The seven cities that will enlighten Europe The STARDUST project has released a series of short, easy-to-understand videos featuring all of its seven cities namely Pamplona, Tampere, Trento, Cluj-Napoca, Derry, Kozani and Litoměřice. The goal is to invite everyone to dig deeper and partake in its campaign in replicating smart urban solutions across Europe Transport and Mobility Climate Change and Environment Energy © Cover photo by Filip Bunkens on Unsplash Europe’s Dark Age has passed many centuries ago yet another battle has yet to be won: our environment today. Massive urbanisation has led to not only the rapid growth of cities but also a devastating impact to the environment due to its increasing demand for energy. A smarter, more sustainable approach is needed to launch the “urban renaissance” and the European smart cities project STARDUST is working its way to achieve it together with its seven cities: the three Lighthouse cities of Pamplona (Spain), Tampere (Finland) and Trento (Italy) and the four Follower Cities of Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Derry (United Kingdom), Kozani (Greece) and Litoměřice (Czech Republic). STARDUST is developing innovative urban interventions in the areas of mobility, energy and ICT, that will convert its seven cities into smart and sustainable innovation hubs. These will act as exemplary models for other cities thereby building a constellation of “innovation islands” and enlightening Europe. To promote this ambitious plan, STARDUST has released a series of short, engaging videos on the seven cities which showcase the ideals of the project and the solutions taking place in each area. The videos have been produced by Fondazione iCons, the partner in STARDUST leading the communication and dissemination activities of the project. The stories in the videos on the three Lighthouse cities are centered on their specific urban problems and the adopted interventions. See the full version of the news here: http://stardustproject.eu/news/the-seven-cities-that-will-enlighten-europe/ Keywords building insultations, smart lampposts, renewable sources, e-mobility, change mobility habits, photovoltaics heat pumps, electric buses, reducing emissions, ICT, mobility, renewable energy
