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Latest Articles on the Urban Media Lab

Urban Food Systems: a challenge to holistic approaches?

Manfredi Valeriani The complexity of the world we live in requires more and more encompassing approaches towards the problems that societies face across the globe. New conceptualizations of development and sustainability have been created in the past based on...

Shaping Tomorrow: The Implications of Artificial Intelligence on Creative Industries and Beyond

Author: Viktoriya Pisotska, PhD In recent times, the conversation surrounding the influence of digital technologies on creative industries has gained momentum, emphasizing the significance of digital platforms and the emergence of digital ownership via NFTs...

The Nordic Waste scandal

The Nordic Waste scandal has brought attention to the environmental hazards posed by a massive landslide that occurred at one of its facilities in Ølst, Denmark, last December. In December 2023, a thunderstorm caused a massive landslide at one of Nordic Waste's...

Global Supply Chain Role and Crucial Role of Cities

The modern food industry has undoubtedly reached impressive milestones in terms of efficiency, diversity, and accessibility of products, largely owing to globalization. Traditional globalized food supply chains now offer customers an extensive range of food options,...

Corporate sustainability a shift from shareholder model to long-term value creation

INTRODUCTION In a world where companies are constantly under the pressure of climate change and unpredictable future business disruption, the need for sustainable practices in business operations has become necessary for companies' long-term survival. This requires...

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24 Apr

😎Are you ready for the Third Edition of Common Home “Regeneration Now”?

The most important event in Italy to discuss #Sustainability, #Innovation, #Energy, #ClimateChange, #CivilRights, #Diversity & #Inclusion is back.

🗓️May 9th - @UniLUISS 👇
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24 Apr

Exploring holistic approaches in food systems: from theory to practice.
How can we adapt global solutions to local needs? 🌍

Read this new deep dive! https://labgov.city/theurbanmedialab/urban-food-systems-a-challenge-to-holistic-approaches/

#Sustainability #LocalChange #FoodSystems #VulnerableCommunities #LocalNeeds

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LabGov @labgov ·

15 Apr

A few weeks ago the publication of a study that Margherita Valle (LabGov Costa Rica) carried out with her colleague, prof. Franklin Ramirez, in the prestigious scientific magazine #Cities.📙

💡You can find the article here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264275124000635?via%3Dihub#f0025

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11 Apr

The objective of this concise #article is to stimulate inquiry and critical analysis among scholars and practitioners regarding #AI’s ramifications for #CreativeIndustries, their artists, as well as to discuss AI’s broader societal implications.

Read more https://labgov.city/theurbanmedialab/shaping-tomorrow-the-implications-of-artificial-intelligence-on-creative-industries-and-beyond/

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Recent Publications & Projects

New Review of the Co-Cities Book in the Journal of Design and Culture (Taylor & Francis) by Jacob DeGeal

Check out the review of the Co-Cities Book by Sheila Foster and Christian Iaione (The MIT Press) in the Journal of Design and Culture (Taylor & Francis) by Jacob DeGeal. Click here:...

Interview with Sheila Foster for Nature Cities on “New Inroads for Community-Centric Placemaking”

Sheila Foster and Christian Iaione’s great work with LabGov.City, was also featured in Nature Cities magazine, through an interview with Sheila Foster for the article on “New Inroads for Community-Centric Placemaking,” conducted by Anneliese (Lisa) Palmer. “As...

Energy Award Winner 2023 – Co-Cities Book awarded in the category of Best Book about the ‘Commons’

Each year, the The American Energy Society spotlights the most extraordinary contributions to energy and sustainability. We are thrilled to announce that among the winners of the Energy Awards 2023 is the book “Co-Cities: Innovative Transitions toward Just and...

“Law and Society” n°4-2022

Discover in the fourth issue of “Law and Society” in 2022 the crucial role of cities in the fight against climate change, responsible for 72% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The European Union responds to this emergency with the mission “100 Climate-Neutral...

The Co-City Design Principles

The Co-city approach has been formulated at this stage considering the various developmental phases it has been through in each chapter and the cases that have been analyzed in different cities. The most recent chapter dubbed Urban Co-governance illustrated the 5P’s...

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Campo Laudato Sì

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EUARENAS Consortium Meeting

Consortium Meeting

Wroclaw, Poland

Defending Democracy in the Digital Age

Professor Scott J. Shackelford

July 4th, 2023

Luiss Guido Carli University

Co Cities book presentation. Reichman University Herzliya

Reichman University, Herzliya

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Deep Dive on Sustainable Investment in Vulnerable Communities

Deep Dive on Sustainable Investment in Vulnerable Communities.

Co-Cities Book Presentation

New York University – School Of Law

Euarenas conference

Euarenas

3° Civic Collaboration Day in Rome

LabGov Events and News

Governance for co-creating sustainable solutions

by winnielaw | Apr 26, 2024 | Event, HK 2024, News

by Prof. Lam Wai-Fung and Dr. Vivian H Y Chu, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, The University of Hong Kong Studying the governance of institutional arrangements for collective action, the literature on commoning and co-creation both build on the premise...

COMMON HOME “REGENERATION NOW” – Save the Date – May 9th, 2024

by Valeria Lembo | Apr 26, 2024 | Event, News

The Third Edition of Common Home “Regeneration Now”. An initiative guided by the principles of innovation economics for sustainability and regenerative thinking, established by Assoholding, LabGov ETS, and Regenerative Marketing Institute, aims to foster...

‘SOCIAL IMPACT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE’. An exploration of City Science and the new ESG/CSRD frameworks for evidence-based investments in local policymaking.

by Valeria Lembo | Apr 25, 2024 | Event, News

After the "CSI-ESG/CSRD for Cities Launch 2024", held on March 19th and 20th in Brussels, the final report 'Social Impact for Climate Justice' has been published. Building upon the new EU legislation for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) that is...