Theme : Innovation

Adapting our cities to the challenge of climate change calls for major technical innovations. How can we adapt the existing built environment? What new modes of transport should we favour? What is the best energy production strategy? These are the questions that applied research attempts to answer.

Illustration : City residents’ buy-in regarding energy transition

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City residents’ buy-in regarding energy transition

19 February 2013

How do we involve city residents’ in cities’ energy transition? The WSC Partner City Meeting was held in Amsterdam from February 14 to 16, 2013 as part of the World Smart Capital initiative. The Meeting focused on the issue of involving citizens in projects... en savoir plus

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Which financial mechanisms for urban railway stations ?

By The City Factory

19 February 2013

Which financial mechanisms for urban railway stations ?La Fabrique de la Cité wanted to start work on financing infrastructures by analyzing value creation and by testing financing tools on that basis. She asked the PwC firm to conduct a study on the funding mechanisms of urban metropolitan railway stations, using international examples... en savoir plus

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Play the city "serious game" applied to Overhoeks in Amsterdam

10 January 2013

Commissionning by The City Factory, on the sidelines of the seminar  "building a shared city : how can we engage citizens?", Play the City had  invited participants known for their political, community-based, cultural and economic commitments in Amsterdam for a serious game. The starting point was simple : everybody had to coordinate... en savoir plus

Illustration : "Serious game" Play the city Amsterdam North

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"Serious game" Play the city Amsterdam North

By Ekim TAN

04 January 2013

"Serious game"  Play the city, a workshop occured during the seminar on  "Building the shared city : how can we engage citizens ?". Players  are urban planner, young entrepreneurs, activists and public decision makers who, collectively, imagine, think and play for the urban transformation of Amsterdam north.   en savoir plus

Illustration : Overview of the seminar "Building the shared city : how can we engage citizens ?"

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Overview of the seminar "Building the shared city : how can we engage citizens ?"

By The City Factory

06 November 2012

Whether it’s about urban planning or the delivery of major infrastructure projects, engaging stakeholders, social organisations, local politicians, local companies, public institutions, and – even more importantly – citizens, is a non-negotiable condition for successful urban projects. en savoir plus

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Citizens' expectations regarding urban transformation

By Michel LADET

03 November 2012

Study on "actors citizens'"  motivations, initiatives and expectations regarding urban transformation conducted for La Fabrique de la Cité in seven countries : Brazil, Germany, Italy, Spain, theUnited Kingdom, the United States, and France.   en savoir plus

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Evénement de la fabrique

What innovative tools can be used to finance the green growth of cities ?

04 October 2012

First breakfast discussion of a new series of meeting launched by The City Factory about financing infrastructures. This meeting was focused on the study entrusted by The City Factory to the OECD  about the main funding tools for green growth, focusing on those currently in use by several major cities. With Olaf Merk, Senior... en savoir plus

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What's innovative tools to finance green urban infrastructure ?

02 October 2012

The City Factory is launching series of discussions on how to finance urban infrastructure. The first meeting on October, 4th in Paris, will focus on the study entrusted by The City Factory to the OECD  about the main funding tools for green growth, focusing on those currently in use by several major cities. en savoir plus

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Study on financing green growth

By The City Factory

02 October 2012

The City Factory entrusted the OECD to study the main funding tools for green growth, focusing on those currently in use by several major cities. en savoir plus

Illustration : Proceedings of the breakfast discussion "What innovative tools can be used to finance the green growth of cities ?"

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Proceedings of the breakfast discussion "What innovative tools can be used to finance the green growth of cities ?"

By The City Factory

01 October 2012

Regarding urban economy, The City Factory is working on financing urban infrastructures. Cities need infrastructure to deal with their growing population and sustainable development issues. Infrastructures can also be a driving force for “green growth”. Nowadays, budgets are limited, so we must find appropriate funding methods. This brings up... en savoir plus

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