Cities in transition: towards a sustainable, inclusive and prosperous future

Across Europe, cities are at the forefront of addressing critical challenges such as climate change, social inequality, and economic transformation. While they are expected to drive sustainable change and commit to ambitious European targets like climate neutrality and social cohesion, many face serious funding shortages that hinder their ability to implement the essential actions to reach those goals.

A comparative study on waterfront developments in Belgrade, Zagreb, and Novi Sad by Nebojša Čamprag published in the Urban Planning Open Accsess Journal.

This article highlights the (post) transitioning urban context as an emerging market for powerful international real-estate development companies, supported by an authoritarian planning trend aiming to secure foreign investments.

An article by Nebojša Čamprag published in a special issue of sub\urban journal for critical urban research.

The paper analyzes an urban megaproject in Belgrade as an example of a state-controlled regulatory intervention with a special legal status, which places the interests of private investors above the principles of representative democracy.

Our new book is published by Springer International

– Highlights the value of social inclusion and diversity in urban development endeavors – Interlinks multidisciplinary research tackling the most relevant aspects of inclusive urban transformation – Investigates selected aspects of inclusion and diversity and their manifestation in wider urban spatial contexts

What can we learn from the urban transformation of Barcelona?

As part of the urban design studio titled “Translation of Planning Ideas: Learning from Barcelona's Superblocks”, led by guest professor Nebojša Čamprag and teaching assistant Chaitali Dighe, students participated in the workshop in Barcelona, from May 3rd to 5th.

Our students took part in an international workshop in Grenoble, France

From 14 to 18 November, three Unite! partner universities–TU Darmstadt, Aalto University and Université Grenoble Alpes (where Grenoble INP – UGA operates) gave their students an opportunity to join the international and interdisciplinary workshop they developed, which focused on “Sustainable Urban Regeneration”.

Guest lecture at KfW Sector retreat, Frankfurt, Germany

The German development bank KfW invited Dr.-Ing. Anshika Suri to give a guest lecture on the topic of ‘Gender perspective for sustainable cities’ on 23rd September 2022.

2023 International Volkswagen Symposium & Workshop

The international symposium and workshop “War in Ukraine – prospects for the interdisciplinary post-Soviet urban research” , funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, will be orrganized in February 2023 in the Kongresszentrum Schloss Herrenhausen in Hannover.

Vienna, Belgrade, Athens

In the frames of the OEAV Summer School “Urban housing in Central and South-eastern Europe” organization by the Austrian Academy of Science on 5th – 15th September 2022, Nebojša Čamprag contributed with a lecture and tour about large-scale urban development projects.

Join the discussion: 13.09.2022, 19:00 at IKS – Interkulturelle Schule Frankfurt Rhein Main, Kaiserkronenweg 1

The panel discussion will be held in English, and is a cooperation between the U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Hessen