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  • Let the music play!

    Sandra Rainero shares her passion for the ONSTAGE Transfer Network where communities let arts and culture bring them together. Music to our ears...

    Imagine...

    Sandra Rainero

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    BLUACT: Why the Blue Economy is an increasing sea of opportunity

    A report by Darinka Czischke, Conor Moloney and Catalina Turcu

    Jim Sims

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    France’s ÉcoQuartier label, an initiative to support communities for sustainable city planning

    The concept of “écoquartier” - the term is a contraction of the two French words “quartier” and “écologique” (ecological neighbourhood) - was inspired by Northern European countries experiences of eco

    Delphine Gaudart

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    Cities in migration - A conversation with Anne Bathily on integration

    I have first met Anne Bathily, expert on integration policies former policy officer at European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) and now at UNHCR for Northern Europe, in the early meetings of the

    Laura Colini

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    Creating temporary space for experimentation about future activities

    The case study on Hamburg (Germany) is one of the concrete results of the URBACT workstream ‘Sustainable regeneration in urban areas’, after collection of data, a study visit, and interviews with

    Ivan Tosics

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    Cluster development and smart specialisation at city level

    The cluster approach is acknowledged as the most influential one in modern industrial policy worldwide, and the arrival of smart specialisation has emphasized its influence. But, why? How might local

    Miguel Rivas

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  • Take a deep breath (or better not)

    How European cities are fighting air pollution?

    In November 2017 the European Environment Agency (EEA) launched the European Air Quality Index showing in real time the quality of air the EU citizens

    Ania Rok

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  • From nature lovers to nature activists

    How cities are reclaiming nature for citizens (and vice versa)

    Last Saturday I fell asleep in the park, basking in the unexpected rays of sunshine. I was grateful for this small patch of green, right

    Ania Rok

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