The drOp Santa Ana neighbourhood office is now open!
We are excited to announce the opening of the new Santa Ana Neighbourhood Office in Ermua, Spain, as part of the drOp project. This new office will act as a central hub for social and cultural initiatives in the neighbourhood. It will also provide key information about drOp project activities, along with offering administrative support, […]
Kickstarting social housing transformation for inclusive, sustainable and vibrant neighbourhoods
As part of the European Week of Regions and Cities Close to You events, this interactive workshop will steer cities through the process of transforming social housing districts, focusing on inclusion and sustainability. This session is co-organised by the three European sister projects: drOp, ProLight and SUPERSHINE. What to expect: Renovation of social housing Beyond renovation, the aim […]
Ermua and the drOp project: awarded for sustainability and smart city innovations
Ermua’s drOp project has been awarded for its innovation in the smart cities framework at the Greencities & S-Moving, Urban Intelligence and Smart Mobility 2024 meeting. This congress brought together representatives from 75 cities and municipalities and 2,500 professionals from 200 service companies for two days at the FYCMA in Malaga, to present the latest […]
“Regeneration Workshop” Crafting Sustainable and Inclusive Neighbourhoods
Chaired and moderated by the REGEN project, this workshop will offer pitches of B4P projects funded under the HORIZON-CL5-2022-D4-02-02 call; it will invite B4P stakeholders’ communities to collaborate toward an inclusive and positive built environment. This workshop will support conducting an initial brainstorming on a potential collaboration plan over 2025-2026 between the B4P communities. This […]
Searching for renovation inspiration in the Estonian context
Last month, residents and representatives from Elva and Tartu housing associations participated in a joint study trip to Rakvere, organised by the drOp, oPEN Lab and BuildEST projects. Rakvere is renowned for its successful apartment building renovation projects and innovative urban planning. It offers many great examples for housing associations in South Estonia that are […]
drOp newsletter – Summer edition 2024
Dear reader, Welcome to the summer newsletter edition of the drOp project!🌞 As we start soaking up the sun and enjoying the longer days, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the progress and exciting developments in our peer cities, Ermua, Matera, and Elva. Throughout these last months leading to the midpoint of the drOp […]
Unlocking urban potential: the drOp Co-Governance Model in action
Governance is both an expression and a manifestation of an organization’s purpose. It concerns the language we use and the expressions we share. In this direction, an important theoretical point to consider for a co-governance model is the approach, the language and posture, meaning the ability to listen to each other. As part of the […]
Giving citizens a voice through co-creation
Co-creation with citizens is a fundamental approach to developing more effective, legitimate and sustainable solutions. Empowering residents to decide and create helps to achieve results that are much more tailored to them, improving the well-being and happiness of all participants.
Midpoint: citizens leading the neighbourhood regeneration
If it were not for the growing collection of reports and activities, it would have been easy to miss an important milestone: reaching the midpoint of the drOp project this last March. The goal is not a simple one, as it involves not only revitalising social housing districts through renovation, but also creating inclusive and […]
All drOp partners in Bilbao
This month marks an important milestone for the drOp project: we have reached the half point! Partners came together in Bilbao to mark the occasion, analyse progress and stir the direction for the second half.
