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'Cities in Action-Stories of Change’ publication just released!
Discover how 40 URBACT cities across Europe have brought positive impact in their population in terms of urban mobility, jobs and skills, reuse of...
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URBACT's highlights at the 2018 European Week of Regions and Cities
Earlier this month, URBACT was in Brussels for the European Week of Regions and Cities (8-11 October). The programme was featured at the Urban Corner...
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URBACT, another paradigm for European cities
With the integrated urban development approach promoted by the URBACT European programme, new models for improving our cities together are currently...
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How community-based social activism can develop, retain and attract young creative-tech talent in Europe’s cities
GEN-Y City is an URBACT III Network exploring how European cities can develop, retain and attract the young creative-tech talent they need to thrive...
INTERACTIVE CITIES
INTERACTIVE CITIES
This Action Planning network explored how digital, social media and user generated content can improve today’s urban management in European cities, whatever size. This challenge has been tackled in two ways: as an opportunity to redefine and deepen the concept of citizenship and civic engagement...
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Digital cities: Amsterdam’s ecosystem of cooperation
Simone D’Antonio, Daniela Patti, Levente Polyak T he controversial position of large ICT companies in terms of taxation, data management, political...
10 - 12 November 2015
Interactive Cities - Kick off meeting
Introducing URBACT Interactive Cities network: who is who, how to work together
2nd Chance
2nd Chance
The challenge of this Action Planning network is the activation of vacant buildings and building complexes for a sustainable urban development by self-organised groups. In many European cities smaller and larger derelict sites, underused premises, so called “voids” can be found in or near the city...
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Gen-Y City
Gen-Y City
Over the last decades, younger people have increasingly chosen to live in urban areas, whilst the share of older residents in cities has generally fallen. Nevertheless, the impact of wage levels and different unemployment rates across Europe has lead youngsters to move mainly to big cities. In this...
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Genova’s Old Port contributing to Genova’s global image strategy
The strategic positioning of cities on a national and global scale depends increasingly on the image they manage to convey of welcoming places that...