Urban2020

Follow & Find out more about our project, PROWD, funded by the Driving Urban Transition program.

What does a 15-Minute City look like when density drops and distances grow? The idea works well in compact city centers, but villages, suburbs, and peri-urban areas play by different rules. Services are more spread out, mobility options are fewer, and everyday access becomes more fragile.

Re-thinking proximity beyond dense urban cores means:
- shared local hubs
- flexible and demand-responsive mobility
- modular, scalable services
- stronger local resilience

It’s not about copying the inner city. It’s about adapting proximity to place.

As proud partners of this journey, we at URBAN2020 are excited to see the impact this project has created and to celebrate the next generation of changemakers.

We will be there! ✌️

📢 Save the Date! 🌍✨

We’re excited to announce the EUthMappers Final Conference:

"Mapping and Geospatial Tools for Sustainability and Humanitarian Cooperation"

📅 25th September 2025 | 10:00–13:00 CET

📍 Aula Magna, Politecnico di Milano | Via Leonardo da Vinci, Milan – Italy

This landmark event will bring together educators, researchers, policymakers, and international organizations to explore how geospatial data is shaping education, sustainability, and global cooperation.

🌱 Why join?

✔️ Discover innovative uses of mapping in schools and communities

✔️ Connect with experts driving change through geospatial tools

✔️ Learn how collaborative mapping supports sustainability & humanitarian action

🔗 Scan the QR code to register or visit 👉 www.euthmappers.com

Let’s celebrate knowledge, cooperation, and the next generation of changemakers! 💡🗺️

Sprawl and low density. What's the relation between them?

Low-Density Urban Areas are often confused with urban sprawl, but the two aren’t synonymous. LDUAs refer to urbanised areas with low population and building density, found in peri-urban belts, village-like districts, or residential suburbs. These areas may be planned, connected, and locally vibrant, or, in other cases, fragmented and underserved.

Urban sprawl, by contrast, is a development process marked by dispersed, uncoordinated growth, car dependency, and inefficient land use. While sprawl often results in low-density forms, not all low-density settlements are sprawling. Likewise, not all sprawl is low-density, some high-density developments can still be sprawling if they’re unplanned, fragmented, or disconnected.

In PROWD, we focus on LDUAs regardless of how they emerged - sprawl or not. The goal is to rethink mobility, services, and proximity in these places, shifting from car-dependent peripheries to more connected, accessible, and liveable neighbourhoods.