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A look back on the book launch from January 16th 2025.

At our conference on 28 November 2024 we offer you a diversity of voices, experiences and pathways to help understanding and create a sustainable and just HOME for all.

Bringing together scholars, practitioners, and students in the heart of Utrecht to understand the potential of integrating health and nature in cities.

Citizenship Discourses in the Early Middle Ages has a new book published, an interdisciplinary study of medieval thinking about the city in text, image, and material culture.

PtS launched a special Award for those research projects combining the strengths of Utrecht University research with the agendas of external stakeholders for the benefit of a sustainable future for all. Submit a project now!

During this dialogue we looked at the supposed separation between city and countryside. We examined the urban-rural divide in the Netherlands from different angles.

In this podcast 'Focused on the Future', scientists from Utrecht University and stakeholders talk about views on the future, cities, and communities.

Edited by Karin van Es and Nanna Verhoeff, Situating Data: Inquiries in Algorithmic Culture was recently published.

The Grand Café of the Vening Meinesz building hosted a joint event where four speakers discussed the challenges and opportunities of incorporating sustainable AI in urban development and management.

New publication: 'Urban Forms of Life' an edited volume with a chapter by prof. dr. Nanna Verhoeff of the Open Cities Platform included.

How can we understand processes and discourses of in- and exclusion in today’s datafied smart cities?

Transforming Cities Utrecht held a debate series on contested topics

Chair Geographies of Inclusive Cities

Smart Cities need media architectures that not just increase efficiency, but instead need technologies that create meaningful experiences.

Recommendations for more social and affordable carsharing at street level so residential carsharing can be upscaled.

Report of a session on Upscaling innovations: experiments, assessment and co-creation at the workshop Transforming Cities for Sustainabe Futures

Research hub Transforming cities has awarded seed funding to three projects on urban imaginaries, citizen engagament and urban tourism.

Creating a sustainable city does not come from a single radical moment of change; instead, it requires persistent small steps over time. What are the challenges in sustainable transformation?

Media Scholars Nanna Verhoeff and Michiel de Lange give their perspective on the future of our (smart) cities.

The Transforming Cities Hub was invited by the Municipality of The Hague to explore how the process of circular transformation can be shaped and advanced.

With a new tool, developed by UU and Witteveen+Bos, residents can test how well their homes are able to withstand water.

Information about the Call for chapters by Ajay Bailey and Kei Otsuki for a new to be published book about Inclusive Cities.

Utrecht University researchers engaged in the development of a local network of initiatives working towards sustainability and social change.

What is an open city? How is it governed and spatially organised? And how can it be studied?

Researchers have created an assessment framework for public values for an informed debate about mobility in future cities and the role played by mobility platforms.

A research team from Utrecht University, KWR Water and ten other European and Israeli institutes developed a social platform to address urban water issues.

Interview with postdoc Shaun Smith who investigates the governance of infrastructure across traditionally conceived 'domains', such as electricity in water.

In 'Partnerships for Livable Cities', Ank Michels (Utrecht University) and Cor van Montfort (VU, Tilburg) research public-private partnerships.

Hade Dorst explains her PhD research exploring the barriers to using so-called nature-based solutions for more attractive, liveable, healthy, sustainable and climate resilient cities.

The development of smart, sustainable cities requires generating as many ideas as possible - and guiding these ideas into healthy businesses.

We invite you to explore the options for your collaboration on transforming cities towards sustainability.

The Cooperation South Africa – the Netherlands programme has granted two Utrecht University projects working on the water-energy-food nexus in South Africa.

The International Water Resources Association has made a policy brief on cities flood resilience based on recommendations of Utrecht University researchers.

Master student Tessa Mauw investigated how Los Angeles is making its way to a more sustainable water system

How do we speed up to achieve breakthroughs in the sustainability transformation? Insights from the Pathways to Sustainability Conference 2020.