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Urban Development and Mobility

Innovatively co-creating tomorrow’s sustainable geospatial environments

Driving Sustainable Urban Transitions

The Urban Development and Mobility Department focuses on interdisciplinary urban development research, collaborating with societal actors to drive social, environmental and economic urban transitions. We explore how individuals, households, companies and public authorities can shape smarter, more inclusive cities, addressing key challenges in housing, mobility, health and cross-border governance. By using data-driven insights and participatory approaches, we inform policies and contribute to scalable solutions that tackle the pressing issues of today’s rapidly evolving urban environments.

Our mission is to advance scientifically-robust and relevant societal knowledge that will serve sustainable urban change for all.


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LiFT Project | To pay or not to pay

The Urban Development and Mobility department (LISER) and the Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research (VUB) have organised a one-day symposium titled "To pay or not to pay – The role of fares in public transport" on the 20th of March 2025 at the Black Box (Maison des Sciences). The symposium marks the end of the LiFT project, a bilateral project funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) and the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). The LiFT project focused on the policy of abolishing fares in public transport, otherwise known as fare-free public transport (FFPT).

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Industrial Relations in a Changing World of Work

In recent years, there has been a discernible shift in the discourse on industrial relations in Europe. Contentious collective bargaining in response to surging inflation, tighter labour markets leading to a stronger bargaining position for workers, renewed strike activity in many countries and organising drives in the low-wage service sector have been noticeable developments. These changes contrast with the preceding decades marked by the erosion of sectoral collective bargaining and associated institutions.

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