URBACT Good Practices

Supporting grassroots initiatives through annual open calls for grants 

Fostering community engagement through municipal market events 

Attracting workforce and supporting the settlement of third-country nationals 

Starting-up the Blue Economy

Appointing community representatives amongst the residents of the target area Edgbaston Reservoir, to become permanent ambassadors, communicating with the City Council, and understanding their challenges – enabling Birmingham in this way to rebuild trust

Involving civil society in climate action

A strategic biodiversity planning composed of six different but interrelated actions that can be used by a city to valorise urban biodiversity and preserve natural heritage

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

Selective waste collection system and domestic composting