URBACT Good Practices

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

Climate-adaptive urban grassland management creating wildflower meadows 

Joint urban development addressing challenges posed by segregation and inequality

A local initiative connecting pensioners and the young, now extended throughout the town

Transforming a former disused school into a Creative Hub as part of (sub)urban regeneration process.

Boosting community development and sustainability with a rewarding volunteer credit system 

A smart link between data and urban planning in order to create mixed urban environments embraced by citizens and partners

An innovative support scheme for Cultural and Creative Industries

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