URBACT Good Practices

Community festival mobilising citizens, fostering civilian power and urban stewardship through raising awareness towards the values of built heritage to decrease social isolation

Citizens decide on projects designed for and by them.

10 000 public employees, 10 000 potential innovators

Create more and better local jobs through an inspirational hub space and focused business supportsed business support

A socially responsible hotel to train young people leaving foster care for adult life

Selective waste collection system and domestic composting 

Cross-functional initiative combatting inadequate housing to improve tenants' quality of life 

Climate-adaptive urban grassland management creating wildflower meadows 

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