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- Webinar
March, 19th
The future of urban transportation is evolving rapidly, and shared mobility is at the forefront of this transformation. Experts from the Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transport (SUMT) IURC-NA network gathered for an insightful webinar to explore the latest strategies for integrating shared mobility into urban policies. With cities embracing electric micromobility and shared transportation, the discussion highlighted both the opportunities and challenges of this shift. Key takeaways from the event include: ✅ Lessons from Munich – How the city successfully implemented shared mobility solutions....
The future of urban transportation is evolving rapidly, and shared mobility is at the forefront of this transformation. Experts from...
- Webinar
February, 19th
Transforming underused or abandoned urban spaces is a universal challenge, regardless of a city’s size or scale. These areas often signify untapped opportunities for socio-economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social integration. Left unaddressed, they can become stark symbols of inequity and fragmentation within communities. Join us for our second webinar from the IURC NA Urban Planning network, where we will review successful examples of revitalized decommissioned industrial sites, abandoned military facilities, and vacant public buildings in Madrid, Dublin, Toronto, Rome, and...
Transforming underused or abandoned urban spaces is a universal challenge, regardless of a city’s size or scale. These areas often...
- Webinar
September, 25th
The circular economy has gained in popularity because its basic principles, such as designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems, can be applied at various scales, and the potential benefits are broad. Considering the core competencies of municipal governments, cities can play a well-rounded role in the circular economy by promoting the circular economy and acting as a role model, facilitating connections and establishing multi-level governance to align priorities and policy coherence, enabling appropriate governance conditions by mobilizing resources, adapting regulatory frameworks,...
The circular economy has gained in popularity because its basic principles, such as designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials...
- Webinar
June, 20th
Join us on the 20th of June for an engaging webinar on affordable housing, a key element in urban planning with profound impacts on social equity, economic stability, and community well-being. Discover how a paradigm shift in affordable housing is necessary and achievable. Learn how high-quality, affordable housing can promote positive behavioral changes among residents, benefiting entire neighborhoods and communities. We'll also discuss how population growth and the increase in homelessness in certain cities demand faster affordable housing development through non-traditional...
Join us on the 20th of June for an engaging webinar on affordable housing, a key element in urban planning with...
- Webinar
January, 24th
In the past three years, collaborations, investments, and knowledge sharing has multiplied on themes related to the circular economy (CE). Networks, knowledge-sharing hubs, and training tools are bringing to light the CE innovations and best practices in fields such as waste and water management, land-use planning, transportation, infrastructure and buildings, agriculture, and food systems. The cities and regions that are part of the IURC NA network are well-placed to contribute to this global transformation to improve circularity by promoting and...
In the past three years, collaborations, investments, and knowledge sharing has multiplied on themes related to the circular economy (CE)....
- Webinar
January, 10th
You are invited to the first IURC-NA webinar session of 2024, focusing on international cooperation and how it can relate to the sustainable and resilient cities of the future! Climate change and environmental deterioration have become central to cities’ urban development plans. As a result, the European Union’s IURC program facilitates the exchange of challenges and solutions internationally to accelerate the reduction of net greenhouse gas emissions and improve the quality of life in urban areas. This first online session of 2024 will be an opportunity...
You are invited to the first IURC-NA webinar session of 2024, focusing on international cooperation and how it can relate...
- Webinar
December, 7th
The webinar "IURC Latin America: Final lessons from the City-to-City cooperation" organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin America (IURC-LAC) Programme sougth to reflect on the main lessons learned from the IURC Latin America City-to-City cooperation and share best practices linked to sustainable urban development. Space The full agenda of the event is available here Space Download the presentations here Space Read the highlights from the event here
The webinar "IURC Latin America: Final lessons from the City-to-City cooperation" organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin...
- Webinar
November, 23rd
The webinar "IURC Latin America: Final lessons from the Region-to-Region cooperation" organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin America (IURC-LAC) Programme sougth to reflect on the main lessons learned from the IURC Latin America Region-to-Region cooperation and share best practices linked to sustainable regional innovation. Space The full agenda of the event is available here Space Download the presentations here Space Read the highlights from the event here
The webinar "IURC Latin America: Final lessons from the Region-to-Region cooperation" organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin...
Retrofitting Social Houses and Buildings: Reducing Labour and Achieveing Net-Zero Energy Performance
- Webinar
November, 22nd
Cities face significant challenges in decarbonizing and improving the resilience of their aging housing stock. Panelization promises to reduce the labour involved with deep retrofits. This presentation covers Canada's first panelized retrofit to achieve net-zero energy performance, the Presland Net-Zero PEER Pilot. Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) will share the results of this ambitious project, which represents a replicable, scalable model for retrofits nationwide. OCH will explain its role as a general contractor and panel...
Cities face significant challenges in decarbonizing and improving the resilience of their aging housing stock. Panelization promises to reduce the...
- Webinar
November, 8th - 24th
Companies (large, middle-sized or SME) from our IURC partner cities of Essen (Germany), Grenoble-Alpes Metropole (France), Toyota or Koriyama (Japan), looking for solutions on new energy technologies and/or hydrogen to address climate change challenges, are eligible to participate in the Joint Open Innovation Online Pitches.
Companies (large, middle-sized or SME) from our IURC partner cities of Essen (Germany), Grenoble-Alpes Metropole (France), Toyota or Koriyama (Japan),...