News and stories about Vital Cities and Citizens

Together with residents, we look at what problems exist in the neighbourhood, what solutions they see and what role they can play to make a positive difference.

Nora Yunes Elafifi is a master’s student in Urban Management and Development. She conducts research on forced evictions in Nairobi, Kenya.

Structural research into patterns of discrimination, racism and inequality in Rotterdam can continue through this covenant.

VCC fosters inclusive, just, and empowering research practices, emphasizing reciprocity and reflection for societal impact.

Audrey Wientjes and Lina Le Pelley discuss insights from the JustWind4All project, emphasizing the complexities of achieving a fair wind energy transition.

This event focused on bridging the gap between researchers and residents and strategies for reaching "hard-to-reach" groups for community research

"People had no trust in the municipality and even less in science. We had to regain that trust first and then quickly achieve results," explains Els.

How do cities, through formal and informal networks, understand and imagine just transitions in postindustrial secondary cities?