Two events were organised by P4CA during this 10th session of the World Urban Forum, articulated around the theme: Cities of Opportunities: Connecting Culture and Innovation.

 

P4CA had the following key messages to deliver:

• Urban planning and heritage regeneration are key to sustainable cities.

• Urban and territorial planning plays a central role in preserving cultural heritage that can be leveraged for regenerating and revitalizing urban areas.

•  Such approaches need to take climate change into account, given the increasing risks to which cities and their inhabitants are exposed to.

• Urban heritage is a key driver for climate change adaptation and innovative metropolitan planning solutions to make cities less GHS emissive and less vulnerable facing higher natural risks.

• Nature-based solutions, green and blue grids can help address urban challenges exacerbated by growing urban populations and the impacts of climate change.  

 
Through these events, P4CA had the following objectives:

• Review current approaches to regenerating and revitalizing urban areas preserving cultural and natural heritage,

• Examine the role of nature-based solutions and the most relevant innovative ones in cities with examples,

• Discuss the role of planners and how they can engage citizens in community-based process to prioritize actions and nature-based solutions to improve their lives, 

• Engage new partners in P4CA. 

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