Mestre Resilient. 
Venice, Italy
[June 2019] Mestre Urban Studies, focused on Climate Change

The objective of the workshop was to develop a diagnosis and proposal for the city of Mestre depending on the specific need of each of the neighbourhoods of the city, focusing specially on the adaptation and mitigation of climate change. The workshop is part of the Policy and Planning for Cities, Environment and Landscape Master (PPCEL).

Participants
Università Iuav di Venezia · ITALY
Università degli studi di sassari  · ITALY
Universidade de Lisboa · PORTUGAL
Universidat de Girona · SPAIN
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · SPAIN
Gava Naturalmente. 
Barcelona, Spain
[May 2019] Gava Urban Studies

The diagnosis "Gava Naturalmente" was part of the presentation of the Observatori de la Urbanització. The objective was for the participants to know the basic characteristics of Gava to develop different types of proposals that seek to improve the municipality.

Participants
Università Iuav di Venezia · ITALY
Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio"Chieti · ITALY
Universidade de Lisboa · PORTUGAL
Aichi Prefectural University · JAPAN
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · SPAIN
Observatori de la Urbanització · UAB · SPAIN
Technical Deep Dive (TDD) on 
Planning Safe, Inclusive and Resilient Cities. 
Tokyo-Osaka, Japan
[April 2018] Development of social inclusion proposal

The workshop organized by the World Bank and the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) invited cities around the world to raise awareness about holistic planning in the development of resilient and inclusive cities. The objective was for each city to develop a social / urban proposal and present it to the World Bank, to develop future agreements for its execution.

Participants
Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development · SOMALIA
Monrovia City Corporation · LIBERIA
5th District City Hall · BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
Ministry of Finance · SKOPJE, MACEDONIA
National Capital District Commission · PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
Yangon City Development Committee · YANGON, MYANMAR
Greater Irbid Municipality · IRBID, JORDANIA
Greater Amman Municipality · AMMAN, JORDANIA
Resilience office · BEIRUT, LEBANON
Ministry of Local Development · EGIPTO
Municipality of the City of Santa Fe · CORDOBA, ARGENTINA
Panama City Municipal Goverment · PANAMA
Freetown City Council · FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE
Municipality of Fortaleza · FORTALEZA, BRAZIL
Office of Strategic Planning & Resilience · TOMAYA, JAPAN
Office of Strategic Planning & Resilience · YOKOHAMA, JAPAN
Agency for Cooperation and Investment for Medellin ACI Medellin · COLOMBIA
Asian Coalition of Housing Rights
Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Project (KISIP)
All Aces Incorporated
World Bank + 100 Resilient Cities ​​​​​​​
Más Allá del Marta
Panama City, Panama
[February 2018] Plaza 5 de Mayo Urban Studies

The objective of the workshop was to develop a short, medium and long term proposal for Plaza 5 de Mayo. After the Workshop, the short-term proposal that led to an intervention of tactical urban planning in the area was carried out in order to demonstrate that the site had potential. The short-term project "Panama Camina" was a success and it is planned to continue with this initiative .

Participants
Inter-American Development Bank 
Gehl Architects
Panama City Municipal Government · PANAMA
Ciudad Emergente · CHILE
International Peer Exchange, 
Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust. 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
[February 2017] World Habitat Award

Each year the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) offers a prize to projects that help identify and promote examples of good housing practices worldwide. Within the same program, the call for foundations, organizations, universities and people involved in habitat development issues is opened to get to know the project personally and can create bonds that will later help develop alliances and projects together.

Participants
ADECOR · GUATEMALA
Mancomunidad del Chocó Andino, Bosque · ECUADOR
Modelo Chocó Andino, Condesan, Imaymana · ECUADOR
C. de Investigación Multidisciplinario Kichwa · ECUADOR
Fundación Vida Urbana · ECUADOR
Universidad de Córdoba · SPAIN
Municipalidad de Barcelona · SPAIN
Giroscope Limited · UK
University College London · UK
Canopy Housing · UK
Rosenberg y Asociados · United States
East Harlem Preservation · United States
Center for NYC Neighborhoods · United States
Foundation for Multidimensional Education · ARGENTINA
Building and Social Housing Foundation 
Hábitat en Movimiento
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