Urban databases
Reliable data are important for understanding how cities really function and how they develop over time.
Urban Data Platform Plus
The Urban Data Platform Plus is a key component of the Knowledge Centre for Territorial Policies, it provides access to information on the status and trends of cities and regions in relation to population, urban and economic development, transport and accessibility, environmental and social issues. It also centralises information on urban and territorial strategies supported by the EU cohesion policy, through the interactive mapping tool STRAT-Board. Finally, it provides tools and methods to localising the Sustainable Development Goals.
Other data sources for cities
Open Data Portal for the European Structural Investment Funds
Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor
Main studies and reports
Urban Europe – Eurostat Statistics on cities, towns and suburbs
Policy Atlas of Sustainable Urban Development for Small Urban Areas (2023)
Post-pandemic trends in urban mobility (2023)
Urban PM2.5 Atlas (Air Quality in European Cities, 2023 Report)
New investment models for urban innovation ecosystems (2022)
Research and Innovation in Urban Mobility and Logistics in Europe (2022)
European Handbook for SDG Voluntary Local Reviews (2022) and online platform
Measuring the Impact of Urban Innovation Districts (2021)
Building urban datasets for the SDGs.Six European cities monitoring the 2030 Agenda (2021)
Handbook of Sustainable Urban Development Strategies (2020) and online platform
Cities in the World: A New Perspective on Urbanisation report (2020)
Who owns the city? Exploratory research activity on the financialisation of housing in EU cities
Place-Based Innovation Ecosystems (2020)
The Future of Cities report (2019)
Project databases
Networks
Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy
The European Urban Knowledge Network
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
Awards
European Capital of Innovation
European Green Capital & EU Green Leaf Awards
Newsletters
European Urban Initiative (EUI)
Urban Agenda for the EU Newsletter
The Community of Practice on cities newsletter