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  • Social cohesion
    Participative governance

    Cities are shaping the future of gender equality

    Towns and cities have a key role to play in supporting gender equality – “a prerequisite for well-being and prosperity”.

  • Local economy

    URBACT’s strategic procurement knowledge at the click of a button!

    It’s never too late to access and use the information provided in URBACT’s online course.

  • URBACT’s European partners positive about the future programme

    A stakeholder consultation has confirmed a positive external view of the plans for URBACT IV.

  • Social cohesion
    Participative governance

    Small cities surviving Covid-19: “Without frequent sharing we would have felt more alone”

    Stakeholder engagement, cross-sectoral cooperation, integrated planning – an URBACT recipe for resilience!

     

  • Social cohesion

    The lost art of play: a healthy solution for small cities in crisis?

    URBACT cities are promoting health, wellbeing and community connections as coronavirus spikes again.

  • Local economy

    Igualada: putting URBACT-style methods to the test during a crisis

    When Covid-19 hit the small Catalan city of Igualada, could its experiences in URBACT help it to respond?

  • Articles

    How does urban development look through a territorial lens?

    A 2020 URBACT ‘City Lab’ explored future urban development from three territorial perspectives. 

  • Local economy
    Participative governance

    Strengthening resiliency in small tourist-led cities amid Covid-19

    URBACT is already helping smaller cities reliant on tourism to re-imagine their future in the wake of Covid-19.

  • Articles

    Climate change and Covid-19 – a tale of two crises

    What if we treated the climate crisis with as much urgency as Covid-19?