Editorial

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48619/uxuc.v7i2.A1276

Abstract

This issue of UXUC Journal emerges from the discussions, encounters, and ongoing dialogues generated during the July 2025 activities of the Urban Creativity Conference, now in its 12th edition. Once again, the event exceeded organizational expectations, confirming its role as a dynamic platform where research, practice, and experimentation around urban space intersect.

The 2025 edition marked an important milestone with the adoption of a fully hybrid format, combining online and in-person participation. This model broadened access and inclusivity while simultaneously reducing the environmental impact associated with air travel—an especially relevant gesture given the socio-environmental concerns that permeate contemporary urban debates. At the same time, the value of physical presence was evident: in-person participation fostered richer exchanges, informal conversations, and embodied experiences that remain essential to urban and spatial discourse.

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Author Biography

Pedro Soares Neves, Researcher collaborator CIEBA/FBAUL; ITI/LARSyS/IST Lisbon University; CIDEHUS/UEvora Évora; Portugal

Pedro Soares Neves (PhD), 1976, Lisbon. Multidisciplinary and post graduate academic training in design and architecture (Barcelona and Rome), and Lisbon University scholar. Specialized in participatory methodologies and informal visual signs in public space (eg, Graffiti and Street Art). Lecturer and urban designer / consultant at metropolitan and city scale (eg, project CRONO), co-responsible for adapting to Lisbon's exhibition "The Street Belongs to all of us" (IVM, Françoise Asher) and winner of the first prize for the “No Rules Great Spot” Oporto. Co creator and professor of “Non commissioned Public Art” workshop and scholar in Science and Technology Management in Faculty of Fine Arts University of Lisbon. Founder of the AP2 (Portuguese chapter of IAP2, International Association for Public Participation), APAURB (Portuguese Urban Art association), and of the Lisbon Urban Creativity Conference and ongoing associated International Research Topic (urbancreativity.org). Editor of the Urban Creativity Scientific Journals (journals.ap2) among other books.

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Published

2025-12-16

How to Cite

Neves, P. S. (2025). Editorial. UXUC - User Experience and Urban Creativity, 7(2), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.48619/uxuc.v7i2.A1276

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025): Urban Landscapes and Socio-Environmental Challenges

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Articles