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URBACT to take part in the 9th session of the World Urban Forum
The Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9), which will be taking place in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from 7 to 13 February, will be the first...
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First key points from the Call for Transfer Networks
Following the deadline last week for the submission of applications from cities labelled earlier this year Good Practices wishing to lead URBACT...
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URBACT contributes to European Parliament reflections on urban affairs and the new Cohesion Policy
Cities from Spain and Poland testified to the Urban Intergroup of the European Parliament on the programme’s impact while the managing authority...
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How walking and cycling reduce congestion - FLOW 15 Quick Facts for cities
What happens when you remove a car lane to put in a new bicycle lane? Or you give pedestrians more time to cross a busy road? FLOW published a new...
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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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How do URBACT Good Practices strive towards more sustainability together with citizens and other stakeholders?
Striving towards sustainability together The occurrences and types of events and catastrophes related to climate change (environmental , biodiversity...
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Can nature make your city climate-resilient?
Among the headlines of summer 2017: disastrous floods in the South of England, Istanbul and Berlin, extreme water scarcity in Rome, wild fires...
Meet the team behind the award-winning ‘Strategic Plan for Goods Traffic in the Brussels-Capital Region’
Marianne Thys, Christophe De Voghel and Charlotte Debroux are on a mission - to make the Brussels-Capital Region a model of sustainable and efficient...
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Densification beyond the city centre: urban transformation against sprawl
Densification of urban areas beyond the core of the cities is not an easy task but it is a challenge worth taking to fight against urban sprawl....
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With a climate change denier in the Whitehouse, how can our cities maintain momentum towards a low carbon future?
A day to remember…or one to forget Where were you when you heard that Donald Trump had been elected President of the United States? In years to come...