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Thinking the futures of Venice: what future for vulnerable coastal cities?
In June 2025, La Fabrique de la Cité organized a study trip to Venice, Italy,...
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Oslo : reimagining the City for a Carbon-Free Future
European Green Capital of 2019 and widely regarded as the world’s electric car capital, Oslo... -
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Overview #1 : What place does nature have in schoolyards beyond our borders ?
The publication of the note Les cours d’écoles : pour un retour du vivant en ville... -
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Lisbon beyond the Tagus
In 2023, La Fabrique de la Cité organised a study trip to the Portuguese capital,... -
Op-Ed
Land parsimony practices, comparative trends and outlook
The French legislator established the target of Zero Net Artificialization (ZNA) in the law 2021-1104 on... -
Op-Ed
Urban natures : history and topicality of a political and technological issue
A major challenge for contemporary cities Biodiversity corridors, urban forests, reversal of land artificialization, urban agriculture:... -
Expert viewpoint
Urban natures, History and topicality of a political and technological issue
A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR CONTEMPORARY CITIES Biodiversity corridors, urban forests, reversal of land artificialization, urban agriculture:... -
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Helsinki : Planning innovation and urban resilience
The wood industry is one of the country’s key sectors and the forest covers three... -
Expert viewpoint
Etienne Achille’s perspective – Helsinki
First, the cities development is rooted in three historic moments: 472 years ago, in 1550: as... -
Op-Ed
Planning makes a comeback
Planning is making a comeback in the public debate and seems to be the new leitmotiv of public policies. -
Op-Ed
The fight against climate change begins in the soil
A few days ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) once again warned of... -
Op-Ed
Protecting the land to protect the climate
In order to curb the process of land artificialization in France, where the rate of...
La Fabrique de la Cité
La Fabrique de la Cité is a think tank dedicated to urban foresight, created by the VINCI group, its sponsor, in 2010. La Fabrique de la Cité acts as a forum where urban stakeholders, whether French or international, collaborate to bring forth new ways of building and rebuilding cities.
