City Possible Summit 2021. Small Businesses Powering Local Recoveries
Small businesses are the economic backbone of cities around the world. Many faced down ruin as the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe. Short-term strategies staved off disaster in some places, but far too many lost their businesses and are struggling to start again. How do we support small businesses in our cities and use them as vehicles to spark a recovery in pandemic-ravaged economies? What role do emerging technologies play?
City Possible Summit 2021. Equitable Cities for an Inclusive World
The COVID-19 pandemic did not affect all of society equally. In many cities around the world, the disparities in outcomes between income and ethnic groups highlighted the long-standing divides in urban society. As global recognition of the problems rose, so to did promises of a new, more equitable future. How can cities eliminate long-standing inequities, and what roles do different sectors of society play?
City Possible Summit 2021. The New Mobility Landscape
Adequate mobility options are a crucial component of a thriving urban culture and a vibrant city economy. Plummeting ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many public transport systems toward fiscal crisis. However, new patterns of living and working that have emerged during the pandemic provide an opportunity to change the way we get around cities. How have advancements in technology and evolving customer needs changed the way cities and transportation players think about the future of urban mobility.
City Possible Summit 2021. Cities Surviving and Flourishing
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many pundits confidently declared that the world’s cities were not long for this earth. The effects of the health crisis on living patterns and urban economies seemed irreversible. However, like in all past crisis, cities didn’t die- they changed. How did COVID-19 shape our relationship with cities, and what does that mean for the future?
Schréder: Think Smart, Deliver Sustainable Solutions
For more than a century, Schréder has been active in public lighting, an industry that has a life-changing impact on citizens worldwide, improving their comfort, safety and well-being.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao: 9 reasons why it deserves its global recognition
The Guggenheim Museum is one of the most emblematic buildings in Bilbao, but why is it so famous? Discover the details of this work of art and architecture.
CARNET: EIT Urban Mobility ScaleTHENGlobal – Welcome2Europe
Welcome2Europe, an activity part of the ScaleTHENGlobal Programme, promotes global outreach to mature urban mobility start-ups from outside Europe by organising high level events for them to connect and expand internationally with a clear thematic focus on urban mobility.
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