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The co-working revolution
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The urban dimension of smart specialisation: building a two-way bridge
Smart specialisation and its related methodology known as Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) have been assessed as “the...
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Rotterdam’s journey from URBACT to Urban Innovative Actions and beyond – the story of a city “in love with Europe”
Three of the cities selected in the first call of the European Commission’s Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) initiative are also working, or have...
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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How community-based social activism can develop, retain and attract young creative-tech talent in Europe’s cities
GEN-Y City is an URBACT III Network exploring how European cities can develop, retain and attract the young creative-tech talent they need to thrive...
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Welfare, innovation and the role of cities in Europe: a dialogue with Prof. Yuri Kazepov
National welfare regimes in European countries have for many years been limiting the detrimental effects of globalisation and economic restructuring...
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Implementation Networks’ pages now online!
You can find more information about their project, the state of play and challenges ahead thanks to articles written by each Lead Expert.
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From non integrated to integrated urban development: an illustrated story
There are many ways to explain what integrated urban development is, or should be. One of the ways is to show examples on the opposite, i.e. on non-...
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A fresh approach to housing: Poznan’s innovative offer to keep young talent in the city
The City of Poznan , Poland, lead Partner of Gen-Y City , has recently initiated a housing programme ‘Apartment for Graduates’ designed to help...
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How the food sector can help reduce youth unemployment in European medium-sized cities
The world needs to wake up to “the ticking time bomb” of youth unemployment in European medium-sized cities and treat the issue as seriously as...