Contemporary Nordic Urban Development & Membership offer
Contemporary Nordic Urban Development
In 2025, NCN celebrates its 20th anniversary. We are marking this occasion by conducting a joint analysis of contemporary Nordic urban development. During 2013–2014, Nordic City Network worked on collecting examples of “groundbreaking urban development projects” from our members. The result was the publication “450 Urban Projects in the Nordics,” which provided an exciting insight into the state of Nordic urban development in 2014. Now, we are revisiting the publication to examine what became of the projects – did they have the impact we predicted? We also ask ourselves if, by revisiting these projects and examining their effects, if we can learn something about the future of urban development.
Read more about the project in our conclusion of the NCN year of 2024.
Membership offers for new members
The purpose of our analysis of contemporary Nordic urban development is to examine how the conditions and norms for developing our cities have changed over time. Our goal is to better understand what knowledge, approaches, and tools we need to develop cities that are adapted to future needs.
We want to include more parties in this discussion. Therefore, we offer Nordic municipalities that aren’t members today a chance to join the network for a free test period during the year of 2025. Our expectation is that more cities will want to be part of building shared knowledge within Nordic City Network moving forward.
What you get
Participating for free in Nordic City Network during 2025 and contribute to the network’s analysis of contemporary Nordic urban development, gaining exchange, shared learning, and inspiration through:
- Participation in three digital morning inspiration lectures organized by Gehl.
- Participation in the physical lab in Linköping on October 1st (first day of the conference).
- Nordic City Network’s newsletter with conclusions from our joint analysis in 2025.
During spring, Nordic City Network’s secretariat and board have contacted new possible members. We hope to gather more input and perspectives for our joint analysis of contemporary Nordic urban development.
Are you interested in participating for free in the network’s work during 2025? Please contact: secretariat@nordiccitynetwork.com