URBACT Good Practices

Bringing city centre back to the residents by creating green, open spaces 

Building new partnerships between public services and local people to foster greater co-design and delivery of local services

Community management of common goods through Civic Uses

“Play” as innovative concept for promoting social inclusion, healthy lifestyles, energy awareness, place-making and economic prosperity

Integrating vulnerable individuals, especially Roma, through education and empowerment 

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

Citizens shaping their city's development 

The game changer in city centre revitalisation

Connecting sites for bees freedom