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On our website, you can explore problem solving networks, identify those of particular interest to you, and connect with network leaders.

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Mistra Urban Futures

Arena for the development and transmission of knowledge, in which cooperation with business, interest groups and the general public is developed. The centre has four local platforms in Cape Town, Kisumu, Gothenburg and Manchester.

Hub: Cities

Knowledge Network

Tags: general

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   David Simon
Director
david.simon@chalmers.se

MIT Climate CoLab

Provides cities with an online crowdsourcing platform where citizens and experts work together to create, analyze, and select detailed proposals to address what to do about climate change and urban challenges through the running of contests.

Hub: Cities, Climate & Planet Stewardship

Platform Network

Tags: climate change

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       Thomas Malone
Principal Investigator
malone@mit.edu

MIT Urban Planning

Tackling the challenges associated with urban development in the twenty-first century.

Hub: Cities

Advocacy NetworkKnowledge NetworkNetworked InstitutionOperational and Delivery Network

Tags: Cities, cities networks, climate change, development, environment, planning

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       Eran Ben-Joseph
Department Head
ebj@mit.edu

Municipal Art Society of New York City (MASNYC)

Protects New York’s legacy spaces, encourages intentional planning and urban development, and fosters complete neighborhoods across the five boroughs.

Hub: Cities

Advocacy NetworkKnowledge NetworkOperational and Delivery Network

Tags: Cities, cities networks, development, environment, funding, planning, sustainability

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       Gina Pollara
President
info@mas.org

National League of Cities

Helping city leaders build better communities in partnership with the 49 state municipal leagues; a resource to and an advocate for the more than 19,000 cities, villages and towns it represents.

Hub: Cities

Advocacy NetworkOperational and Delivery Network

Tags: Cities, cities networks, citizen safety, general, planning, resilience

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       Clarence Anthony
Executive Officer
anthony@nlc.org

New Cities Foundation

Fostering urban innovation and entrepreneurship by building and empowering our global network, convening events and conducting pragmatic research.

Hub: Cities

Advocacy NetworkOperational and Delivery Network

Tags: Cities, cities networks, data, development, funding, general

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       contact@newcitiesfoundation.org

Next City

Inspiring social, economic and environmental change in cities by creating media and events around the world.

Hub: Cities

Knowledge Network

Tags: planning

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       Tom Dallessio
President, CEO and Publisher
tom@nextcity.org

Nordic Build Cities

Developing, visualizing and exporting Nordic innovative solutions for livable, smart and sustainable cities.

Hub: Cities

Knowledge NetworkOperational and Delivery Network

Tags: planning, sustainability

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     Hans Fridberg
Senior innovation adviser
h.fridberg@nordicinnovation.org