Sustainable Urban Areas for 2030 in a Post-Covid-19 Scenario: Focus on Innovative Research and Funding Frameworks to Boost Transition towards 100 Positive Energy Districts and 100 Climate-Neutral Cities
Cities generate about 85% of the EU’s GDP. As such, they are key players in shaping
and providing technological and social innovations but also environmental impact. Thus, they
must urgently engage in unprecedented systemic transformational and bold transitions towards
sustainability and climate neutrality. The contribution—taking into account that the concepts of
community resilience and urban transition have changed as a consequence of COVID-19—critically
discusses innovative frameworks and funding opportunities that Horizon Europe will put in place to