Greening as a pathway to resilience in urban areas
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Leafy places in cities can greatly improve health and happiness. But here’s the thing: green isn’t always good for everyone.
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Food, Foo Fighters and a Forward Thinking Attitude, a success story from Cesena
Cesena is a small Italian town not far from Bologna. Foo Fighters is one of the greatest rock bands on earth, filling stadiums in big cities. Still,...
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200 European Cities publicly present the results of 2 years of common work
In March, April and May 2018, 20 URBACT Action Planning Networks , 200 European cities are wrapping up 2 years of common work and introducing their...
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France’s ÉcoQuartier label, an initiative to support communities for sustainable city planning
The concept of “écoquartier” - the term is a contraction of the two French words “quartier” and “écologique” (ecological neighbourhood) - was...
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Take a deep breath (or better not)
How European cities are fighting air pollution? In November 2017 the European Environment Agency (EEA) launched the European Air Quality Index...
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From nature lovers to nature activists
How cities are reclaiming nature for citizens (and vice versa) Last Saturday I fell asleep in the park, basking in the unexpected rays of sunshine. I...
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Brussels won the 5th Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning!
The 5th Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning of EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2016 was attributed to Brussels for its innovative freight strategy.
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How the food sector can help reduce youth unemployment in European medium-sized cities
The world needs to wake up to “the ticking time bomb” of youth unemployment in European medium-sized cities and treat the issue as seriously as...
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Health in Public Spaces: The challenge of inactive citizens for cities
One of the main challenges for cities in the coming decade is how to make their citizens become physically active again. Physical inactivity and...
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What do European consumers want on their plate today?
A growing global movement recognizes that the current complexity of food systems based on economies of scale is causing economical, societal and...
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“4D Cities exploration has been an important starting point around governance structures relating to health and care”
Eddy Adams is a public policy adviser, consultant and writer. He has a background in economic development, urban regeneration, social innovation,...
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