Homelessness in EU cities and towns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic - Main challenges and ways forward
This study summarises the main findings from a survey conducted among a sample of European cities and towns, composed of 133 local administrations across 16 EU Member States…
New perspectives on territorial disparities - From lonely places to places of opportunities
Persisting territorial disparities across and within the EU represent a potential threat to the future of the European project. These inequalities have been further exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-19…
The Future of Cities
This report is an initiative of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the science and knowledge service of the European Commission (EC), and supported by the Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO)…
Urban-rural interactions and their territorial disparities
Urban areas are usually considered the main centres of economic activity with a high population concentration, good infrastructure, service provision offering employment, social services…
Shrinking Cities
Over the course of history, cities, influenced by various historical, social, economic, demographic or political factors, have gone through cycles of growth and decline. While the world…
Cities fit for the digital age
Digital technologies and innovative solutions can act as critical enablers in enhancing services and contribute to improving the urban environment and the overall quality of life of its citizens. Cities…
Space matters: A methodology for CityLabs
This report illustrates the activities and outcomes of the Exploratory Research Activity ‘Space matters: How to develop a common methodology for CityLabs’, developed by the Territorial Development Unit of the Joint Research…
Accessibility to services in Europe’s Member States – an evaluation by degree of urbanisation and remoteness
This policy brief aims at providing information on the accessibility of selected services of general interest (SeGI) including retailers (supermarkets and convenient stores), doctors (general practitioners), pharmacies…
A place-based approach to migrant integration
This Science for Policy report focuses on urban and territorial strategies promoted by the EU Cohesion Policy during the 2014-2020 programming period, namely Sustainable Urban Development (SUD)…
Property investment and housing affordability in Lisbon and Porto
This study describes how the housing markets in Lisbon and Porto have developed over the past decade, in terms of property investment and housing affordability. Like many EU cities…
House price dynamics and affordability in the city of Amsterdam
This report shows the results of fine-grained data analyses of residential property transactions and private rental supply in the municipality of Amsterdam. The analyses follow from a collaboration between the Joint Research…
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