Rome is a city with an enormous historical wealth and cultural heritage; it has been a major human settlement for many centuries. The city is divided into 15 districts.
Being the capital city of the country with many changes in previous decades, Tbilisi has faced intensive urban transformation, still ongoing. Citizen participation in the makeover of the city has been rather passive.
Escazú has a population of 56,509 (INEC 2011) and is located on the outskirts of San José, the capital of Costa Rica.
Izmir is the third largest city of Turkey, located near the Mediterranean-Black Sea passage, opened to the Balkans, Europe and to the Middle East through Anatolia.
Busan is a port city located in the South of South Korea.
Ramallah, with its various organisations, endeavours to highlight the importance of culture in Palestine.
In 2005, on the verge of celebrating its 1000th anniversary, the city of Kazan undertook a rapid and significant transformation: among many initiatives, it resolved its issues of dilapidated housing in the city center,
Panama City was founded 500 years ago and is the oldest European settlement in the Pacific Abya Yala region.
The city of Mannheim, in Germany, has always been regarded as a model of diversity and peaceful coexistence, as its history is inextricably linked with immigration.