URBACT helps cities to develop an integrated set of actions for sustainable change

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Call for Action Networks: first updates

Between 17 March and 17 June 2026, the Call for Action Networks gathered 90 networks proposals, bringing together 632 partners from 33 countries, a

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Creating the wildlife pond in Guimares with children. Photo: Laboratório da Paisagem.

From brownfields to biodiversity: Nature-based Solutions that make a difference in our cities

What happens when cities let nature in? Twenty-nine cities involved in URBACT Action Planning Networks show and tell...

Marcelline Bonneau

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Reimagining spaces: placemaking lessons from URBACT cities

From playful streets in Cork (IE) to sensory trails in Tavernes de la Valldigna (ES), five URBACT Good Practices show how cities can turn ordinary

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    URBACT IV Networks

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    Partner cities

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    Countries involved

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Knowledge Hub

The URBACT Knowledge Hub brings together a series of thematic insights. It’s the place where initiatives sparked by URBACT cities have room to grow and evolve. The content shared is accessible to urban enthusiasts across Europe and beyond.

URBACT Toolbox

Your set of tools and resources to shape better cities!

 

Sometimes it can be difficult to know where to start. URBACT makes sure cities have the right tools to spark change, one step at a time.

Maybe you have an idea for an innovative and sustainable policy? Or perhaps you’ve identified a pressing challenge in your city that has to be solved?

The URBACT Toolbox has everything you need to design and implement integrated and participatory actions in your city.

In the framework of the URBACT Knowledge Hub Strategic Procurement online course, new modules on gender-responsive public procurement have been released. Check them out now !