Ecorys is pleased to present this draft final report for the Ex-post Evaluation of the 2019 European Capitals of Culture (ECoC). The report provides final findings for the two ECoC based on evidence gathered during the course of the study. The cities of Matera and Plovdiv were the two ECoC citie...
This final report presents the findings of the ex-post evaluation of the European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) Action for 2018 undertaken by Ecorys and the Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services (CSES). The cities of Leeuwarden-Friesland and Valletta were the two ECoC cities for 2018. The eva...
The European cities of the future will be human centred, resilient, inclusive, diverse, prosperous, safe and sustainable. Cities will have a well-assembled physical setting: there is character, distinctiveness, diversity and vitality across the range, with high levels of liveability and all the ...
This report identifies challenges influencing the future of cities in Europe and beyond. It also presents several perspectives from which to look at resolving these issues....
Pour la première fois dans l’histoire de l’humanité, davantage de gens vivent en ville qu’à la campagne — en Europe, la proportion atteint près des trois quarts de la population. La tendance devrait se poursuivre tout au long du XXIe siècle. Cette évolution a suscité un nouvel intérêt pour les v...
This brochure showcases successful projects in recent European capitals of culture. They show that the European capitals of culture have become laboratories of strategic investment in culture, benefiting our economies and our societies as a whole....