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| European Urban Research Association | |
|---|---|
| Name | European Urban Research Association |
| Abbreviation | EURA |
| Formation | 2000 |
| Type | Non-profit research association |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
| Region served | Europe |
| Leader title | President |
European Urban Research Association The European Urban Research Association is a networked association connecting scholars, institutes, and policy actors across Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid and other European cities. It convenes research clusters, fosters comparative studies among institutions such as University College London, University of Amsterdam, Sciences Po, Humboldt University of Berlin and supports projects linked to agencies like the European Commission, Council of Europe, European Investment Bank, European Environment Agency and Eurostat. EURA promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration among researchers affiliated to centers such as the Max Planck Society, CNRS, CSIC, Austrian Academy of Sciences and agencies including the OECD, UN-Habitat, UNESCO and World Bank.
EURA emerged from collaborations following conferences at University of Oxford, LSE, Università di Bologna and KU Leuven in the late 1990s, drawing participants from projects funded by the European Union Framework Programmes, Horizon 2020 predecessors and initiatives supported by the European Research Council. Early influences include urban studies groups at Massachusetts Institute of Technology visiting European partners, research funded by the Ford Foundation and comparative work by scholars connected to the International Union of Architects and the Royal Geographical Society. Milestones feature symposiums hosted at Stockholm University, University of Copenhagen, Trinity College Dublin and exchanges with institutes such as the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology and Maxwell School affiliates.
EURA is governed by an elected board with representation drawn from universities like Technical University of Munich, Politecnico di Milano, University of Edinburgh and research centers including the Institute for Advanced Study affiliates and national academies such as the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Governance documents reference procedures comparable to those used by the European University Association and the Scholars at Risk network; oversight includes advisory committees with members from European Investment Fund advisors and representatives from municipal partners like the City of Barcelona and City of Rotterdam. Leadership cycles align with statutes inspired by organizations such as the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and consults with funders including the Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation on research ethics and financial management.
Membership spans universities and institutes such as École Normale Supérieure, University of Warsaw, Jagiellonian University, Central European University, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, University of Porto and think tanks including RAND Europe, IPPR, Bruegel and Chatham House. Affiliate partners include city authorities like City of Vienna, City of Lisbon, City of Glasgow and transport agencies such as Transport for London and regional bodies like Nordic Council and Baltic Assembly. Corporate affiliates and philanthropic partners include foundations akin to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Robert Bosch Stiftung while research networks such as COST Actions, ESPA nodes and Marie Skłodowska-Curie networks maintain formal ties.
EURA runs comparative research programs aligned with initiatives at European Commission directorates, piloting urban experiments in collaboration with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, Eurocities and C40 Cities. It administers capacity-building workshops hosted at partners including Delft University of Technology, ETH Zurich, Politecnico di Torino and École Polytechnique. Training courses are co-designed with professional bodies such as the Royal Town Planning Institute and Chartered Institute of Housing while fellowship schemes mirror models used by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Nuffield Foundation. EURA also coordinates data-sharing platforms interoperable with datasets from Eurostat, Copernicus, OpenStreetMap and research infrastructures such as CLARIN and DARIAH.
Core research themes include urban governance studies linked to work at IE University, spatial justice inquiries resonant with scholars at University of Manchester, climate resilience projects coordinated with Norwegian University of Science and Technology and housing affordability analyses echoing studies at Harvard Graduate School of Design and Columbia University. Publications are produced in partnership with academic presses such as Routledge, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and journals including Urban Studies (journal), Cities, Journal of Urban Affairs, European Urban and Regional Studies and collaborations with publishers like SAGE Publications and Taylor & Francis. Working papers and policy briefs are disseminated to stakeholders such as European Committee of the Regions and networks like ICLEI, C40 and Metropolis.
Annual conferences rotate through host institutions including Universität Zürich, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Université Libre de Bruxelles and University of Zagreb, featuring keynote speakers from bodies such as the European Parliament, United Nations delegations and leaders active in the ICLEI and Eurocities networks. The association organizes themed symposia in partnership with festivals and exchanges at venues including Venice Biennale, Milan Triennale and collaborative workshops held alongside meetings of the European Week of Regions and Cities.
EURA partners with supranational bodies including European Commission DGs, UN-Habitat, OECD, World Bank and regional programs like Interreg. Research outputs have informed municipal strategies in metropolises such as Istanbul, Moscow, Athens and Bucharest and contributed to policy dialogues at forums run by Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and European Investment Bank. Impact assessments reference collaborations with statistical services like Eurostat and professional associations such as the International Society of City and Regional Planners and the European Regional Science Association.
Category:Research organizations in Europe