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Urban Voices

A platform for voices from across the urban world

Delving into the trends and forces shaping urban policy

Welcome to the EUKN’s Urban Voices blog. Here, we explore key topics in urban development with insights from leading researchers, practitioners and policymakers. Urban Voices exists to highlight a diverse range of issues, solutions, investigations and innovation in the urban sphere; from the governmental to the individual level.

Will you be the next Urban Voice? To contribute an interview or article, get in touch with us at info@eukn.eu.

Urban Voices

Luca de Stefano on… urban design in the context of pandemics

'Like every young designer, we wanted to change the world. We believed our collective impact could be much bigger than one guy designing beautiful museums. And that was how Non-Architecture was born.'

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Chiara Lucchini on… what the pandemic taught us about city living and making

'Public spaces can and should play a key role in the recovery plans. They are spaces for experimentation of temporary, provisional solutions to the emergency and can act as a “generative” tool.'

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Lea Scheurer on…The New Leipzig Charter: a personal perspective

'Building a personal bond with a political declaration isn't the most natural thing for a young professional. However, when it comes to the (New) Leipzig Charter, it's what has happened to me.'

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Daniela Patti on… urban resilience in the face of pandemics

The EUKN interviewed Daniela Patti, Director of Eutropian, about what the COVID-19 outbreak is teaching us about urban resilience as lived reality.

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Expert perspectives on… urban resilience in the face of pandemics

The EUKN spoke to four urban experts - Simin Davoudi, Esteban León, Chiara Tomaselli and Martin Grisel - about their view on urban resilience in the face of pandemics.