"Next generation EU" cities : : local communities in a post-pandemic future / / edited by Anna Lisa Boni, Andrea Tobia Zevi.

• TeilnehmendeR: Boni, Anna Lisa,; Zevi, Andrea Tobia,
• Place / Publishing House: Milan : : Ledizioni,, 2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (157 pages)

As the world enters a new year, the Covid-19 pandemic is still upsetting our daily lives. And as 75% of EU citizens live in urban areas, cities are the most prominent stage both for responding to the health crisis, and for seizing opportunities to recover and move forward. Meanwhile, in 2020, EU countries agreed to Next Generation EU, a €750 billion recovery package that represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity.This report argues that cities should be given more say over how post-pandemic national recovery plans pan out between here and 2026, when all projects are supposed to be wrapping up. Indeed, the success of the EU recovery plans will hinge upon what cities do, or they don't do over the next five years. How are cities rethinking their role within the "twin" green and digital transitions? How can they achieve gender parity, reduce inequalities, and preserve a vibrant cultural life?.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9 -- 1. The Place of Cities in a Recovering Europe 15 -- PART I. RETHINKING EU CITIES/ THE FUTURE OF CITIES -- 2. Accelerating Urban Climate Neutrality Through National Multi-Stakeholder Platforms: The Case of Spain 35 -- 3. A Fork in the Road: European Cities and Widening Inequalities 55 -- 4. Financing the Low-Carbon Transition in Cities Grant Aaron, Steve Turner 77 -- PART II. CITIES AT WORK -- 5. Towards a Just Digital Transition: Urban Digital Policy in Europe After Covid-19 97 -- 6. The City of the Future for Women - The City of the Future for All 115 -- 7. Culture and Public Space 135 -- About the Authors 153.