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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe
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Gen-Y City
Gen-Y City
Over the last decades, younger people have increasingly chosen to live in urban areas, whilst the share of older residents in cities has generally...
Global Goals for Cities
Global Goals for Cities
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal...
KAIRÓS
KAIRÓS
KAIRÓS is an URBACT Action Planning Network focused on cultural heritage as a driver for sustainable urban development and regeneration. In ancient...
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Engaging cities to reject housing exclusion as a ‘fact of life’
The article is based on the joint URBACT-UIA web conference ‘No one left behind’ of 26 June 2020.
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Digital Transition in cities – how can it benefit citizens?
Digitalisation is omnipresent in today’s social and urban life and URBACT cities are seizing the opportunity.
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EU Urban Agenda: what can URBACT cities bring to the table?
This article explores the synergies between URBACT and the Urban Agenda for the EU.
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Bringing (more) sustainability to cities: 5 golden rules
How are cities putting sustainable urban development into practice? Here are 5 golden rules from URBACT's City Lab.
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From URBACT to H2020: how 2 cities are scaling up citizen-powered projects for greener communities
Manchester (UK) and Poznań (PL) are just 2 of many European cities building on their URBACT experiences in integrated, sustainable urban development...
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EU Green Week inspiration: 5 networks to watch
Ania Rok, URBACT programme expert, takes a close look at URBACT's 5 most environmentally friendly networks.