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Sign of the times: new URBACT projects reflect people power patterns
Each generation of URBACT projects tells it’s own story about shifting urban priorities in Europe. Previously, we’ve seen clusters of projects around...
Inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs - A review of the first Westminster Enterprise Week
Earlier this year URBACT published the results of its latest capitalisation initiative which included a focus on Youth and Jobs through the 'Job...
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In Italy, a struggling town looks to refugees for revival
"In Italy, the job of settling and integrating asylum seekers belongs to local governments. Mayors across the impoverished southern region of...
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Capitalisation Lessons for Governance
URBACT’s recently published series of workstream reports outlined some of the most pressing challenges facing cities, related to New Economies , Job...
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Railway Hubs: Changing track in stakeholder engagement
Railway station locations are increasingly being re-invented as vibrant, multi-functional, multi-modal urban attraction poles. This inspired the...
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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...
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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...
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Smart investments for cities The URBACT CSI Europe network shares its learning on financial instruments
In February the URBACT CSI Europe network presented its findings at a conference hosted by European Metropole of Lille. Partner cities showcased...
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Innovating in City Learning. The Inside Story of the first URBACT City Festival
The recent URBACT City Festival, that took place in Riga from 6-8 May, aimed to inspire urban futures through innovative exchange and learning. One...
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Piloting an international city standard. Interview with Andrew Collinge, Assistant Director, Intelligence and Analysis, Greater London Authority
Part of good city governance, which URBACT encourages through its tools and capacity building programmes, is to use evidence based approaches, and...