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REFILL@LILLE: Policy Design Labs and URBACT exchange networks

How civil servants from Lille Metropole benefited from the experience of URBACT REFILL network to shape a roadmap to set their temporary use policy.

François Jégou
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Articles

Bringing (more) sustainability to cities: 5 golden rules

How are cities putting sustainable urban development into practice? Here are 5 golden rules from URBACT's City Lab.

Marcelline Bonneau
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Participative governance

Social cohesion

URBACT’s City Labs: Refreshing Europe’s urban policy principles

The 2007 Leipzig Charter established the EU’s urban policy principles. Ahead of its 2020 EU Presidency, Germany is refreshing this key document. URBACT’s City Labs, linked to the Charter’s principles

Eddy Adams
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REFILL@Lille: Temporary spaces, policy design labs and URBACT networks

URBACT lead expert, François Jégou, explains how TRANSFO LILLE, a process of co-construction of a public policy design lab led in the European Metropole of Lille (FR) gave the Metropole’s civil

François Jégou
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Urban planning

4 ways cities are breathing life back into empty spaces

URBACT’s new online resource Remaking the city presents a selection of space-related city solutions.

Amy Labarrière
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Urban planning

Local economy

How residents and businesses are re-energising their city centre

Many in Heerlen (NL) wanted change, but didn’t know how to effect it. Following a wealth of inspiration, participation and activation through URBACT, things are now looking up.

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Climate action

Can Europe be sustainable by 2030? Only if cities lead the way

Take a trip down memory lane with us. Re-discover stories and reflections that we've captured over the last years.

Jamie Mackay
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How cities can accompany consumer change practices

Marcelline Bonneau makes a case for changing habits, innovative incentives and the benefits of a circular economy.

Marcelline Bonneau
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EU Green Week inspiration: 5 networks to watch

Ania Rok, URBACT programme expert, takes a close look at URBACT's 5 most environmentally friendly networks.

Ania Rok
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