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What will happen to our jobs when cities go climate neutral?

Article 29 August 2022

URBACT Expert Eddy Adams explores the green shift’s potential impacts on employment, and how cities can protect workers.

by Eddy Adams

Article 02 May 2019

Local food in urban forks

Agri-food production can help with social inclusion says Miguel Sousa the Agri-Urban Lead Expert following the workshop held during URBACT City...

Article 14 March 2019

What on earth do the arts and culture have to do with climate change?

Claire Buckley, URBACT Lead Expert and Director of Environmental Sustainability at Julie’s Bicycle says time is of the essence. In the grander scheme...

Article 07 March 2019

BIOCANTEENS: How one city went 100% organic without spending any more

For those familiar with Asterix comics, Mouans-Sartoux (FR) could be compared to a small sustainable city, surrounded by the rather unsustainable...

Article 28 February 2019

Local drive for a cycle-friendly city

Facing severe pollution from over-reliance on cars, Thessaloniki (GR) committed to promoting cycling proactively, and, through the URBACT RESILIENT...

Article 28 February 2019

BeePathNet: enriching the urban jungle with bees

Klemen Strmšnik shares his enthusiasm for Ljubljana’s (SI) green endeavours and the on going success of the BeePathNet project linking 6 European...

Article 04 February 2019

Breathing new life into abandoned spaces

Casoria is a heavily urbanised city that has suffered from years of political mismanagement. Thanks to participation in the URBACT sub>urban...

Article 31 January 2019

A new urban freight plan

When Umeå — northern Sweden’s largest urban community — joined the URBACT Freight TAILS network, its city centre faced increasing traffic problems,...

Article 17 January 2019

Reducing congestion for a healthier, wealthier city.

The municipality of Slatina (RO) has been developing a long-term strategy to clear up the city’s roads and encourage public transport use. Thanks to...