Projecten
EUREGENAS - European Regions afdwingen acties tegen Suicide Universiteit Gent
EUREGENAS is een Europees projet (2012-2014) dat beoogt bij te dragen aan zelfmoordpreventie in Europa via het ontwikkelen en implementeren van preventiestrategiëen op regionaal niveau, die als good practice kunnen dienen voor de Europese Gemeenschap. De Eenheid voor ZelfmoordOnderzoek (UGENT) en het Vlaams Agentschap voor Zorg en Gezondheid zijn partner in dit project. Meer info: www.euregenas.eu
CLEARING HOUSE Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Trees and forests are a prTrees and forests are a proven nature-based solution that contribute to sustainable urban development. Their potential for delivering ecosystem services, enhancing biodiversity and contributing to the wellbeing of urban societies is often underestimated and underused. CLEARING HOUSE provides evidence and tools that facilitate mobilising the full potential of urban forest-based solutions (UFBS) for ...
Digitale wending in Europa: relationele afhankelijkheid versterken door middel van technologie KU Leuven
TRUST promotes an interdisciplinary research program, involving academic and non-academic institutions, in order to understand the role of trust in the implementation of digital technologies and suggest actual means of development. Assuming that the digital transformation of European society can be fully achieved only if technologies evolve in a trustworthy environment, the project analyses the mutual influence between trust and digital ...
Duurzame mobiliteit, betaalbare steden: hoe bepalen duurzaamheidsplannen op de werkplek de betaalbaarheid van vervoer in Brussel en Sofia? (Sumak) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pan-Europese stedelijke klimaatdiensten. KU Leuven
Urban areas are very vulnerable to climate change impacts, because of the high concentration of people, infrastructure, and economic activity, but also because cities tend to exacerbate climate extremes such as heat waves and flash floods. The objective of the Pan-European Urban Climate Service (PUCS) project is to establish a service that translates the best available scientific urban climate data into relevant information for public and ...
Latijns-Amerikaanse uitdagingen in de 21e eeuw begrijpen KU Leuven
Social, political, and cultural transformation, a fast-changing global economy, geopolitical tensions and global uncertainties have created a markedly different context from the previous era of European Union (EU) policies towards Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The doctoral network LAC-EU will establish a novel, comprehensive and interdisciplinary framework to understand LAC and its relationship with the EU, fostering respectful, ...
Innovatieve oplossingen die inspelen op de behoeften van steden en gemeenschappen KU Leuven
CommuniCity conducts a large number of innovation pilots in many local communities, both urban, peri-urban and rural, including two EU capitals, aiming to empower hard-to-reach and marginalized communities. It creates three cycles of increasing size, building on two dynamic networks of local administrations and living labs of all sizes.
CommuniCity builds on recent highlighted and awarded European as well as national place-based ...
Slimme en duurzame gastuniversiteiten: gebruik maken van interacties tussen stad en universiteit om de dubbele groene en digitale transitie te bevorderen KU Leuven
SUNSET aims to develop innovative research and training capacity around city-university interactions driving the EU’s green and digital transition. This twin transition is a defining element of the current EU policy agenda towards achieving climate neutrality and sustainable growth. The European Commission considers cities to be frontrunners in this transition agenda, but their transformational capacity and resilience crucially depends on the ...