euPOLIS Philosophy for Planning Humane Megacities
One of the euPOLIS key experts, professor emeritus at the Imperial College London, Čedo Maksimović, recently presented the project methodology and its applicability to cities outside of Europe. At the Metropolitan Forum in Shanghai, professor Maksimović gave an introductory lecture on recent developments in advanced…
euPOLIS Participatory Methodology @Urban Recycling Panel in Belgrade
As part of the fifth exhibition of the Women’s Architectural Society called “Revival”, recently opened in Belgrade’s “Silos”, a series of panels were held that dealt with issues of revitalization and reactivation of neglected and urban cores, circularity in built environments, and awakening the general public about…
Stamatis: We Still Don’t Feel Like Citizens
-Certainly, the mindset and character of a city are intertwined, akin to performing in a personal theater daily, with the city as the stage. Unfortunately, this understanding is often overlooked. When we shut our doors, everything beyond becomes an indistinct “outside,” contrasting with the inside,…
Urban Planning Gamification by euPOLIS
As part of creating and developing tools and methodologies to level up urban planning, creating sustainable, livable, and resilient cities for the future – now, a euPOLIS expert, Ioannis Kavouras from the National Technical Univesity of Athens, made a demo version of the euPOLIS urban…
Plenary Meeting + Expert Training by The euPOLIS Team
The fifth plenary meeting of the euPOLIS project consortium took place in early May in Gladsaxe, near Copenhagen. All partners’ representatives gathered to evaluate the so far road taken, mark the milestones, and debate on future steps on all project’s aspects: technological, social, economic, cultural,…
“Tour de Bogotá” – A Six-Kilometer euPOLIS Bicycle Ride
Our Colombian partner, the Follower City of Bogotá recently held an interactive demonstration of the euPOLIS methodology, by engaging professionals and citizens in an immersive sports, cultural and educational event, the Rodada euPOLIS bike ride. The “Tour de Bogotá” ride was organized by the ERU’s…
euPOLIS in Trebinje
As part of the implementation of the project activities of the euPOLIS project, a lecture was held in the assembly hall of the city administration of Trebinje on the topic “Integral improvement of the environment for the needs of innovative economic development of the city…
Joint Call To European Cities To Act On Improving Health And Well-being
The euPOLIS and its sister projects, IN-HABIT, VARCITIES, and GoGreenRoutes, are committed to achieving a series of visionary solutions to promote health and well-being in urban environments, by establishing sustainable and inclusive models for increasing the health and well-being of citizens exposed to different climatic…
Green destinations – Trebinje Among the 100 Best World Destinations
The City of Trebinje, one of the euPOLIS Follower Cities, with the story of the Orjen Nature Park – a protected area in the service of improving the tourist offer and sustainable development was chosen among the top 100 world destinations, which was confirmed at…
The Implementation of the euPOLIS philosophy: The Technology And The Mindset
During the past two months, the euPOLIS local teams in each Front Runner City (Gladsaxe, Lodz, Belgrade, and Piraeus) have taken the first steps toward the implementation of the NBS technologies. This means closer than ever collaboration with the local citizens who will be wearing…