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What can Flanders learn from housing policy in Vienna?

  • Cities
  • Politics

VIENNA - The fact that Vienna was named the most liveable city in the world in 2024 for the third year in a row by The Economist is largely due to its generous social housing policy. The central question in this dossier is “what can Flanders learn from Vienna in terms of social, affordable housing”?

Dammed Waters

  • Cities
  • Climate
  • Environment

BRNO/WARSAW - 'Dammed Waters' examines the political and economic interests behind contrasting flood defence approaches across the Czech Republic and Poland. Through field reporting, data analysis and in-depth interviews, this cross-border investigation uncovers why some flood defences in the region succeed whilst others fail catastrophically.

A photo from Osiecznica, village in western Poland, which has beed flooded for the third time in 2024_Author_ Natalia Kukulska-Żołądek, Natalia FotoArt

Urban renewal vs drug crime, a common battle in Lille and Rotterdam

  • Cities
  • Organised crime
  • Social affairs

LILLE/ROTTERDAM - This research explores the intersection of urban development projects and drug crime reduction, looking at the shortcomings and successful strategies of two cities.

Just Transition: Mission Impossible?

  • Cities
  • Energy
  • Environment

PETROSANI - The Just Transition Mechanism promised Europe's coal regions that their communities would not be left behind as coal-intensive industries close. This team of journalists investigates what's happening in the coal regions of Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria.

Former Petrila coal mine

Flight Paths to a Green(er) Urban Future

  • Cities
  • Environment

ROTTERDAM - In the late 1980s, an existing plans to convert Rotterdam The Hague Airport into a residential area was already underway. A team of investigative journalists aims to find out how closing down airports within close proximity to a city delivers a higher quality of life to the residents of the surrounding cities.

Remco de Vries

Flooded Futures: Protecting Vulnerable Communities

  • Cities
  • Environment

VALENCIA - In recent years, several European countries have faced devastating floods, sparking discussions on how to mitigate or prevent such disasters. In Spain, the tragedy in Valencia in October 2024 has led to the exploration of solutions like early warning systems, architectural adaptations, and better regulation of flood-prone areas. 

Kateřina Helfer

Adapting or Failing? Europe's local response to climate change

  • Cities
  • Climate

BRUSSELS - In this investigation, a diverse group of journalists analysed climate risk reports, academic literature and EU strategies for climate adaption to grasp the current state of adaptation in Europe. They also looked at local climate adaptation in Oradea, Romania, Loulé, Portugal and Rostock, Germany to see what local circumstances hinder or encourage good climate adaptation practice.

Adapting or Failing?

Take Me Down to the Zero-Carbon City

  • Cities
  • Climate
  • Environment

MILAN / BOLOGNA / BARCELONA / DRESDEN – This investigation looked in the climate action plans of leading cities in Italy, Spain and Germany, scrutinising their use of EU funding, and identifying effective solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Hope and Homes: Tackling Homelessness in Europe

  • Cities
  • Social affairs

MILANO - The number of homeless people in Europe has doubled since 2009. A recent report from the Feantsa states that Europe has almost 895,000 homeless people.

FM99

True participation? Citizen’s Assemblies as a Solution for Climate Policies

  • Cities
  • Climate

MILAN/ROTTERDAM - Many cities in Europe are experimenting with citizen’s assemblies to develop stronger and more inclusive climate policies. But are these experiments effective? The team investigated the value and shortcomings of the assemblies as a climate policies solution.

Angeniet Berkers