Distinguished guests, dear colleagues,<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
First of all, I would like to thank you for the invitation and to extend special congratulations to Mayor Attila Korodi and his team. In our discussions in Brussels, we often come back to one fundamental question: As a\u00a0member of the European Committee of the Regions<\/strong>, I see that the political will in Brussels is there: we want a greener, fairer, and more livable Europe. That is why, in recent professional forums, I have stressed that\u00a0the next EU financial period (2028\u20132034)<\/strong>\u00a0cannot be designed in a way that we only try to \u201ccatch up\u201d afterward. I would also like to emphasize that I am ready to represent the\u00a0SUSCOMNET project\u2019s principles, results, and good practices<\/strong>\u00a0within the\u00a0Committee of the Regions<\/strong>\u00a0and toward the relevant\u00a0European Commission departments<\/strong>, identifying the policy channels where these materials can have an impact on future EU planning.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n But what can we, concretely, contribute to sustainable urban planning?<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n 1. Mountain regions, water retention, and biodiversity<\/strong> 2. The 3-30-300 principle \u2013 and its adaptation<\/strong> 3. Learning communities and sustainability knowledge sharing<\/strong> 4. The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in urban planning<\/strong> 5. Building green communities \u2013 not only technologically, but humanly<\/strong> I firmly believe that a sustainable city and region \u2014 in our case, the\u00a0Ciuc region<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 cannot exist without a\u00a0shared vision<\/strong>. Thank you for allowing me to reflect on these topics with you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Distinguished guests, dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank you for the invitation and to extend special congratulations to Mayor Attila Korodi and his team. It is increasingly rare to see a city administration that not only focuses on daily issues, but also plans responsibly and systematically for the future. Today\u2019s event […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1526"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1528,"href":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526\/revisions\/1528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cor.borbolycsaba.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIt is increasingly rare to see a city administration that not only focuses on daily issues, but also plans responsibly and systematically for the future.
\nToday\u2019s event and the\u00a0SUSCOMNET project<\/strong>\u00a0are not just another EU-funded initiative \u2014 they represent a\u00a0shared roadmap toward sustainable cities<\/strong>.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
\nHow can we connect local realities with EU-level goals?<\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
\nBut for this to happen, we need cooperation models like the one represented by this project.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
\nIt is not enough to simply \u201cride in the trailer\u201d \u2014\u00a0we need to sit in the driver\u2019s seat now and help steer the direction.<\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
\nMountain cities \u2013 such as Miercurea Ciuc \u2013 are unique not only in terms of climate and ecology, but also physically: steep slopes, rapid water flow, and sensitive habitats.
\nTherefore,\u00a0water retention<\/strong>\u00a0cannot be seen solely as an agricultural task \u2013 it must also be integrated into urban planning. Examples include green roofs, rain gardens, and green corridors.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
\nThis principle says that every person should be able to see\u00a03 trees<\/strong>\u00a0from their home, cities should have\u00a030% tree canopy cover<\/strong>, and a\u00a0green space within 300 meters<\/strong>\u00a0of every residence.
\nThis is not only an environmental principle but also one related to public health and urban well-being.
\nThe SUSCOMNET project is a great opportunity to adapt this principle to\u00a0mountain urban realities<\/strong>: what does \u201curban nature\u201d mean in a long, valley-shaped city like ours?<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
\nRegions and cities accumulate many good practices \u2014 but they rarely circulate effectively between territories.
\nSUSCOMNET could become a\u00a0knowledge hub<\/strong>\u00a0where solutions are not only presented but also systematized \u2014 from regulatory models and citizen engagement to greening public institutions.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
\nWe cannot ignore the growing importance of\u00a0data-driven planning<\/strong>.
\nLocal decisions are often made without accurate measurements \u2014 such as shadow ratios, heat exposure, water runoff models, or wind flow impact.
\nBy using\u00a0AI<\/strong>, we can create\u00a0decision-support systems<\/strong>\u00a0that make urban planning faster and more evidence-based.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
\nThe future of our cities depends not only on buildings but on the\u00a0relationships between people<\/strong>.
\nThat\u2019s why sustainability must also be examined through a community lens:
\nAre citizens involved in decision-making?
\nDo they feel ownership of their city?
\nCan they connect to the transformation process?<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n
\nAnd this project provides exactly that: the opportunity not only to plan, but to\u00a0build a common vision together<\/strong>.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n