Mejlgade Lab is based in the Latin Quarter, Aarhus – Denmark and in particular on the street of Mejlgade and acts to create local, community-based development, through a various of activities, green tests and pilot projects that support a sustainable transition in the specific areas. Their vIsIon is to inspire and engage locals in green networks and communities, where Mejlgade Lab functions as an intermediate green and sustainable 1:1 laboratory.

In order to facilitate a sustainable transition in the Latin Quarter we employ a user-driven methodology that engages citizens, municipality, local businesses. students and speciallsts among others in a series of cross-disciplinary projects, processes. workshops and events that inspire to concrete actions. A few of their current themes are waste management, intelligent rainwater solutions, biodiversity, green mobility and greening schemes, as well as others, in the densely populated city.

Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/mejlgadelab/
Contact : mail@mejlgadelab.dk

This was a project that fiercely raised the discussion about ‘informal’ revitalization of ‘common’ spaces in São Paulo, staring from a bottom-up strategy of citizens and with no government support. This project was replicated in two other viaducts in the city.

https://esporte.uol.com.br/boxe/ultimas/2009/05/19/ult4358u382.jhtm

http://www.agentetransformador.com.br/portfolio/nilson-garrido/

Contact : boxegarrido@gmail.com

Contact : info@cltgent.be

The Co-operative Councils’ Innovation Network is a collaboration between local authorities committed to transforming the way they work with communities.

and the city of Edinburgh : https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/

Copenhagen, like many other large cities, suffers from massive problems with congestion and flash floods; this and the ambitious climate targets are reasons for the need to rethink how the city’s solutions are structured in new sustainable ways. They contribute to the overall goal of Copenhagen being a green, safe, clean and liveable city and we explore the ways the utilization of big data, new technologies and a digital infrastructure can help achieving this goal.

The Copenhagen Solutions Lab wants to be a new governing body for smart city projects across all sectors in the city and will have focus on creating triple helix partnerships. Copenhagen Solutions Lab wants to lead the implementation of innovation and smart city development in close collaboration with knowledge institutions and companies as well as citizens. New ITS solutions, reduced carbon emissions, implementation of sensors that create real time data and information on current situations in the city and the build up and architecture of a new ‘Big Data Digital Infrastructure Platform’ that shares data across public and private sectors will all be working focus points within the Lab.

Contact : connect@cphsolutionslab.dk