URBACT Good Practices

Managing a city's sustainable development focusing on economic, environmental, social and cultural revival

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

The new ‘Towns’ Living Room’, established by the municipality in a vacant building, involves the heads of the city administration, active citizens, social services, development agency, public library and nursing home, local clubs and various associations

Fostering intergenerational connections with nature 

Boosting urban mobility and air quality by promoting cargo bike transport 

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

Stakeholder collaboration for preventing water pollution 

Connecting actions and long-term sustainability goals in local governments 

Using collaborative planning and partnership to integrate bottom-up local input with top-down strategic priorities