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News June 2026 How to Encourage Residents in Peri-urban Areas to Adopt Proximity-oriented Lifestyles? Governance & policy Sustainable mobility
News May 2026 Strategies for Increased Social Justice in Urban Planning and Local Governance Circular economy Culture & values Governance & policy
News May 2026 Planned for Everyone, Working for Few: Five Hard Truths About Active Travel in 2026 Sustainable mobility
News May 2026 PEDs: Grid Partners or Grid Problems? How cities can advocate for PEDs as a new urban energy standard Business models & tools Energy in urban planning Energy markets Governance & policy
Story May 2026 Spanish Startup ImpactE is Powering the Urban Energy Transition Business models & tools Energy in urban planning
Project 4A4PEDs Availability, Accessibility, Affordability, Actionability For Positive Energy Districts
Project Co-PED Community based cultural and social centres as incubators for Positive Energy Districts
Project PED-JUST PED-oriented urban regeneration: tailored strategies for JUST energy transition in disadvantaged neighbourhoods
Project Pol4PED Crafting Policies for Positive Energy Districts: A multi-domain perspective and model-based exploration
Project SET-PED Synergizing Buildings Renovation and Regenerative Urban Furniture to Co-create PED Ecosystem