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  • Participative governance
    URBACT Transfer Lessons

    Urban Solutions: five early lessons from the URBACT Transfer Networks

    Find out why (and how) to share urban good practices!

    Eddy Adams

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  • Finding the silver lining in empty heritage: tales of temporary use

    In Ostrava (CZ) and Caen (FR), URBACT’s temporary use legacy lives on, creating new opportunities.

    Amy Labarrière

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  • Urban planning

    Urban Heritage within URBACT projects

    Culture and Heritage are key topics for URBACT cities: from renovations of historic buildings to new management methods.

    Ivan Tosics

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  • Local economy

    High tech Aveiro’s new Citizen Card makes life easier

    When a high tech town simplifies citizens’ access to public services thanks to the Card4All network.

    Amy Labarrière

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  • Articles

    Five ways to promote an integrated approach in your city

    Lessons from the URBACT City Lab #3 focused on the principle of integration.

    Eddy Adams

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  • Articles

    Making integrated urban development more manageable

    How can cities improve their plans for integrated urban development?

    Ed Thorpe

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  • Articles

    Improving children’s education for a sustainable urban future

    URBACT is helping European cities find – and share – new ways to support children’s education for a better future. 

    Amy Labarrière

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  • Social cohesion

    Tuning up the instruments of social change

    Cities in Europe are using music and performing arts education for social change, inclusion and cohesion.

    Sandra Rainero

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  • More URBACT learning for better funding

    One year on, cities say URBACT leads to more learning and more funding.

    Amy Labarrière

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