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Unpacking First Lessons from the Urban Livings Labs
In our previous blog post, we provided a glimpse into the enriching experience of the Oslo Summer School, which unfolded through study visits, hands-on work with Oslo’s youth, and cross-learning activities among partners. Today, we invite you to delve deeper into the results of one of the cross-learning sessions, reflecting on the methods and approaches…
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Feeling safe in trustworthy city
Academics of Urban Planning Yosef Jabareen and Naomi Carmon highlight a few functions of trust mentioned in the literature hitherto; promotes long-term social stability, reduces the costs of exchange and transactions, enhances the quality of life, enables rapid cooperation, and is a vital component of social capital[1]. When trust is absent, societies become unstable and…
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Exploring Oslo’s Summer School
In September, Natural State had the pleasure to hold Oslo Summer School at their office in the vibrant setting of Gamle Byen (Old City). Noteworthy to mention that Natural State is a new partner taking over this project from the previous partner Nabolagshager. Due to this overlap of partners, this summer school was organized primarily…
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Fostering social trust among youth: a path to prosperity and well-being (the case of Lithuania)
Introduction In today’s world, building trust, especially among young people, is of great importance. This blog post will shed light on what social trust is all about and why it is so important, especially for our youth. Understanding Social Trust Before we look at why promoting social trust among youth is so important, we should…
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Urban Living Lab Panevėžys: Findings of the Co-Research Phase
11/10/2023 Eglė Vitkutė XWhy Panevėžys “Urban Living Lab: Panevėžys” is an exciting initiative empowering young people in Panevėžys, the fifth-largest city in northern Lithuania. This vibrant city, known for its industrial heritage and lively cultural scene, is now the backdrop for our trust-based youth empowerment platform. Developed in collaboration with “Critical+Xwhy agency,” the Panevėžys municipality,…
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On to the concrete beach! A bike tour into the future, across Vienna
Where can we find the beach in the city? How does asphalt sound? And when was the last time you were in a field? With this load of questions, the TRUSTMAKING Living Lab Vienna, together with young people from WUK work.space, set off as a collective on bicycles from the city center to Zukunftshof.
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Auf zum Pflasterstrand! Eine Radtour in die Zukunft, quer durch Wien
Wo finden wir in der Stadt den Strand? Wie klingt Asphalt? Und wann warst du das letzte Mal auf einem Feld? Mit diesen Fragen im Gepäck machte sich das TRUSTMAKING Living Lab Wien gemeinsam mit Jugendlichen von WUK work.space als Kollektiv auf Velos auf den Weg vom Stadtzentrum zum Zukunftshof am Stadtrand.
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Cross-learning in Urban Living Labs: Making space and time for it!
Cross-learning fosters collaboration, innovation, and trust among partners and other actors
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First Winter School in Vienna
Hosting a winter school brings with it a series of logistical challenges that we see as part of our research. How do we survive urban public space in winter time? What does the city, what do its youths need in the cold season? How can we create a welcoming space in harsh weather conditions?
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Die Lösung der Klimakrise beginnt in Rothneusiedl
Jugendliche liefern durch die Anwendung einer alten Kulturtechnik zukunftsweisende Impulse für die Stadtentwicklung im Süden Wiens. Lokale materielle und immaterielle Ressourcen spielen dabei ebenso eine Rolle wie der Ansatz des Klimagärtnerns, wodurch nicht nur gute Ernten eingefahren, sondern auch Treibhausgase wie Kohlenstoff gebunden werden.
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The Solution to the Climate Crisis begins in Rothneusiedl
Young people provide forward-looking impulses for urban development in the south of Vienna by applying an old cultural technique. Local material and immaterial resources play a role as well as the approach of climate gardening, which not only yields good harvests, but also binds greenhouse gases such as carbon.
