A Tale of Two Cities : interactive pdf now available

December 1, 2019

At the request of many visitors, you can now download the booklet distributed at the City-zen Closing Event: A Tale of Two Cities (interactive pdf) The interactive PDF allows you to navigate to the section of your interest with a simple mouse click. Feel free to download and share! French version (this version has been […]

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City-zen Closing Event: Knowledge To Build A Future

November 30, 2019

On 14 and 15 November 2019, the City-zen Closing Event took place in Brussels. The two-day event marked the end of the City-zen program. It was a showcase of accumulated knowledge of five years of City-zen projects. The sessions at the event were aimed at integration of results, sharing of learnings and identifying barriers for […]

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On the importance of Urban Leadership: Keynote by Joan Fitzgerald

November 29, 2019

To jumpstart the second day of the City-zen Closing Event, Professor Joan Fitzgerald of Northeastern University delivered a keynote on Urban Leaderhip. In her presentation she drew from her forthcoming book, Greenovation: Urban Leadership on Climate Change (Oxford University Press) in which she argues that cities need to act more urgently in reducing greenhouse gas […]

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City-zen Closing Event – Gallery

November 28, 2019

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City-zen Closing Event – Presentations & Sketch Notes

Please find the presentations of the City-zen Closing Event below. The presentations, in PDF format, are displayed by in chronological order and by topic where needed. At the bottom of the page you can see selected sketch notes that were made during the event. They might help trigger your memory or provide insights you might […]

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Onward! To the best of times!

Q&A on the integration of City-zen results in Grenoble and Amsterdam In an intimate setting, the Deputy Mayor of Grenoble, the Director of the Amsterdam Economic Board and the two local City-zen Project Leads discussed how this program has influenced their cities as well as their ways of working. Moderator Froukje Jansen dug deep as […]

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Now available: detailed program of City-zen Closing Event (Brussels, 14-15 November)

November 4, 2019

The program to City-zen’s Closing Event (taking place in Brussels on the 14th and 15th of November, 2019) is now available. Please join us for “A Tale of Two Cities: How Amsterdam and Grenoble combined forces on their way to carbon neutrality”! The first day of the event is all about looking back and finding […]

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Register now for City-zen Closing Event, Brussels 14-15 November 2019!

October 7, 2019

City-zen’s Closing Event will take place in the heart of Brussels on the 14th and 15th of November, 2019. This event marks the end of the City-zen program and will discuss the learnings of no less than 20 projects aimed at CO2 reduction that have taken place in Amsterdam and Grenoble in the past 5 […]

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City-zen Closing Event – 14-15 November 2019 – Brussels

July 23, 2019

Welcome to Brussels on the 14-15 November 2019. More information follows soon! Get Notified

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