URBACT stories

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  • A shopping trolley on a computer keyboard. Credits: Canva.

    Delivering upon EU policy at the local level – the case of procurement

    After seven years of URBACT’s contribution to the Urban Agenda for the EU Partnership for Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement, we reflect on some key learnings and findings.

    Matthew Baqueriza-Jackson

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  • Partners from the Cities for Sustainability Governance network holding boxes representing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Source: Cities for Sustainability Governance.

    Cities for Sustainability Governance: 9 stories about overcoming the action gap… from the cities themselves

    Nine URBACT Network cities pioneer sustainability governance to close the action gap towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

    Stina Heikkila

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  • Beyond the Urban consortium meeting. Source: Beyond the Urban.

    Beyond the Urban: The car takes a back seat in the transformation of Europe’s urban-rural dynamics

    Did you make the most of ‘Car-free Sunday’ last week? Let’s look at one URBACT Network seeking to transform urban-rural dynamics beyond the car.

    Clyde

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  • Tactical Urbanism to test actions in real time experiments in Pristina, Kosovo. Source: Roland Krebs

    A city for everyone: the return of shared public space

    For European Mobility Week URBACT joins the conversation with insights on harnessing mobility to make ‘cities for all’.

    roland.krebs

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  • Source: Cascina Linterno City of Milan, Food Policy department.

    Get a taste of the next EU City Lab in Milan: The role of cities in making land available and accessible

    Milan will serve the third course of the EU City Labs on Local Food Systems on 23-24 October. Reserve your spot and find out more about sustainable land-use strategies to feed the city.

    Marcelline Bonneau

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  • Group picture of the C4TALENT Network

    C4TALENT: where big talent and smaller cities intersect

    What makes a city attractive to jobseekers? The C4TALENT Network gives a boost to European cities looking to attract and retain talent.

    URBACT

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