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  • Articles

    A roof over everyone’s head

    What’s on the plate for cities? According to Laura Colini, URBACT Expert, it's due time to put ROOF’s pledge to eradicate homelessness into action.

    Laura Colini

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    Inspiring ideas for housing!

    Check out some of the innovative solutions from the European Responsible Housing Awards 2022.

    Laura Colini

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  • Social cohesion
    Local economy

    Alternative to mass tourism? Sustainable tourism and the regulation of short-term rentals

    A study involving URBACT cities highlights the need for local solutions that ‘Prepare, Preserve, and Platformise’ holiday rentals.

    Laura Colini

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  • Social cohesion
    Urban planning

    Culture and inclusion: URBACT cities contribute to the EU Urban Agenda

    Music for all, pop-up venues, community museums… URBACT cities help define EU proposals to promote inclusion through culture.

    Laura Colini

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  • Local economy

    How to make urban tourism more sustainable in post-Covid Europe

    URBACT cities are contributing to a soon-to-be-released EU study into better regulation of short-term holiday rentals.

     

    Laura Colini

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  • Social cohesion
    Urban planning

    EU cities explore fair finance to boost adequate and affordable housing

    Local government actions to regulate housing markets and combat exclusion are showcased in a joint URBACT-UIA initiative.

    Laura Colini

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  • Social cohesion

    Engaging cities to reject housing exclusion as a ‘fact of life’

    The article is based on the joint URBACT-UIA web conference ‘No one left behind’ of 26 June 2020.

    Laura Colini

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  • Articles

    Cities implementing the right to housing

    The EU Cities Forum 2020, held in Porto, provided the perfect time and location to launch a new URBACT and UIA (Urban Innovative Actions) joint initiative on implementing the right to housing across

    Laura Colini

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  • Social cohesion

    Fighting homelessness: the role of cities

    Laura Colini, URBACT programme expert gives an overview of the URBACT City Lab for Cities Fighting Homelessness, which was done in collaboration with FEANTSA and the Mairie de Paris.

     

    Laura Colini

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