Planning for Participatory, Healthy, and People-centered Cities. Experiencing Transition Urban Labs in Nordic cities

Description

More sustainability and liveability are policy goals of utmost importance for city administrations across Europe and the world. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an important guideline in this, in particular but not exclusively, SDG 11, which aims to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. To meet the targets, we need to reframe and rethink the governance and management of the city, to identify what works and what does not work, and to develop a vision for its buildings, infrastructures and public spaces attuned to its citizens’ and local businesses’ interests.
Within this context, cities face a formidable challenge to become energy-efficient and energy-flexible with net zero greenhouse gas emissions and active management of an annual local surplus production of renewable energy. This requires interaction and integration between buildings and the regional energy, mobility and ICT system, while supporting social, economic and environmental sustainability. Discipline-specific approaches do not have the adequate capability, scope and scale to solely handle complex societal challenges; however, developing high-impact, cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral and cross-cultural cooperation has proven challenging to implement.
Since its creation eight years ago, EERA Joint Programme Smart Cities (EERA JPSC) and its Participants have contributed significantly to research and innovation in smart cities – both in the development of fundamental research, innovation and co-creation with city and industry partners, and in showcasing the importance of research and innovation in a field that is more and more prone to high-TRL (Technology Readiness Levels) demonstration projects.

Period	1 Dec 2022
Held at	Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile, Italy
Degree of Recognition	International