SDG 11 aims for safer settlements. However, safe cities are not only those that “proactively reduce urban crime such as antisocial behavior, street robbery and burglaries through a mixture of policing, technology deployment, and offender management” (IFSEC Global) but also those that recognize the decisive role of the urban landscape...
06.04.2023 Fear of crime affects the quality of life of all citizens. But, above all, it imposes disproportionate limitations on women’s daily lives, limiting their active participation in the public life of a city. As all urban residents have the right to live in a secure and safe city, proactively...
August 10, 2022, 16.30 – 18.00 (Romanian time, hybrid, in English) Laura’s presentation will examine the construction of the smart city discourse in the case of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, a city often touted by the local and national media as a model of success in the implementation of the smart urbanism...
August 10, 2022, 16.30 – 18.00 (Romanian time, hybrid, in English) Laura’s presentation will examine the construction of the smart city discourse in the case of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, a city often touted by the local and national media as a model of success in the implementation of the smart urbanism...
Safe City aims to create safer spaces in cities, especially for women, and be a crowd-sourced alternative to sexual violence data. The application works in pilot mode for Romania, and is already adopted in other parts of the world, such as India, Brazil, but also in Europe, in Croatia. We...
The Urban Practitioners Network is a space for common support and sharing innovative practices between motivated urban professionals. The Network is now being established and aims to bring together professionals from various countries. TEAM Departments/units: Policy Analysis and Outreach Department, Center on Global Affairs...
After more than 30 years from the Communist regime, Romanian civil society in rural and small-town areas is still in an incipient phase. Furthermore, today it is further negatively impacted by COVID-19. The project aims to research the level of development, networks, and capacity of civil society organizations în Țara...
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