About
What's PS-U-GO?
PS-U-GO stands for Participatory Skills for Sustainable Urban Governance. We're on a mission to create Urban Living Labs (ULLs) where students, local residents, urban planners and policymakers collaborate to address urban challenges and co-create vibrant, sustainable communities.
Our Goals:
Co-creating Urban Living Labs
Co-create Urban Living Labs for civic engagement and urban innovation.
Empowering Skills
Empower students and residents skills in urban planning and civic participation.
Fostering Collaboration
Foster collaboration among students, professionals and community members with public authorities and the entrepreneurial sector.
Delivering Soultions
Deliver impactful solutions to local urban challenges.
Sustaining Engagement
Sustain long-term engagement through partnerships among academic institutions, governance bodies and communities.
Urban Living Labs
Cottbus, Naples, Nicosia, Palermo
Explore how our innovative approach empowers communities through co-designed interventions and collaborative actions. Discover how PS-U-GO is fostering social innovation, enhancing participatory techniques, and nurturing the next generation of creative thinkers and problem solvers.
Resources
Resources
Discover the key outcomes of the PS-U-GO project in our Resources section. Here, you'll find public deliverables, including methodologies, insights, and tools developed to foster youth-driven urban transformation. Explore and download materials to learn more about our innovative Urban Living Labs approach and its impact across European cities.
News
News & Press release
Special Issue Call for Papers – Urban Living Labs and New Epistemologies of Urban Design
Submissions are now open for the forthcoming Special Issue of Urban Design International (Springer Nature), titled Urban Living Labs and New Epistemologies of Urban Design, with manuscripts due on […]
PS-U-GO Awarded at the INU “Civic University 2025” Prize
The PS-U-GO research team has been awarded within the first edition of the INU “Civic University 2025” Prize, promoted by the Italian National Institute of Urban […]
