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View from the Top: When Women Run Cities...
In this next article in the series on gender equality and female leadership in cities we hear some personal views directly from a number of women...
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Gender equality in cities
On March 8 we celebrate UN International Women’s Day - a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and...
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Enhancing local capacities for governance
Results of the URBACT Elected Representatives Pilot Training Participants in URBACT networks learn about participatory and integrated planning by...
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Data Driven Cities
Big data and open data are buzz concepts in urban governance. But what do they mean? Where is the current good practice? And how can cities get...
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Communication Channels for the City: Old Formulas Revisited and New Paths
Integrated city branding is not about logos & campaigns, but building up unifying and updated narratives of the contemporary city. That´s in...
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Bayonne: Restoring Buildings and Citizen Participation with URBACT
Europe’s old towns reflect the continent’s long and articulated history. Their beauty attracts visitors from all over the world, making their...
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Rebuilding Málaga on Community Power
"Each city is like a different world," says Fernando Barreiro, Lead Expert of the USER network, "but there are many things they can learn from each...
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Cities in Competition – High-quality Cultural Offer Improves Attractiveness
Many cities focus on their economic development in order to become more competitive. They forget though that the soul of a city, its capacity to be...
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Mobility: How Can a City Make the Most of a Railway Hub?
Railway hubs can be at the same time a tool and an engine for a sustainable urban and territorial development of the surrounding areas. ENTER.HUB...
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«We need a revolution in the concept of public health»
How can we apply new technologies for the benefit of society? How can we improve public services which use procedures from the nineteenth century?...