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
Copernicus Urban Atlas provides high resolution land use maps for all EU cities
Open Data Portal for the European Structural Investment Funds
Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor
Main studies and reports
State of European Cities report (2016)
Urban Europe – Statistics on cities, towns and suburbs (2016)
The Future of Cities report (2019) and online platform
Europe 2020 Index: progress of EU countries, regions and cities to 2020 targets
Cities in the World: A New Perspective on Urbanisation report (2020)
Handbook of Sustainable Urban Development Strategies (2020) and online platform
European Handbook for SDG Voluntary Local Reviews (2020) and online platform
Who owns the city? Exploratory research activity on the financialisation of housing in EU cities
Place-Based Innovation Ecosystems
Quality of life in European cities survey (2020)
Publications of the EU Bookshop
EU Research and Innovation for and with cities
Project databases
Networks
European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP SCC)
Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy
The European Urban Knowledge Network
Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
Awards
European Capital of Innovation
Newsletters
The Community of Practice on cities newsletter.
Urban Agenda for the EU Newsletter.
The Eltis Newsletter