Urban stories

Hear from the URBACT community on today’s most pressing challenges and inspiring examples from all around Europe. Find the inspiration you have been looking for to put knowledge into action!

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    For the love of data: can social data make better cities?

    What does it take to make social data work for cities? Discover the new URBACT Knowledge Hub on Social Data Management.

     

    Santamaria-Varas Mar

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  • Cope, planters

    47 URBACT cities put the economics of the green transition into practice

    From forgotten spaces to greener industries and circularity, URBACT cities are bringing green urban economy to life

    Eleni FELEKI

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  • Creating the wildlife pond in Guimares with children. Photo: Laboratório da Paisagem.

    From brownfields to biodiversity: Nature-based Solutions that make a difference in our cities

    What happens when cities let nature in? Twenty-nine cities involved in URBACT Action Planning Networks show and tell...

    Marcelline Bonneau

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  • People painting a city square in Milan, Italy

    Reimagining spaces: placemaking lessons from URBACT cities

    From playful streets in Cork (IE) to sensory trails in Tavernes de la Valldigna (ES), five URBACT Good Practices show how cities can turn ordinary spaces into places people recognise, use and care for.

    URBACT

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  • Bruxelles, ma belle: upcoming EU City Lab brings affordable housing to scale

    From waffles and chocolate to Art Nouveau and cooperative housing…get to know the host of the EU City Lab on Housing!

    Dr Orna Rosenfeld

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  • Cities at Heart

    Uncovering the local economic changes cities cannot afford to miss

    What if your city’s biggest economic challenge is the one you cannot see yet? Six URBACT networks take a proactive approach to local economic development.

    Béla Kézy

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