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  • News

    “Kanalisanje” Festival, the legacy of Hydro-Heritage Cities in Sombor

    The city of Sombor, Serbia, ends our URBACT Transfer Network project with a festival that celebrates the future of the Great Bačka Canal. 

    Christos Giovanopoulos

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  • Articles

    Final Hydro-Heritage Cities meeting: Getting ready to kick off

    The Network met for last time in Rome concluding its transfer journey and investment plans, while presented in public the future of Hydro-Heritage management. 

    Christos Giovanopoulos

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  • News

    WATER, HERITAGE & CITIES: Exploring New Urban Futures Through Hydro-Heritage

    ‘Omnes viae ad Romam ducunt’ Hydro-Heritage Cities public event, 18 June 2026, Rome - Urban Center Metropolitano, 14:30 – 18:40. Happy to see you there.  

    Christos Giovanopoulos

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  • Articles

    COMMUNICATION AS LEGACY

    Outcomes from the joint EmpowerIngUs + Hydro-Heritage Cities online workshop on communication. Authored by Chiara Lucchini. 

    Christos Giovanopoulos

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  • News

    Hydro-Heritage Cities Journal no. 3

    From Raindrops to Ripples: Reflecting, exploring and moving forward together. By Sandra Rainero

    Christos Giovanopoulos

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  • Celebrating GeoNight (and day) through Rome’s hydro-heritage sites

    Rome's Hydro-Heritage Cities URBACT Group celebrates the Night (and day) of Geography with a testing action engaging academic institutions and young students. 

    Christos Giovanopoulos

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  • Urban planning

    Charting new waters of policy change in Hydro Heritage Cities

    Sandra Rainero, the Network’s Lead Expert’s reflects on how water heritage is reshaping practice, partnerships and policy paths - and what the transfer process teaches us halfway through the journey. 

    Christos Giovanopoulos

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  • Urban planning

    Young Romans discover Rome’s hidden hydro-heritage gems

    …and learn about environmental sustainability and water sensitive design today. 

    A look at Rome's testing action with school-students engagement.  

    Christos Giovanopoulos

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  • News

    A Water Museum for Elche: a journey through the Memory of Water

    The City of Elche unveils a new cultural space dedicated to its valuable hydraulic heritage promoting citizen engagement with it.

    Christos Giovanopoulos

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