case studies list for public services
- cooperation
Vienna adopts ambitious strategy for children and youth
Vienna's first children and youth strategy was adopted on 28 May 2020. The strategy aims to make Vienna the most child and youth-friendly city. Among other things, it will anchor a children's and youth budget of 1 million EUR for 2021 as well as a children's and youth parliament.
case study
case study date :
15-07-2020
- cooperation
- culture
Lyon- Let there be light! Cultural heritage and light management
Lyon has for a long time an outstanding relationship with light as an urban issue and tool. The city of Lyon realised in the early 1990s that it could amplify its cultural and heritage offer by working with the medium that brings that culture to people, and since then Lyon has been at the forefront of cities experimenting with light. Light has changed the image of the city, increased its attractiveness and transformed its nocturnal landscape over the years.
case study
case study date :
12-03-2020
- cooperation
- culture
Eindhoven - Tailor-made district for cooperative development
Wealthy in industrial heritage, Eindhoven, in cooperation with builders and private enterprise, has established a system of revitalisation of industrial heritage areas to increase city attractiveness. These resources have allowed the city to implement community building and identity building among citizens in the NRE-area, where the former gasworks of Eindhoven were located. The redevelopment of this area is now managed in an organic way, with as little legislation as possible, and in...
case study
case study date :
15-07-2019
- cooperation
- culture
Turin - Space for ideas to breathe
If you have an idea for a social or cultural event in Turin, there is space for you to make it a reality. That space is Casa del Quartiere di San Salvario, a laboratory involving associations, citizens and artistic and cultural operators. It is one of a network of eight social and cultural centres, the ‘Rete delle Case del Quartiere’ of Turin.
case study
case study date :
15-07-2019
- environment
No debts for energy in Almere
The municipality coordinates between different administrations and suppliers to prevent vulnerable households from getting into debt from their energy supply. People receive financial and energy counselling, and social housing units are equipped with solar panels to generate energy at a reduced cost.
case study
case study date :
25-03-2019
- cooperation
- culture
Skopje Lab
Until recently, the city of Skopje operated according to a traditional, top-down governance model. This approach, however, bred public mistrust of distant government institutions and a low level of satisfaction with the quality of the public services it offered. Faced with complex societal challenges and increased demand for better public services, Skopje decided to take off on an innovation journey to make the city a better place to live and opened the first public innovation lab on the...
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case study date :
21-03-2019
- cooperation
- culture
Bologna - Let's do it together!
In the last 5 years, Bologna has successfully trialled an urban innovation model based on circular subsidiarity and civic collaboration, the ‘collaborative city.’ This means public administrations governing not only on behalf of citizens, but also with citizens, basing their policies on the two concepts of city as commons and citizens as a great source of energy, talent, resources, capabilities and ideas in support of urban regeneration.
case study
case study date :
14-03-2019
- environment
Warsaw towards the ‘green metropolis’ through multiple public transport investments
The city undergoes a complete transformation of its public transport system to counteract the high levels of individual transport and consequent air pollution.
case study
case study date :
07-01-2019
- economy
Cities in action: Zaragoza leads peer-to-peer economy
Zaragoza has responded to the economic crisis by transforming the way the city supports and strengthens entrepreneurialism. Fuelled by shared talent and values, La Colaboradora is revitalising creativity, community, innovation and job creation.
case study
case study date :
21-11-2016