The Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (FHG), with 74 institutes around the world, is Europe’s largest organization for applied research, which is representated in UP2030 by Fraunhofer IAO. Its expertise includes the analysis of urban systems that help cities pursue social innovation and climate neutrality across all values of sustainable urban development, as well as innovation partnerships to strengthen innovation, scaling up and maximising the impact of technologies.
Adelphi is an independent think-and-do tank for climate, environment and development. We work from the local to global levels to find solutions to the most urgent political, economic and social challenges. As a policy consultancy, we support a just transition towards carbon neutrality and sustainable, liveable societies. Our work is grounded in transdisciplinary research, evidence-based consulting and stakeholder dialogues.
Buro Happold is an international, integrated consultancy of engineers, designers and advisers, with a presence in 37 locations worldwide and 2,500 employees working across sectors and disciplines. As a truly inter-connected community of experts, Buro Happold values human wellbeing, curiosity, embraces mutual responsibility and is working towards an equitable and green recovery.
We are an Urban Design studio for inclusive places and services. Our solutions complement the planning process of multiple-scale urban regeneration projects from the design stage to implementation and place management.We focus on co-creation methods,participatory Urban Design interventions for inclusive and climate-adaptive public spaces,strategy development.
GreenAdapt is a young, innovative consultancy company of environmental and social scientists in Berlin, Germany. Our expertise includes the regional analysis of climate and extreme-weather related risks and opportunities. We are a strong partner in environmental data science and in consultancy of local stakeholders like municipalities and affected institutions. Together with them, we identify individual needs and develop adaption and mitigation strategies.
ICATALIST is a specialized consultancy in sustainability and climate change adaptation. ICATALIST facilitates the design and implementation of climate change measures, using research, scientific knowledge, information and data, offering solutions and services adapted to each context, project and organization, with the participation of social agents and people.
ISOCARP Institute is a non-for-profit research office that aims to generate and disseminate knowledge for better cities and territories, and develop the capacity of individuals, organizations and institutions partaking in shaping human settlements. Its activities are structured on the three pillars of Research, Capacity-Building and Technical Assistance.
TSPA is an international urban planning and design firm that develops sustainable urban systems for a changing world. Our mission is to create environments that use resources better, maintain biodiversity, and offer excellent quality of life, for us and future generations.
Top education and research are at the heart of the oldest and largest technical university in the Netherlands. Our 8 faculties offer 16 bachelor's and more than 30 master's programmes. Our more than 25,000 students and 6,000 employees share a fascination for science, design and technology. Our common mission: impact for a better society.
The School of Architecture together with 7 Faculties, 5 Institutes and the Innovation HUB are committed to connect research and knowledge transfer to civil society. The research group on Sustainable Urban Living, dedicates part of its work to urban and regional resilience toward sustainability. This area explores the implementation of the concept of resilience as a set of adaptive and transformative capabilities that improve self-sufficiency and sustainability.
AQUATEC is a water and environmental technology company from Agbar group (Veolia) providing services including consulting, design services, integral project management, installation and implementation of advanced solutions for optimisation of integral water cycle processes and conservation of the environment.
Cetaqua, the Water Technology Centre. A unique model of public-private collaboration that anticipates the needs of our communities and proposes new R&D&I solutions to ensure the sustainability and efficiency of the water cycle.
Law and Internet Foundation is a Bulgarian NGO & Research centre which supports and performs applied studies, scientific researches, programmes and projects in the field of legal, technological, economic and social issues related to the fast penetration of information and communication technologies both in public and private sectors.
LNEC is a public research institution devoted to science and technology, established in 1946 and located in Lisbon. LNEC’s activity includes public works, infrastructures, housing and urban planning, hydraulics and water resources, transportation, environment, construction materials and other products, giving it a unique multidisciplinary perspective.
Major Development Agency Thessaloniki (MDAT) is a development agency of the local government organizations covering the greater metropolitan urban district of Thessaloniki. With more than 30+ skilled individuals MDAT sa specialize in climate change/sustainable/resilient action plans development & organization of engagement activities.
Middle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey. The university emphasizes research and education in engineering and natural sciences, offering about 41 undergraduate programs within 5 faculties, 105 masters and 70 doctorate programs within 5 graduate schools.
Academic institution for research in the field of technology management to investigate the best ways to plan, design, test, refine and implement technical products and processes, examining these issues from the perspectives of people, companies and the environment. The goal of the Institute of human factors is to systematically analyze and optimize the technical, organizational and social conditions of work processes.
As the VUB research group involved in UP2030, SMIT looks to make technologies society-proof by conducting user (citizen) empowerment studies with a focus on experience, acceptance and (social) impact.
Lisboa E-Nova – Energy and Environment Agency of Lisbon is a private non-profit association whose purpose is to promote the sustainable development of Lisbon and its metropolitan area. Its vision is to make Lisbon climate neutral by 2030, able to react to the climate emergency, ensuring sustainability and the inclusion, security, and resilience of its citizens, working in the areas of energy, water, climate, circularity and mobility.
The Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA) develops research on matching reused architectural materials & projects through digitalization for circularity. Building design projects are often complex. The construction industry can learn from other sectors about adopting digital technologies and circular strategies. Automating the reuse of materials in architecture can fill this gap by connecting actors across the value chain.
Mapping for Change (MfC) is a social enterprise part-owned by University College London (UCL) that specialises in community and stakeholder engagement to create positive sustainable transformations from local to global levels. Our engagement methodology is tailored to enable a wider and more diverse network of represensatives across communities and is complemented with expertise in the development of geospatial technologies and interactive mapping tools.
The Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction and the Centre for Sustainable devleopment form research groups within the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, that are leading research across the development of Industry 4.0 technologies and a low carbon agenda for infrastructure. A key strength is in promoting improved governance models, which will be applied to UP2030 to help cities develop their carbon management capabilities.
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies.
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 2500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in 125+ countries, we influence sustainability policy and drive local action for low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development. Our Members and team of experts work together through peer exchange, partnerships and capacity building.
Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities) is a global city network focused on urban resilience. We bring together global knowledge, practice, partnerships, and funding to empower our 98 member cities. Present in over 40 countries, R-Cities bring together global knowledge, practice, partnerships, and funding to empower our member cities.Our work is broadly organized into three pillars: Climate Resilience, Circularity and Equity.
The Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) is a consortium of over 800 individuals dedicated to the analysis of climate change mitigation and adaptation from an urban perspective. The UCCRN European Hub aims to promote integrated climate change responses based on knowledge-sharing and collaboration between European scholars, institutions, local governments, and industry.
M4D, being the group involved in UP2030, has expertise on the fields of smart cities, AI on social media streams, multimodal fusion of social media and other sources of data. In the project M4D will lead the technical delivery of Story Maps (T6.2) in support of the scientific lead by VUB, as well as the use of social-media sensing for citizen opinions to feed the needs assessment and Story Maps.
We are a technology centre founded in 1993, seeking to provide innovative solutions for a SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.We work towards improving the competitiveness of enterprises through generation of technology transfer by means of R+D activities and market-oriented training within the field of resource sustainability and effectiveness, energy grids and renewable energies.
Deltares is an independent institute for applied research in the field of water and subsurface. Throughout the world, we work on smart solutions, innovations and applications for people, environment and society.
DRAXIS is a dynamic company that provides environmental IT solutions and specialised environmental and agricultural consultation services. In UP2030 Draxis is the technical manager, leads data management, user stories and requirements for cities building upon the implementation roadmaps.
DReVen provides advanced product exploitation and disseminates scientific results on state-of-the-art solutions for a wide range of sectors. In UP2030 Dreven is the dissemination and communication leader of the project.
Multi-disciplinary center of excellence in the area of solar energy science and technology. With rich infrastructure and human capital, GÜNAM is the leading and most comprehensive national R&D center in the development of solar energy technologies, including photovoltaic, concentrating solar thermal, and cross-cutting systems such as high-performance buildings, smart grids, and smart cities with a mission to be a global player in this field.
K3Y is a Bulgarian SMPE providing IT solutions and consulting services to businesses, organisations and government agencies with a special emphasis on securing telecom and critical infrastructures. The role of K3Y in UP230 will focu on big data life-cycle, allowing the chaining of value adding activities across multiple platforms.
LINKS Foundation was born from a deal between the San Paolo Company and the Polytechnic University of Turin, operating nationally and internationally for about 20 years in applied research, innovation and technology transfer. The Foundation oversees technical-scientific disciplines that encompass engineering and architecture in order to make innovative projects in many application areas.
The Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) is a prestigious public institution that offers modern, flexible degrees adapted to the needs of society. It welcomes more than 40,000 students, almost 3,000 professors and researchers, and 1,500 administration and service professionals. The UPV offers its students interaction with world class researchers, state-of-the-art computers, magnificent sports facilities, stays abroad, internships in companies, etc.
Vesela Motika has been developing urban farming technologies and actively running an indoor vertical farm under one of Zagrebs’ (Croatia) leading farmers markets. Vesela Motika developed and implemented in projects an IoT platform that is designed in a way that could be customized regarding the needs of the project.
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Budapest is the capital of Hungary with the population of 1,7 million. The city is one of the 100 climate neutral European cities. Its ambition to reach climate neutrality and liveable environment for its citizens is supported by many own initiatives and also 10+ numbers of EU funded projects. In UP2030 Budapest is a pilot city aiming to create a monitoring and impact measuring methodology .
İstanbul is the most populous city in Turkey and also Europe with its almost 16 million offical inhabitants. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has 30 municipal enterprises and 2 subsidiary public utility corporations (Transport Authority and Water & Sanitation Authority) and around 85.000 employees in total. Area of responsibility encompasses the entire provincial territory, which spans a total area of 5,343 km2.
Lisbon is the capital of a country with 10.3 million inhabitants, and it is the centre of a metropolitan region with a population of 2.8 million inhabitants, of which 550.000 are city residents. Lisbon established climate plans and ambitious targets related with environment , energy and climate articulated with a global climate policy.The implementation of resilient and sustainable strategies/measures, adjust Lisbon to step up against several expected impacts .
Milano is the capital of Lombardy region with a polulation of approx. 1.353.000 inhabitants. Milan will test for the first time at a neighbourhood scale, the multi-dimensional analysis of the City Resilience Index tool. Through this process, the city will develop a robust monitoring and evaluation system that will be replicated in all similar regeneration projects of the city.
Münster is a city with appoximately 319,000 inhabitants with the aim to become climate neutral by 2030 and to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Therefore the municipal Climate Office coordinate and implement different projects and concepts.
Rotterdam, as the Netherlands’ second-largest metropolis has a diverse, multiethnic community, and an important maritime tradition centred on Europe’s busiest port. Rotterdam will do all that is within its power over the next few years to enhance the city’s resilience – to make absolutely sure that we are ready for the 21st century!
Sprawl around an arc of coastline at the top of Thermaikos Gulf, Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece, located in its northern part for 2.300 years, forming a longtime melting pot of cultures, visible in the city's architectural fabric. The whole metropolitan area is covering a surface of 1.246 sq km with almost 800.000 inhabitants while the municipality itself is populated by 317.778 inhabitants.
Zagreb has a population of 767,131 inhabitants.The City of Zagreb is a local administration and regional administration unit (at county level), and within the scope of its activities is the local scholar system and its functioning. The proposed upgrade of local activities is within the City administration tasks, so the main benefits will serve as upgrade of the existing situation.
Belfast City Council is the local authority with responsibility for part of the city of Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. The Council serves an estimated population of 341,877, the largest of any district council in Northern Ireland, while being the smallest by area.
Granollers is the capital of the Vallès Oriental county and is located 28km north of Barcelona. It has a population close to 62,000 inhabitants and covers an area of almost 15 km2. Granollers is located next to the Montseny Natural Park and the subasin of the Congost river. The goals to be achieved through UP2030, as a pilot city, will be focused on the future sector around the Rail Station towards the creation of a low carbon district by identifying the right balance between green and grey infrastructure while maintaining inclusivity and equity and spatial justice.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. This project has received funding from the Horizon Innovation Actions under the grant agreement n° 101096405.