Urban Voices Podcast

If you have ever been to Bruges, or seen it in films or photos, chances are you have noticed at least one of the following: canals, swans, water, tourist boats. What often goes unnoticed is that Bruges, and the wider region of Flanders in Belgium, regularly suffers from droughts. In this episode of the Urban Voices and Cities Reimagined Podcast , we meet Astrid Stroobandt from the City of Bruges a...

Second part of the podcast series for the EUI' s project Affordable Housing for All (AHA) by IA expert Martha Giannakopoulou. Read more on Portico (⁠ ⁠⁠portico.urban-initiative.eu⁠⁠⁠ ). In the second episode, we turn our focus to  Flexible Housing Options in Budapest , examining how housing innovation can respond to real community needs and better support vulnerable populations. We explore how...

First part of the podcast series for the EUI' s project Affordable Housing for All (AHA) by IA expert Martha Giannakopoulou. Read more on Portico (⁠ ⁠portico.urban-initiative.eu⁠⁠ ). In the first episode of our two-part podcast series for the AHA project, we zoom in on the  Demo Hub  and explore why  community involvement and neighborhood integration  are essential for affordable housing initi...

Second output for the EUI' s project S4T - Station for Transformation by IA expert Simone d'Antonio. Read more on Portico (⁠ portico.urban-initiative.eu⁠ ). Background information: Rovereto and its surrounding area face the challenge of adapting to climate change and mitigating biodiversity loss, closely tied to local cultural heritage. To tackle this, the town is transforming its train station in...

The focus of the ‘EPIC’ project is to boost sustainable industrial tourism in the city of Prato, Italy by valorising the local industrial heritage to attract and retain visitors, thereby promoting fair, productive, and green growth for all citizens. The first Zoom-In of EPIC focuses on the design of travel itineraries through textile factories that are at the core of the vision on industrial touri...

Urban rewilding is more than planting trees - it’s about reshaping cities by de-sealing land and inviting nature back in. In this episode, we head to Ghent to explore REWILD , a bold project funded by the European Urban Initiative that breaks up concrete, engages residents, and creates space for ecosystems. 🎙️ With Linde Vertriest and Annelies Sevenant , we talk about the barriers and challenges a...

Have you ever wondered how to give nature a voice in urban development? The City of Mechelen in Belgium does exactly that while reimagining the connection between water, public spaces, animals, plants and people. In these two episodes of the Cities Reimagined Podcast we zoom in to reshape your understanding of how the interests of more-than-human inhabitants can be taken up in urban transformation...

Water as the source of urban public space: have you ever wondered how to give nature a voice in urban development? The City of Mechelen in Belgium does exactly that while reimagining the connection between water, public spaces, animals, plants and people. In two episodes of the Cities Reimagined Podcast we zoom in to reshape your understanding of how the interests of more-than-human inhabitants ca...

This episode showcases the WATSUPS project , a New European Bauhaus demonstrator funded by the European Urban Initiative (EUI) . WATSUPS is one of the many EUI Innovation Actions helping cities across Europe test bold solutions for sustainable urban futures. In this episode of the Cities Reimagined Podcast , we go back to the City of Mechelen, to find out how nature is making a comeback in Mechele...

First output for the EUI' s project S4T - Station for Transformation by IA expert Simone d'Antonio. Read more on Portico ( portico.urban-initiative.eu ). Background information: Rovereto and its surrounding area face the challenge of adapting to climate change and mitigating biodiversity loss, closely tied to local cultural heritage. To tackle this, the town is transforming its train stati...

In this episode of the UIA - Just Urban Transitions - Making the Transitions Affordable for all, we explore the challenges that some cities face in delivering green transitions that is accessible by all social groups. We also hear from cities of Barcelona, Prato and Getafe about their innovative solutions in making the green transitions affordable to all. The expert, Marcelline Bonneau, also gives...

Curing the Limbo , an initiative by the Athens Municipality, connects the issues of integration, housing, exchange economy and active citizenship in a complex programme that helps refugees get involved in neighbourhood initiatives, learn new skills and access the labour market and permanent housing. In this third and last episode of the Curing the Limbo podcast series, UIA expert Levente Polyák ex...

In this first episode developed for the project “CAMINA”, Ileana Toscano, UIA expert, introduces the Novel Collective Narrative of Almería’s Cultural Landscape developed by CAMINA as the milestone foundation of the whole project. For this podcast, Ileana interviews Pablo Macías Bou, expert in innovation and urban design, founder and CEO of Khora Urban thinkers, partner of CAMINA. Ileana and Pablo...

This series of 3 episodes drop on the recent report published on the UIA website and the 10 case studies that explore the jobs and skills of our green future. This first session focuses on skilling and reskilling for a green economy. Listen to the experience of 2 pioneers cities in this field narrated by Anamaria Vrabie from the City of Cluj Napoca (Cluj Furture of Work)  and Andrea Patrucco...

This series of 3 episodes drop on the recent report published on the UIA website and the 10 case studies that explore the jobs and skills of our green future. This first session focuses on supporting new green sectors. Listen to the experience of 2 pioneers cities in this field narrated by Carles Ferrero, Director of Innovation from the City of Viladecans (Vilawatt project) and by Eeva Pihlajaniem...

This series of 3 episodes drop on the recent report published on the UIA website and the 10 case studies that explore the jobs and skills of our green future. This first session focuses on skills forecasting for a climate neutral economy.  Listen to the experience of 2 pioneers cities in this field narrated by Joe Crawler, Skills Intelligence Lead for Greater Manchester Combined Authority (IG...

In this first Zoom-in for the UIA project CUP4Creativity , Levente Polyak visits a pop-up event in the future Adaptér, to learn about the art & tech center under construction in the heart of Újbuda , Budapest's 11th district .  CUP4Creativity builds on the district’s current dynamic as a new cultural centre, by generating new connections between cultural producers, artists, creatives, tec...

What are the needs and demands for upscaling of CoGhent project? What will be the « upscaling readiness » at the end of project and the conditions of transfer of its outcome to other cities? Talking to Pieter-Jan Pauwels and Olivier D’Huynslager the 2 « fathers » of the CoGhent project this 30 min. podcast discusses how they see the project they imagine and created in the face of this UIA Up-scali...

In this first Zoom-in for the UIA project DARE , Levente Polyak explores the digital platform conceived to support the transformation of Ravenna's Darsena area. DARE is a non-conventional urban regeneration project that instead of focusing uniquely on the physical environment, invests in the skills of its inhabitants and the digital knowledge infrastructure of the area. In the course of the projec...

The second Zoom In of Cluj Future of Work is on CREIC, the Regional Center of Excellence for Creative Industries that is hosing the Labs of Cluj Future of Work and is the place where potential entrepreneurs, creative and experts testing of new solutions contributing to rethink the role of cultural and creative industries for the future of Cluj Napoca . With the interviews to Ovidiu Cimpean , Driec...

The first Zoom-in of Cluj Future of Work is on Pata-Rât, a Roma settlement located near the city landfill which is one of the main focus of the urban Innovative Actions project . With the interviews to Adrian Raulea, development coordinator of the Metropolitan City of Cluj Napoca (partner of Cluj Future of Work) and to Pepe Fachete, facilitator and member of the Pata-Rât, we go through the main ch...

This podcast explores the IGNITION project approaches on how innovative financing models  for local authorities to increase and maintain greenspace and nature-based solutions can be developed in a way that they fit well and are broadly applied. While there is already a general consensus among local decision-makers in Greater Manchester that the amount of greenspace and nature-based solutions...

In his 2nd Zoom-in , UIA expert of the Curing the Limbo project in Athens , Levente Polyak , explores how education and training activities within the programme help refugees. The project’s trajectory invites refugees to participate in language courses, audio-visual and ICT trainings and engage with citizen initiatives. These activities help them develop new skills, gradually enter the job market...

INNOAIR Podcast is reporting on a hackathon aimed at ideas and solutions making Sofia's urban mobility smart and green. The Bulgarian capital Sofia is far from being a clean air showcase. The city now is considering the potential of innovative mobility solutions for the improvement of air quality, and it is trying to unlock the capabilities of its citizens for this. During the European Green week,...

UIA Expert Levente Polyak presents in his podcast how the project transforms one specific neighbourhood of the city – Victoria.  Listen to the different interviews he has collected and learn how Curing the Limbo is influencing the local community! Find more about the innovative project implemented by the city of Athens, Curing the Limbo - From apathy to active citizenship: Empowering refugees...