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  • Culture as the center of a perspective of regeneration – Bologna background and perspective

    Culture can be an exceptional lever for economic and social development of an urban area from a sustainability point of view. Urban Regeneration Mix’s TNM in Bologna, entitled “Culture as a

  • Seven cities on a Zero Carbon Journey

    URBACT City Festival on vuoden 2022 eurooppalaisen kaupunkikehittämisen huipputapahtuma. Se järjestetään Pariisissa 14.–16.6.2022.
  • Preparing Net Zero Energy for cities and regions

    The URB-EN PACT project will develop a method for city-regions to prepare Net Zero Energy action plans.

  • Social Impact Bonds: the secret tool for effective public services?

    In times of financial constraints, total government expenditures on public services are decreasing, while citizens expect more and more effective services. Social Impact Bonds may be the tool for

  • Responsibilities and profile of the project/area manager

    In order to ensure the effectiveness of public action, it is important to appoint a person responsible for the coordination of all project stakeholders. This ensures a strong role in the municipality

  • Small cities finding their economic niches in a competitive world

    Can small cities with populations below 100 000, including large towns between 10 000 and 50 000, compete with their larger counterparts for talent and investment?

    Are there examples and good practices

  • How transport adds to public space meeting people’s needs?

    Space4People, challenging the use of public space!

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    Rethinking the mobility infrastructure of Europe's metropolises

    RiConnect is exploring more efficient, equitable, and attractive metropolitan mobility systems.

  • Schemes for regeneration management, its monitoring and fast-track reactions – Lodz case study

    In our next output, based on the example of Łódź, which carries out large-scale revitalisation projects, the scheme for managing the revitalisation process in the city was analysed and a strategic