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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  • 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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  • More ideas, more ways to act: what cities are proposing in the URBACT Partner Search Tool

    The ideas keep coming in! See what cities across Europe are bringing to the table for the next URBACT Action Networks.

    URBACT

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  • Breaking Isolation | Pombal, Portugal

    The urban life diagnosis: how cities shape health beyond healthcare

    Three URBACT networks answer the question, what if better health starts before people even need healthcare? 

    Christophe Gouache

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  • iPESTLE analysis

    Funding innovative urban actions: What makes an effective investment plan?

    For cities with bold ideas but limited resources, a strong investment plan can turn ambition into a fundable path for change.

    MarionC.

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