Expertise
The Winter Cities Institute specialises in winter city planning, climate-responsive urban design and knowledge exchange on liveability in cold climates. Building on the international winter cities movement established in the 1980s, it preserves and shares research, policy frameworks, planning guidance and historical knowledge. Through its University of Alberta network, WCI connects academic and municipal expertise to advance year-round public space use, urban accessibility, climate resilience and the integration of winter conditions into city planning.
The Winter Cities Institute (WCI) is an international research and knowledge-sharing initiative based at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Building on decades of winter city planning expertise, it connects researchers, urban planners and policymakers working to make cold-climate communities more liveable, inclusive and resilient. Its focus includes climate-responsive urban design, public spaces, infrastructure and year-round urban life.
- Countries
- Canada, United States, Sweden, Germany, Norway
- People
- Robert Summers · Professor, Urban Planning and Sustainability
- Patrick Coleman · Founder, Winter Cities Institute and Urban Planner
- Danielle Soneff · Winter Cities Institute Project Coordinator
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