‘Knowledge Space: Rebuilding with Meaning’ is a new educational project created by the Ro3kvit urban coalition under the leadership of UN-Habitat. It aims to make knowledge about integrated recovery accessible to everyone.
The platform combines several components: a series of short videos on the basic principles of integrated recovery; a selection of translated publications from leading international organisations and researchers; and an online library with books, manuals and practical tools. These resources cover a wide range of topics – from integrated planning and architecture to community participation, green transformation, security and inclusiveness – and help to work on recovery in a meaningful, systematic and proven way.
“In times of war, everyone understands that starting to rebuild cities is difficult and sometimes even risky. But we can use this time to prepare for the future as much as possible. We need to think about how and what role citizens and local communities can play in this process – and knowledge dissemination is a crucial process for this. There are many ways to predict what the future of your communities will look like – get the knowledge to be able to find the best way,” says Fulco Treffers, CEO of Ro3vit.
The project is led by UN-Habitat and supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
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