The Urban Solutions Journal publishes innovative solutions from cities all over the world for urban planners, architects, governments, and anyone interested in more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient cities – from participatory budgeting and street art projects in Latin America to car-free neighbourhoods in Europe.  

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Edited by Laura Puttkamer, journalist with ten years experience reporting on how to create better cities – always focused on bringing nature into human-centric spaces 

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Demystifying Community Participation

In this first article I will try to give you an overview of the concept and different forms of participation ...

Voices from Mathare, Nairobi

In this first article in the “Voices from (…)” category, I chose to look at one of Kenya’s poorest neighbourhoods: ...

Citiscope – My First Address for Urban News!

CitiScope is my favourite website for urban news ...
Welcome

Welcome

Welcome to my blog on participatory urban development! This website is online since May 2016. Please tell you friends and ...