URBACT news
17 June 2013
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Special Report - Sustainable Food in Urban Communities, Better food for better lives
Sustainable, healthy food is a hot topic in Europe, and a new URBACT project is now tackling this vast subject. When horsemeat was recently revealed to be present in a wide range of European processed beef products, consumers were angry and mistrustful. This latest food scandal to hit Europe has given a new relevance to the URBACT project Sustainable Food in Urban Communities. As it begins its implementation phase, we find out what its aims are, and what challenges are faced by its partner cities.
13 June 2013
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From Crisis to Choice: Re-Imagining the Future in Shrinking Cities
How to regenerate shrinking cities? This is the key challenge tackled by the paper "From crisis to choice: re-imagining the future in shrinking cities"part of a series of six new URBACT thematic reports "Cities of Tomorrow: Action Today". Written by Dr Hans Schlappa and Professor William J V Neill, this report calls for a new realism with regard to urban regeneration in areas affected by socioeconomic decline, and for a paradigm shift with regard to approaches towards regenerating cities affected by shrinkage.
06 June 2013
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4D Cities Project discusses how to capture business in the field of health
How to create a new productive sector which contributes to the diversification and enhancement of the economic activities and social cohesion of territories? 4D Cities is an URBACT project that aims to develop cities through the interaction of the actors which operate in the fields of Health and Innovation such as the knowledge and professional training, the healthcare system, the business and the citizens. The eight European cities participating in the network met in Eindhoven (Netherlands) on 28 and 29 May 2013 for deepening their knowledge in economic development linked to the health sector.
06 June 2013
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Interview with Michael Layde, New Chair of the URBACT Monitoring Committee
In early 2013, Michael Layde took over as Chair of URBACT's Monitoring Committee, a post he will hold until the end of the year. Mr Layde is currently serving as Assistant Secretary of the Housing and Planning Division at the Irish Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. He is responsible for legislative and policy issues in the areas of physical planning and housing, including urban development and regeneration. Here he tells us why "URBACT is a very powerful method", and presents urban challenges from an Irish perspective.
23 May 2013
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Key Messages of the Series of URBACT Thematic Reports Cities of Tomorrow - Action Today
How can cities drive a sustainable economic recovery? How do cities tackle challenges such as carbon targets and growing inequalities? How are an ageing population and migration changing our cities? And what are the policies that will help cities to innovate, to harness local talent and resources, and ultimately to survive the crisis? These are the key challenges tackled by the series of URBACT thematic reports "Cities of Tomorrow: Action Today". The paper "Cities of tomorrow – Action today. Key Messages" written by Paul Soto highlights some of the main points of the six thematic reports with a particular focus on those that are relevant for cities concerned with supporting integrated sustainable urban development in the next round of EU programmes.