration & economic development challenges, economic inclusion & community impact, public-private partnerships, sustainable waterfront development, adaptive reuse & neighborhood regeneration, and innovation economy & social inclusion. These are the takeaways.
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The EVENTSOST system is transforming the tourism and events sector in Zaragoza, while Ottawa is analysing its adoption as another step to ensure that economic growth is accompanied by sustainability, a smaller carbon footprint, and a positive social impact.
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The online Capacity Building on Regenerative Design by ACCIONA, organised by the IURC Central Coordination Services in coordination with the Geographical Areas in two sessions (morning for Asia & Australasia and China; afternoon for Latin America and North America) aimed to support worldwide pairings and clusters to path the way of their ongoing projects during the last year of the programme. The training was conducted on March 7th 2023 and welcomed more than 75 participants from all around the globe.
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The training session was held on the new approach to smart specialization for the 2021-2027 programming period but starting with main approach to S3, learning about good practices in defining and implementing the Smart Specialization strategy following the methodology recommended by the European Commission.
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5 case studies:
Case study 1 – Climate & Food (Umeå)
Case study 2 – Over-tourism and sustainable promotion of territories (Metropolitan City of Venice)
Case study 3 – Citizen-led sustainable urban development (Kamakura)
Case study 4 – Station of Being (Umeå)
Case study 5 – Over-tourism (Kamakura)
For each of the case studies, there is an executive summary, special features, results and impact, key figures and lessons learned.
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Genoa and Mar del Plata exchange best practices on Tourism and Culture, to develop an action plan to achieve balanced and sustainable tourism, while meeting the needs of local communities. Mar del Plata’s strategy is focused on attracting tourism during the whole year, not only the summer season, while Genoa seeks to diversify tourists’ profiles. As a result, the pairing built a series of guidelines to share their learnings with other cities facing similar challenges.
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Takeaways of IURC China Education, Jobs and Skills Webinar
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Takeaways of the IURC China Regional Innovation and RIS3 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 Side Event at the Eurocities Annual Conference 2022.
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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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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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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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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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