ARRIVAL CITIES

Managing global flows at local level

Edited on 09/07/2025

15/09/2015 03/05/2018

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  • Action Planning Network
  • Social cohesion
  • Gender equality
  • Migrants
  • Minorities

In September 2015, at what was the height of migration flows witnessed in the Europe since the Second World War, this Action Planning network began its activities.

As a result of this global flow, one can observe a rapid change in the population structure and interactions between individuals and social groups: cities of migration are places of inclusion and exclusion. In this sense, Arrival Cities took place against a backcloth of rising discrimination and prejudice against immigrants. The network's cities have had to tackle the new and old challenges to ensure the migrants' integration.

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Summary

 

Get in touch

 

Av. Movimento das Forças Armadas

2700-595 Amadora

Portugal

Tel.: +351 21 436 9000

LEAD PARTNER : Amadora - Portugal
  • Val-de-Marne - France
  • Oldenburg - Germany
  • Dresden - Germany
  • Riga - Latvia
  • Vantaa - Finland
  • Thessaloniki - Greece
  • Patras - Greece
  • Messina - Italy
  • Roquetas de Mar - Spain

Timeline

Kick-off meeting in September (Dresden)

Transnational meeting in January (Vaanta), May (Thessaloniki) and September (Oldenburg)

Final event in April (Brussels)

Articles

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  • Badia del Vallès mass housing estate in Barcelona (ES).

    Shaping cities together: seven URBACT Good Practices reimagining the city through collaborative planning

    In cities throughout Europe, local authorities are working on urban planning that respond to local needs, whether affordable housing plans or green urban regeneration.

  • Group of people

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