Update | May 2023
Here comes our May Update! We focus again on our latest achievements in our European research and technical assistance programmes. In about two weeks, our new projects PLUSChange and Down to Earth will be launched. Check our Call "Request for Services": We are looking for technical support to deliver a short video for a new project. Looking forward to more exciting activities in the next weeks!
Institute Activities
+CityxChange
+CityxChange has published its second-to-last newsletter! We are excited to share with you everything our partners and cities have been up to over the last six months. Check it out and be sure to mark your calendars for our Final Event in Trondheim, 3-5 October 2023.
VARCITIES
VARCITIES 5th newsletter is out! Discover what happened in the past six months in the project and its seven Pilots!
JUSTNature
SURVEY REMINDER! CONEXUS, a sister project of JUSTNature, will run the survey only until the end of May. This survey was developed to improve the understanding of the processes of governance, planning, and managing urban nature-based solutions to improve related decision-making processes. Are you involved in the development of nature-based solutions?
English version, Spanish version, Portuguese (Brazil) version, Italian version
What do you know about the link between just transition and Nature-based solution?
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DUST
Following the kick-off meeting last month in Delft, the DUST project is now working full-steam ahead to define novel methodologies to explore citizen participation with the least-engaged communities in sustainability transitions. We're thinking big in this project, so stay tuned for more updates!
PLUS Change
In June, we will attend the PLUS Change Kick Off Meeting in Prague! We are looking forward to meeting fellow partners in person and starting this exciting new project about participatory land use strategies.
Institute Academy
WAVE
WAVE last Intensive Programme will happen next month in Nürtingen (Germany). Students from different European countries will meet for a week-long workshop working on the role of water in Nürtingen urban fabric. The programme will end with WAVE's Multiplier Event as part of the Landscape Forum on 28.06.23!
At the Isocarp Institute we are constantly looking for new ways to reach those beyond the scope of academia and platform the voices of those less heard in society. To do this we are developing new methods, events and series connecting policymakers, researchers and members of diverse communities through storytelling. In doing so we enable effective citizen participation, facilitate co-creative ideation, and align solutions with the communities they affect. If you need help with citizen outreach and communication, and want to learn more about our storytelling work, don't hesitate to contact us!
Office News
We are welcoming Alice Jelmini as our new staff member: Alice has a Bachelor's in International Relations from Geneva University and a Master's Degree from Wageningen University in International Development, Politics and Governance of Development. She has working experience in Ghana, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, USA, and at the Economics and Governance Department of IHS, Institute for Urban and Housing Development, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
🤝CONNECT WITH INSTITUTE
Opportunities for new partners! We are looking for new partners with whom we can work together on capacity building, research exploration, public outreach and technical assistance both in and outside of Europe. We are always open to new connections, reach out to us via email: info@isocarp-institute.org or connect on social media
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Created with images by Lux Blue - "Hazy sunset on monumental Santiago de Compostela cathedral." • Leonid Andronov - "Iron ore mining in Mikhailovsky field within Kursk Magnetic Anom" • GDMpro S.R.O - "Aerial view of the old town of the city Nürtingen in Germany on a sunny spring day during the coronavirus lockdown. " • Ievgen Skrypko - "White abstract construction elements of wall of modern building" • Who is Danny - "Smart city and big data connection technology concept with digital blue wavy wires with antennas on night megapolis city skyline background, double exposure"