Can Europe make its urban spaces more livable and sustainable?

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About chapter 1

This chapter will examine the key ingredients of a livable city and the latest thinking on how to make them better. POLITICO’s specialist policy journalists will — with the help of experts and the Living Cities audience — explore topics including how to ensure affordable housing; how to attract and tame tourism; how to make cities more inclusive; and how to keep culture alive as more work shifts online.

In short: How do we redesign our cities to be more livable?

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Barcelona bets on ‘digital twin’ as future of city planning

New scheme aims to ensure planning is based on solid data, rather than political whim.

Living Cities

Milan hits back at Poland and Hungary’s curbs on LGBTQ+ rights

The city has made itself an ‘LGBTQ+ freedom zone.’

Did you know? A house in Paris and London costs 22 times more than the average household’s annual income.

Living Cities Brain Trust


POLITICO has invited a group of experts on urban planning and living to help inform the Living Cities project.