What are the main goals of the Emerging Urban Leaders program?
- Advance the role of nature in urban spaces by:
- Raising the profile of urban parks work
- Advancing innovative urban parks ideas
- Build, support and sustain a network of diverse, excellent urban leaders
- Create a portfolio of projects that demonstrate effectively how urban environments, in particular green space, can advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Create a forum for cutting-edge thinking on urban space and related issues
- Support collaborative urban space projects, which:
- Advance the specific indicators of the SDGs
- Utilize the broader networks of Salzburg Global Seminar and World Urban Parlks
- Advance new ideas that can support cohort Fellows’ organizations’ own agendas
- Increase cross-cultural understanding throughout the Emerging Urban Leaders Fellowship
What does the Emerging Urban Leaders program hope to achieve through these goals?
- Reduce inequalities in urban areas, particularly relating to in health, well-being, and quality of life
- Increase access to nature for everyone in urban environments
- Increase the perceived value and connection to public, green and blue space within urban environments
