All URBACT articles

Hear from the URBACT community on today’s most pressing challenges and inspiring examples from all around Europe. Find the inspiration you have been looking for to put knowledge into action!

Interested in more thematic content? Check out the URBACT Knowledge Hub.

 

 

 

  • Articles

    Strength with unity: what Ireland’s EU Presidency could mean for cities

    Ireland brings Europe’s most urgent urban challenges into focus.

    URBACT

    See more

  • For the love of data: can social data make better cities?

    What does it take to make social data work for cities? Discover the new URBACT Knowledge Hub on Social Data Management.

     

    Santamaria-Varas Mar

    See more
  • Climate action
    Cope, planters

    47 URBACT cities put the economics of the green transition into practice

    From forgotten spaces to greener industries and circularity, URBACT cities are bringing green urban economy to life

    Eleni FELEKI

    See more

  • Bruxelles, ma belle: upcoming EU City Lab brings affordable housing to scale

    From waffles and chocolate to Art Nouveau and cooperative housing…get to know the host of the EU City Lab on Housing!

    Dr Orna Rosenfeld

    See more
  • Local economy
    Cities at Heart

    Uncovering the local economic changes cities cannot afford to miss

    What if your city’s biggest economic challenge is the one you cannot see yet? Six URBACT networks take a proactive approach to local economic development.

    Béla Kézy

    See more
  • Climate action
    Local economy
    Participative governance
    Social cohesion
    Urban planning

    More ideas, more ways to act: what cities are proposing in the URBACT Partner Search Tool

    The ideas keep coming in! See what cities across Europe are bringing to the table for the next URBACT Action Networks.

    URBACT

    See more
  • Social cohesion
    Participative governance
    Urban planning
    Breaking Isolation | Pombal, Portugal

    The urban life diagnosis: how cities shape health beyond healthcare

    Three URBACT networks answer the question, what if better health starts before people even need healthcare? 

    Christophe Gouache

    See more
  • Local economy
    iPESTLE analysis

    Funding innovative urban actions: What makes an effective investment plan?

    For cities with bold ideas but limited resources, a strong investment plan can turn ambition into a fundable path for change.

    MarionC.

    See more
  • Participative governance

    Ready to act? Explore the URBACT Partner Search Tool

    From crisis preparedness to AI in cities, passing through climate adaptation and mobility, get inspired by project ideas and start building partnerships for the call for URBACT Action Networks!

    URBACT

    See more