Mevlana Culture Valley

Mevlana Culture Valley

1. Context

Konya is one of Turkey’s oldest continuously inhabited cities, and ranks as one of the great cultural centers of Turkey. Konya is home to various archaeological sites, natural protected areas, and variate gastronomy.

Culture in Motion

Culture in Motion

1. Context

Ciudad Juárez is the most populous city in the state of Chihuahua. It is one of Mexico’s main industrial centres, and an important commercial region located on the border of the United States.

The creation of Minwashin

The creation of Minwashin

1. Context

For 8000 years, the Anishinaabe have lived the Abitibi-Témiscamingue. After a law was passed in 1876, First Nations children were forced to attend residential schools and reserves were created, resulting in these groups losing their culture and language.

Bologna Culture Living Lab

Bologna Culture Living Lab

1. Context

Bologna is a vibrant medium-sized town in the north of Italy, and seat of the oldest University in Europe, a key factor for the city fostering culture, creativity, new ideas and social, intellectual and economic growth.

The cultural policy of the city of Trois-Rivières

The cultural policy of the city of Trois-Rivières

1. Context

Trois-Rivières, the second oldest French-speaking city in North America, was founded in 1634 and is the seat of the regional government. With a population of 138,134 in 2020, it is the ninth largest city in the province of Quebec.

San Antonio advancing SDGs through cultural heritage

San Antonio advancing SDGs through cultural heritage

1. Context

San Antonio is the seventh largest city in the United States of America and second largest city in the state of Texas. Approximately 3% of the city (roughly 13,000 parcels) is designated as historic.

Reimagine Bulawayo

Reimagine Bulawayo

1. Context

Bulawayo, with between 1 – 1.5 million inhabitants, is Zimbabwe’s second city. Bulawayo was influenced by many cultures and languages and became home to a rich diversity of minority cultural expressions due to migration.

GeoAIR in Tbilisi

GeoAIR in Tbilisi

Context

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.