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    NNLT & Compensation | 9 september | Brussel

    Wij nodigen u graag uit voor een aankomend evenement over No Net Land Take & Compensation, dat plaatsvindt op dinsdag 9 september 2025 in Brussel.

    Fabian Massart

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  • Participative governance
    SDG wheel

    Walking a fine line: how civil servants can work with sustainable development amidst political polarisation

    What’s the issue? 

    When asked what sustainable development means to them, the participants of the Agents of Co-existence fifth online academy had lots of ideas: from “working together” and “co-creating

    Stina Heikkila

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  • Vienna

    Six URBACT Good Practices making housing safer and more affordable across Europe

    What can cities do when housing becomes harder to afford? Ahead of the next EU City Lab, revisit six awarded URBACT Good Practices with practical answers.

    URBACT

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  • Doe mee aan de oproep voor URBACT-transfernetwerken!

    Het URBACT-programma heeft de oproep voor Transfernetwerken gelanceerd, die loopt van 1 april tot 30 juni 2025. Er worden aanvragen gezocht van stadsbesturen die bereid zijn om een van de 116 URBACT

    Fabian Massart

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  • Le nouvel appel à candidatures pour les réseaux de transfert URBACT est ouvert !

    Le programme URBACT lance un appel à candidatures pour des réseaux de transfert, du 1er avril au 30 juin 2025, à destination des villes souhaitant transférer l'une des 116 bonnes pratiques URBACT.

    Fabian Massart

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  • Participative governance

    The Role of Civil Servants in Strengthening Citizen Participation Lessons from the Agents of Co-Existence Network

    Citizen participation is an essential pillar of democracy, yet many municipalities struggle to create effective and inclusive engagement processes. The Agents of Co-Existence (AoCE) Network, a

    Yasemin Yilmaz

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  • Participative governance

    How do we make public participation more inclusive?

    Public participation is a fundamental part of sustainable urban development, and yet traditional participation formats tend to preselect a rather homogenous group of citizens. How might we increase

    Mary Dellenbaugh

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  • Participative governance

    How the movement “city of commons” was born in Bologna and spread over Italy

    Over the past decade, Italy has undergone a remarkable transformation with the implementation of the concept of "city of commons." This idea, which originated in Bologna, has quickly spread across the

    Marco Buemi

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  • Urban planning
    Green and Blue City Transformation, Ostrów (Poland).

    Nine URBACT Good Practices fostering regenerative cities

    Discover inspiring green regeneration strategies developed in nine European cities awarded the URBACT Good Practice label.

     

    Andreea Toma

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