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New Urban Process
The development of the OWHC’s New Urban Process (“NUP”) is the Organization’s top priority. The activities carried out under the two programs dedicated to it will lead to its adoption by all member cities at the 18th OWHC World Congress (Marrakech, October 26–29, 2026).
The New Urban Process is the OWHC’s strategic and operational framework. It serves as a common reference for member cities to enhance the habitability of their historic centers in order to keep them inhabited and vibrant. The two programs of the NUP, the Québec Roadmap and the Cordoba Path, and their respective activities, are now complete. To view all the reports and the results they produced, visit the New Urban Process Resources page:
NUP Resources
The New Urban Process in numbers
Follow the activities of the Québec Roadmap and the Cordoba Path by the numbers!
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Active Collaborative Networks (work completed) - 60 cities involved
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Community of Practice meeting - Évora - 5 cities involved
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CityLabs (work completed) - Host cities: Cordoba, Amsterdam, Havana , Luxembourg, Hue, Cuenca, Lamu. Virtual: Bordeaux, Amsterdam, Luxembourg
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Focus Group meeting (work completed) - Strategy - Krakow, Narrative - online
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Cities selected for the Accelerator (work completed) - Baeza (Spain), Cuenca (Ecuador), Lamu (Kenya) and Tunis (Tunisia)
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NUP perception test - Visby (cities in Northwestern and Central Europe), Gyeongju (Asian cities)
News
16 June 2026
Registration for the 18th World Congress and the Loyalty Reward Program is now open!
New Urban Process
Together towards the New Urban Project
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