News and stories about Vital Cities and Citizens

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?

Researchers may find it challenging to reach specific groups within our society. In this interview two researchers share their experiences.

Exchanging experiences with diversity challenges and co-creation with research participants during first Doing Diversity Lab.

Research paper "Will the true inclusive city rise? Mapping the strengths and weaknesses of the city ranking systems" by Run Zhao published in Elsevier.