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Planning Safer Cities, design, implementation and evaluation – Guidelines

Article 20 February 2023

Planning Safer Cities, design, implementation and evaluation – Guidelines This document was produced by the UrbSecurity Network, an URBACT Action-...

by Patricia Moital

21 July 2015

Participation or Inclusion?

According to planning guidelines the more participative urban planning is, the better the outcomes are. However, in reality the link between more/...

Article 16 July 2015

What messages do the URBACT Workstreams have for promoting inclusive cities?

How does URBACT capitalise the key messages coming from its work with over 500 cities across Europe? The short answer is, in various ways, including...

News 15 July 2015

Two environmental competitions open to all EU cities - Apply now!

The Green Capital Award and the Green Leaf Award are two initiatives launched by the European Commission, to promote and reward the great work that...

Article 14 July 2015

City & University: a Symphony for Progress?

How can cities and their universities benefit more from each other? What kind of governance is needed to establish fruitful strategic (rather than ad...

Article 06 July 2015

New labour markets: how cities could lead

Wingham Rowan, Director of Beyond Jobs, argues that cities have a key role to play in making new labour markets work. “I agree, if city governments...

04 July 2015

Creative spillovers

Creative Spillovers: Creative spillovers are about putting the innovation potential of cultural and creative industries at the service of other...

Article 01 July 2015

Crowdfunding City Futures?

What has crowdfunding got to do with urban development? What part of the future funding mix could crowdfunding play for European cities strapped for...