Strategic synthesis tools, urban green and blue infrastructure, and building an impactful R&I program using co-creation. These are a few of the topics newly published under “Blog and articles”.

1. Understanding and conceptualising how urban green and blue infrastructure affects the food, water, and energy nexus

   The IFWEN project has published a new paper called “Understanding and conceptualising how urban green and blue infrastructure affects the food, water, and energy nexus: A synthesis of the literature”.  The project is supported in Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative (SUGI)/Food-Water-Energy Nexus. Read more here.

2. Interview with environmental economist Edoardo Croci – new chair of UERA

   Edoardo Croci is the new chair of the Urban Europe Research Alliance (UERA). In this interview he shares reflections on the work ahead, the pandemic’s effect on researchers’ work and on Italian cities: “UERA represent a great opportunity for networking and innovating among universities and research centres, and to link with other stakeholders in the policy arena”. Read more here.

    

3. Strategic synthesis tools for transdisciplinary research and innovation

   Urban transitions towards sustainable and liveable futures increasingly rely on experimental approaches, where everyday experiences mingle with technical expertise. A synthetic mindset has probably never been more needed than now. Read more here.

    

4. Co-creating an impactful R&I program – Reflections on-the-go with Stakeholder Involvement Officer Johannes Riegler

   “It is truly rewarding to witness the energy, ideas and perspectives from the swap of experiences and knowledge in our events. These ideas and transition pathways would most likely not have come around if it weren’t for the exchange across silos, disciplines and backgrounds.” We asked JPI Urban Europe’s Stakeholder Involvement Officer Johannes Riegler, to share his memories and reflections from the past years in the program. Read more here.