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Making Spend Matter
"Instead of looking to attract wealth through inward investment, we started to think about the wealth we already had at our disposal and building and...
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Let the music play!
Sandra Rainero shares her passion for the ONSTAGE Transfer Network where communities let arts and culture bring them together. Music to our ears.....
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Welcome to the European Playful Cities!
Games offer unique opportunities for engaging stakeholders in contemporary cities says Ileana Toscano. While European cities face challenges of...
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A closer look at URBACT City Festival 2018
URBACT City Festival 2018 took place in Lisbon on 13 and 14 September 2018. It was attended by 573 participants, coming from 224 cities and 32...
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Your city in your pocket!
Card4all project is based on the Gijon Citizen Card, an URBACT Good Practice, which is celebrating its 16th birthday in 2018. During this time,...
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Are Urban Gardens the place for modern community hubs?
From Rome (IT) to Vilnius (LT) and A coruna (ES), Urban Gardening plays a key role in creating social links and is at the forefront of social...
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While you were designing your city logo, they built an entire city from scratch
Adrian Docea gives cities a long overdue wake up call, suggesting they take a leaf out of the private sector to build their brands before it’s too...
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BLUACT: Why the Blue Economy is an increasing sea of opportunity
Jim Sims delves into the Blue Economy, a concept whose purpose is to promote both philosophies and practical steps for economic growth linked to the...
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We must provide alternatives to car ownership!
Michael Glotz-Richter is Senior Project Manager for Sustainable Mobility for the German city-state of Bremen in the Senate Department for Environment...
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Register for URBACT workshops at the European Week of Regions and Cities!
Registrations are now open for the 2018 European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC), taking place in Brussels 8-11 October under the headline of ‘For...