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REinventing Culture in Urban Places

Funded by URBACT, REinventing Culture in Urban Places (RECUP) harnesses culture and creativity to strengthen urban and peri-urban communities. Inspired by

Hydro-Heritage Cities

Hydro-Heritage Cities network that collaborates on adapting the know-how of the Urban Innovative Actions project Cultural H.ID.RA.N.T. in diverse local contexts

EmPowerIngUs

EmPowerIngUs represents a significant stride in urban innovation and social inclusion by advanced data analysis and technical fieldwork, facilitating not only

DARING Cities

The network connects seven DARING cities committed to unlock the potential of transitional neighbourhoods and cities. Building on Ravenna’s experience in the

2Nite

2Nite network aims to transfer the multidisciplinary and inclusive approach of the Urban Innovative Actions project ToNite to the topic of urban security during

WISH CITIES

WISH CITIES network aims to create a strategic framework for the well-being of adolescents, structured around three key pillars: the development of youth

CITISENSE

CITISENSE is an Innovation Transfer Network led by the Municipality of Piraeus, dedicated to enhancing urban security through innovative approaches. Building on

Cities 4 Co-Housing

Cities 4 Co-Housing is an URBACT Innovation Transfer Network dedicated to sharing good practices on providing long-term affordability in housing, inspired by

Cultural Reactives

Revitalising the creative sector with a production-based cultural model 

Local youth as agents of culture

Promoting books through youth engagement policies 

Living Together Board

Non-profit body promoting coexistence and tolerance through participatory approach

Sustainability Master Plan

Promoting environmental regeneration and sustainable mobility 

Local Energy Community

Promoting energy transition with citizens' involvement 

Stars Zaragoza Project for Active Mobility

Promoting sustainable, active and autonomous mobility among primary and secondary school students

New Opportunities School 

Educational equity and equal opportunities for young people at risk  

Reducing the gender gap in STEAM

Promoting women and girls’ digital skills and interest in technology through the project +Dones³: Science, Talent and Technology

Participatory transformation of abandoned areas

Converting underutilised spaces into sustainable, biodiverse areas for sports and wellbeing 

Study for urban model revision

Improving integration and resilience in peripheral mass housing estates 

Green Commerce Markets for Sustainable Urban Food Systems

Supporting green transition at city markets and among food retailers 

Co-Carbon Tree Measurement

Highlighting urban trees' role in carbon capture and climate neutrality 

The Path of the Senses

Unique trail with four ecosystems offering coastal sustainability education 

Làbora innovative employability programme

Improving employability for people in vulnerable situations 

Repurposing heritage for citizens

Transforming an old ceramics factory into a cultural and leisure hub 

Energy Poverty Intelligence Unit

Developing data-driven social policies tackling energy poverty 

Remote-IT

Remote-IT network tackles the new challenges cities are experiencing connected to the future of work. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the transformation

Re-Gen

Re-Gen is a European network of cities that aims to support sustainable urban development and social inclusion thanks to the protagonism of secondary school

Residents of the future

Residents of the future wants to address the issue of urban depopulation within small and medium-sized cities. By focusing on digital transformation, economic

PUMA

Through the development of integrated mobility action plans, PUMA aims to achieve climate-neutral and sustainable mobility in small and medium sized cities

SCHOOLHOODS

SCHOOLHOODS puts children’s health and safety on the menu of how to get to school. The cities of this URBACT network work with pupils, parents and teachers to

One Health 4 Cities

The One Health 4 Cities network aims to promote the integration of the One Health approach into urban strategies and projects. It intends to develop tools that

NextGen YouthWork

NextGen YouthWork aims to develop further and improve online youth work through innovative digital solutions at the city level. By this, the network works

In4Green

In4Green is a collaborative network of industrial cities from across Europe with a shared commitment: to lead transformative change within European industry and

GreenPlace

GreenPlace is an URBACT network consisting of ten partners who aim at developing a set of activities for "recycling" unused urban areas, using social

GenProcure

GenProcure will address the gender equality in public procurement, many times referred to as Gender-Responsive Public Procurement. It consists of promoting

Cities for Sustainability Governance

Cities are urged to set ambitious ecological goals for climate and biodiversity while managing social and economic sustainability. No European city has yet

COPE

A green and just transition in cities is key to achieving carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050. The COPE (Coherent Place-based Climate Action) network will

TechDiversity

TechDiversity is an URBACT network of eight partners representing small and medium-sized European cities, that aim to boost and facilitate diverse local

U.R. Impact

U.R. Impact focuses on addressing a key policy challenge: to develop effective strategies for empowering local communities during processes of urban

WELDI

In order to build more inclusive and resilient societies, local authorities need to ensure that migrant reception and support policies guarantee that migrants

Breaking Isolation

The "Breaking Isolation" Network, composed with 10 European cities, aims to address the rising issue of social isolation.

The project seeks to strengthen

Cities After Dark

Life in cities continues even after dark. The 'Night Economy' is made up of activities that are essential for a city to function 24 hours a day and play a

BiodiverCity

In ten European cities URBACT Local Groups will work out community-based approaches to valorise, measure and account biodiversity and related ecosystem services

EcoCore

EcoCore focuses on accelerating the green transition in the industrial areas of partner cities. It aims to build the capacity of small cities in addressing

ARCHETHICS 

ARCHETHICS network brings together nine European cities that share the presence of heritage linked to a complex and controversial historical past (totalitarian

LET'S GO CIRCULAR!

LET‘S GO CIRCULAR! network is paving the way for a sustainable, just and productive transition of cities towards a functioning Circular Economy. It addresses

DIGI-INCLUSION

DIGI-INCLUSION network aims to tackle social exclusion and boost digital inclusion not only by granting access to technology but by enabling people to develop

Cities@Heart

Cities@Heart brings together ten European urban areas with diverse profiles but with one common goal: achieving a balanced and inclusive city centre for all

Beyond the Urban

The Beyond the Urban network brings together ten European municipalities and regions that will collaborate with the aim of improving urban-rural mobility

Agents of Co-Existence

The main objective of the Agents of Co-Existence Network is to foster innovative approaches to societal challenges and strive for inclusive local policies with

Resourceful Cities

RESOURCEFUL CITIES is an URBACT Action Planning Network of ten European cities. This project seeks to develop the next generation of urban resource centres, so

AS-Fabrik

Bilbao Alliance for smart specialisation in advanced services towards the digital transformation of the industry

CREATIVE SPIRITS

The partner cities from this Implementation network have a common need to improve the implementation of their existing integrated urban strategies and action

URBinclusion

Socioeconomic disparities and other forms of inequalities are a major issue in European cities which are threatened by social polarisation increase. Poverty

Stay Tuned

European cities face higher levels of Early Leaving from Education and Training (ELET) than their national averages, meaning that some urban areas have more

INT-HERIT

The INT-HERIT implementation network brings together 9 European cities facing challenges related to the revitalisation of their cultural heritage. These cities

BoostInno

The work developed by the cities of this Action Planning network has proven that social innovation is not just a trend, but it could also be qualified as a

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

In Focus

By mobilising a significant number of stakeholders, this Action Planning network had the mission to rethink the stakeholders’ agendas on business-led economic

MAPS – Military Assets as Public Spaces

The Action Planning network MAPS (Military Assets as Public Spaces) was focused on enhancing former military heritage as key elements for sustainable urban

Procure

The goal of this Action Planning network was to explore how to harness the spending power through procurement of public and anchor institutions in the partner

TechTown

By exploring how small and medium sized cities can maximise the job creation potential of the digital economy, this Action Planning network examined whether

CityCentreDoctor

The cities of this Action Planning network were challenged to identify the urban issues relate to their city centre, analyse perceptions and reality of those

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

RetaiLink

This Action Planning network created strategic plans to enhance the competitiveness of small and/or independent retail businesses, considering them a key

CityMobilNet

Cities that suffer from congestion, emission loads, social exclusion and, lastly decrease of the quality of life, have gathered in this Action Planning network

SmartImpact

The focus of this Action Planning network was less about technology solutions per se, but more about governance structures, process and business models. The

sub>urban

The cities from this network searched for a solution to the following challenge: how can we make existing 20th century urban tissue attractive and qualitative

BluAct

BluAct is a Transfer network of 7 European port cities including Piraeus, Mataro, Ostend, Galati, Matosinhos, Burgas and Salerno aiming to share good practices

Civic eState

The Civic eState network worked on new models of urban co-governance based on the commons. Two years of EU cooperation for promoting urban co-governance and

RU:RBAN

This Transfer network builds upon the "Management model of Urban gardens in Rome" Good Practice, in order to transfer to EU cities geographically distant from

Playful Paradigm

Cities offer unique opportunities for addressing the challenges of urbanization, ageing, climate change, social exclusion, only if enabling, enjoyable places

Volunteering Cities

This Transfer network makes use of Volunteerism to approach social exclusion and poverty at the community level. Focus is given to an inter-generational

Genderedlandscape

 

Gender equality is a fundamental goal of EU policy. Unfortunately, many urban policies, services, and physical developments still do not take gender into

UrbSecurity

This Action Planning Network analyses strategies and projective concepts of cities’ design that could contribute to prevent segregation and anti-social behavior

URGE

URGE, an abbreviation for 'circular building cities' is an Action Planning network on circular economy in the construction sector - a major consumer of raw

Tourism Friendly Cities

TOURISM-FRIENDLY CITIES is an Action Planning Network aimed at exploring how tourism can be made sustainable in medium-sized cities, reducing the negative

Space4People

Space4People dealt with public space use in its cities and worked with its main use function: transport. Our focus was on walkability, quality of stay, mix of

RiConnect

RiConnect is an Action Planning Network of 8 metropolises which aim is to rethink, transform and integrate mobility infrastructures in order to reconnect people

SIBdev

The goal of this Action Planning Network was to explore how social impact bonds can be used to improve public service delivery in areas such as employment

Find your Greatness

Find your Greatness is a concept that reflects the most challenges addressed by AIM together with other EU local communities. Why Find your Greatness? Because

Vilawatt

Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance

AS-FABRIK

Bilbao Alliance for smart specialisation in advanced services towards the digital transformation of the industry

BMINCOME

Combining guaranteed minimum income and active social policies in deprived urban areas

PLAYFUL PARADIGM II

Playful Paradigm increases the capabilities of cities to answer global challenges including those emerged during covid19. It promotes inclusion

BioCanteens#2

BioCanteens#2 Transfer Network is about ensuring the distribution of sustainable school meals in participating cities as a key lever towards the development of

RU:RBAN Second Wave

RU:RBAN's Good Practice is the Management model of Urban gardens in Rome to be transferred to newcomer cities that are geographically, historically and socio

Sparking new blue business in a coastal city

The up and rise of the Blue Growth Entrepreneurship Competition

Connecting owners of empty properties with private investors

Revitalising decaying historic apartment buildings by connecting owners, investors/users and public authorities

Global Goals for Cities

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call of

VILAWATT

The VILAWATT Transfer Mechanism pilot boosts the energy transition process by setting up a public-private-citizen partnership, where citizens and main social

AS TRANSFER

The AS Fabrik Transfer Mechanism pilot seeks to share the experience of Bilbao in the AS FABRIK Urban Innovative Actions project  with other European cities

DigiPlace

Digi Place is an Action Planning Network that aims to set up an acceleration mechanism to enable cities to catch up the digitalisation opportunities in hard &

Health&Greenspace

How can we improve urban green spaces in order to promote mental and physical health for our communities? Health&Greenspace Action Planning Network links green

iPlace

iPlace is a journey where the partner cities are fellow travellers who are always seeking to find niches appropriate for their cities, while deepening their

Cities4CSR

The project’s main aim is to unlock opportunities in order to improve our cities. The Action Planning Network of CITIES4CSR has identified in Corporate Social

Healthy Cities

This Action Planning network aims to deepen the relationship between health and the urban environment, planning actions that focus on improving the population’s

Re-growCity

Re-growCity Transfer network focuses on the development of interventions that built on local capabilities to arrest and reverse long term social, economic and

ON BOARD

Local Governments are leverages of educational innovation. We are aware of the opportunities & the needs in the city, we have a privileged knowledge of the

ALT/BAU

The ALT/BAU Transfer Network focuses on alternative strategies in central and historic districts of European cities to activate unused and decaying housing

ACTive NGOs

This Transfer network learned from the good practice of the Riga NGO House, which was opened in 2013, in line with the wishes of residents and civil society

From empty housing to social inclusion

25 years of housing rehabilitation for social purposes

City management plan for diversity

A step-by-step approach for reducing disparities

Urban evolution towards resilience

The successful story of a city's transformation strategy

Arts District

The conversion of a central decaying area into an innovative district

Building an age-friendly city

The story of how to implement an age-friendly urban strategy to promote citizens' health, inclusion and wellbeing at all stages of life.

Integrated and participative urban regeneration

Integrated approach to urban regeneration of a disadvantaged district through a citizen participation process and three strategic intercorrelated pathways.

On Stage! Music and arts for social change

The sound of education: how music and performing art can bolster social inclusion

On Board with Education Innovation Network (EIN)

Partnering for innovating in education

Citizen card

Providing access to city services and resources while improving citizen participation

Inclusive entrepreneurship model

Lowering barriers to make entrepreneurship an option for everyone

Children's council and public youth audience

Encouraging young citizens' participation at local level

The profile of the city

Measuring quality of life and sustainability of medium-sized cities

School of collaboration: La Colaboradora

A peer-to-peer co-working space fuelled by shared talent

Local group on immigration

Coordinating local work for immigrants' social inclusion

Social clauses in public procurement procedures

Including social criteria in public recruitment procedures to help disadvantaged people access the labour market in Avilés

Tropa Verde, rewarding recycling!

Boosting environmental responsibility through gaming and rewarding

Intermediation service for people in the process of evictions and occupancies

Urgent, coordinated support for people at risk of becoming homeless

CIA 7

Urban Green Labs

Promoting citizens engagement in upgrading urban green spaces

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

ARRIVAL CITIES

In September 2015, at what was the height of migration flows witnessed in the Europe since the Second World War, this Action Planning network began its

AGRI-URBAN

Rethinking Agri-food production in small and medium-sized European cities is the aim of this Action Planning network. Agri-food production is a mature industry

Urban N.O.S.E.

Towards an urban economic system of Social Incubators
 

ESIMeC II

Explores how demand-led workforce development strategies can be used as instruments of sustainable economic recovery in medium sized cities

CoNet

Exploring current approaches to strengthen social cohesion in neighbourhoods

JOBTOWN

A European Network of Local Partnerships for the Advancement of Youth Employment and Opportunity

Creative Clusters

The starting assumption of the project is that creativity can act as a driving force for economic development of small urban centres and not only of big cities

4D Cities

Promoting innovation and the knowledge economy in health field for the local social and economic development.

4D Cities project aims at stimulating the key

CTUR

Cruise activity and the recovery of urban and harbour building heritage: Strong elements of the common interest of sea towns to develop and strengthen the urban

CityLogo

CityLogo is a transnational learning experience on citybranding and -marketing in modern urban politics. It is about a better positioning of cities in the (post

FIN-URB-ACT

FIN-URB-ACT strives for more efficient local support structures for SMEs' development and innovative economies. The rationale is that such structures on local

Diet for a Green Planet

Food and agriculture accounts for a key part of global environmental challenges including climate change, biodiversity, nitrogen and phosphorus. Diet for a

RUnUP

Developing “triple helix” structures in which municipalities, university and businesses shared a common vision and ambition.

Gastronomic Cities

Five cities working together to promote gastronomy as a key urban development.

WEED

Identifying and developing integrated local actions that improve women’s situation in employment, entrepreneurship and the knowledge economy are key to this

Genius: Open

Our project will transfer a leading edge Open Innovation approach where citizens and businesses work together with the city, creating innovative solutions to

ESIMeC

How medium sized cities can generate new employment opportunities, prepare workers for jobs, and address mismatches between the supply of labour and demand for

SURE

Implementation of integrated socio-economic regeneration strategies which build on local strengths and opportunities. This will be achieved by developing an

EVUE

Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe focuses on the development of integrated, sustainable strategies and dynamic leadership techniques for cities to promote the

Active A.G.E

Develop an exchange of experience between 9 cities facing an ageing population - in order to develop greater professional capacity and thus identify and develop

CSI Europe

The aim of the JESSICA initiative is to support “sustainable investment in cities”. Through the implementation of the initiative, Urban Development Funds are

Building Healthy Communities

Health is important for the wellbeing of individuals and society, but a healthy population is also a prerequisite for economic productivity and prosperity. The

ENTER.HUB

ENTER.HUB promotes the role of railway hubs/multimodal interfaces of regional relevance in medium cities as engines for integrated urban development and