The ways that cities and regions can truly advance themselves in meaningful ways hinges upon their ability to think and act as cities and regions.  Getting to the point where this may be accomplished is a long and difficult road, to say the least.  Learning is at the center of this, which is at the core of PASCAL.

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Adam Smith Research Foundation’s Research Programme for 2014-16, which concerns the theme of Social Precarity.

PASCAL Director, Professor Catherine Odora Hoppers will be giving the keynote at the opening of the Talloires Network Leaders Conference in Cape Town on December 2, 2014, invited by the CEO of Talloires and the organizing team at the University of Stellenbosch.

Some of you may already have noticed that an update of the Sustainable City Index has recently been published. This new version, SCI 2.0, is further developed, improved and extended in comparison with the first edition. It now consists of 24 indicators, including important indicators for Energy, CO2 emissions and Mobility. The index comprises all 403 municipalities in The Netherlands.