Quality of Life

HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL SECURITY, HOUSING, MOBILITY

THE 10 FINALISTS

We honour political work that opens up easy access to modern health services and provides us with a safe and secure living environment – because we all want to live healthy and safe lives.

DB Rad+ App – Rewards for Cycling

Hamburg adopts the DB Rad+ app which employs gamification techniques and incentives to encourage cycling, and enables the city to make targeted infrastructure developments and promote local businesses.

Smart City Bad Hersfeld

Technological innovations provide communication, environmental, and sustainable transport solutions which improve the quality of life for citizens.

Vacant Homes

An innovative crowd-sourcing approach is implemented in response to Ireland’s housing crisis, allowing local residents to register vacant homes in their area and help create new homes from the existing housing stock.

Sugar Smart Bristol

Sugar Smart Bristol helps citizens become aware of their own sugar consumption, hidden sugars in foods, and how to make healthier choices.

Natural Play Space Programme

Children co-create their own ecological and easily accessable play-spaces within urban areas, to promote healthy lifestyles, inclusive development, and community-building.

The Mosquito Hunters

Experts and volunteer residents join forces to collect data in an environmentally friendly fight against mosquitos.