Engaging cities to reject housing exclusion as a ‘fact of life’
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The article is based on the joint URBACT-UIA web conference ‘No one left behind’ of 26 June 2020.
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Digital Transition in cities – how can it benefit citizens?
Digitalisation is omnipresent in today’s social and urban life and URBACT cities are seizing the opportunity.
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EU Urban Agenda: what can URBACT cities bring to the table?
This article explores the synergies between URBACT and the Urban Agenda for the EU.
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Bringing (more) sustainability to cities: 5 golden rules
How are cities putting sustainable urban development into practice? Here are 5 golden rules from URBACT's City Lab.
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From URBACT to H2020: how 2 cities are scaling up citizen-powered projects for greener communities
Manchester (UK) and Poznań (PL) are just 2 of many European cities building on their URBACT experiences in integrated, sustainable urban development...
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EU Green Week inspiration: 5 networks to watch
Ania Rok, URBACT programme expert, takes a close look at URBACT's 5 most environmentally friendly networks.
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The housing paradox: what can local municipalities do?
The negative consequences of the financialisation of housing can be felt first and foremost on a local level, in the urban housing markets. Thus the...
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Listen to this URBAN REGENERATION MIX!
Peter Wolkowinski, lead expert on URBAN REGENERATION MIX shines a light on Lodz in Poland. Its success story regenerating “The Priest's Mill"...
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Rumours or reality?
Programme Lead Expert, Ruth Essex, shares her insights into promoting social cohesion and challenging the nature of rumour- ideas from her experience...
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Rethinking welfare from a neighbourhood level
For years the municipality of Gdańsk (PL) has been struggling to develop a network of citizen-led community centres. Thanks to the city’s...
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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...