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Five URBACT Good Practices reconnecting cities with nature for better urban water management

As climate change accelerates pressures on urban water management, cities are taking the plunge by introducing green infrastructure to boost local water

COM'ON CITY

Com'ON City is an EU URBACT Transfer Network built around a proven model of youth civic engagement. At its core is Com'ON, a participatory budgeting programme

Theatre4all

Theatre4all is an URBACT Transfer Network bringing together European cities to transfer and adapt an innovative cultural policy that positions public theatres

SPARK

SPARK helps cities streamline procurement while advancing sustainability, equity and local growth. The network of 7 European cities strives to strengthen urban

REinventing Culture in Urban Places

Funded by URBACT, REinventing Culture in Urban Places (RECUP) harnesses culture and creativity to strengthen urban and peri-urban communities. Inspired by

Plan Einstein Academy

In Plan Einstein Academy, six cities collaborate to transfer good practices from Utrecht’s Plan Einstein approach to new local contexts. Network partners will

DARING Cities

The network connects seven DARING cities committed to unlock the potential of transitional neighbourhoods and cities. Building on Ravenna’s experience in the

Keeping local waters clean

Stakeholder collaboration for preventing water pollution 

NextGen YouthWork

NextGen YouthWork aims to develop further and improve online youth work through innovative digital solutions at the city level. By this, the network works

WELDI

In order to build more inclusive and resilient societies, local authorities need to ensure that migrant reception and support policies guarantee that migrants

BiodiverCity

In ten European cities URBACT Local Groups will work out community-based approaches to valorise, measure and account biodiversity and related ecosystem services

Agents of Co-Existence

The main objective of the Agents of Co-Existence Network is to foster innovative approaches to societal challenges and strive for inclusive local policies with

Resourceful Cities

RESOURCEFUL CITIES is an URBACT Action Planning Network of ten European cities. This project seeks to develop the next generation of urban resource centres, so

Freight TAILS

Devoted to discovering Tailored and Innovative Logistic Solutions (TAILS) for the successful management of freight, this Action Planning network aimed on

Procure

The goal of this Action Planning network was to explore how to harness the spending power through procurement of public and anchor institutions in the partner

CityCentreDoctor

The cities of this Action Planning network were challenged to identify the urban issues relate to their city centre, analyse perceptions and reality of those

REFILL

In many European cities one of the positive side effects of the financial-economic crisis is the growth of innovative forms of solidarity and commitment at

RetaiLink

This Action Planning network created strategic plans to enhance the competitiveness of small and/or independent retail businesses, considering them a key

CHANGE!

In times when personal sacrifices are much needed to tackle burning societal issues, fostering and enabling collaboration at local level of public

RESILIENT EUROPE

Becoming more resilient means that a city strives to enhance its ability to bounce back and grow even stronger and better in the face of the chronic stresses

SmartImpact

The focus of this Action Planning network was less about technology solutions per se, but more about governance structures, process and business models. The

Civic eState

The Civic eState network worked on new models of urban co-governance based on the commons. Two years of EU cooperation for promoting urban co-governance and

Com.Unity.Lab

This Transfer network aims to replicate the Lisbon Local Development Strategy for areas of Priority Intervention which provides the city a range of integrated

URGE

URGE, an abbreviation for 'circular building cities' is an Action Planning network on circular economy in the construction sector - a major consumer of raw

RiConnect

RiConnect is an Action Planning Network of 8 metropolises which aim is to rethink, transform and integrate mobility infrastructures in order to reconnect people

SIBdev

The goal of this Action Planning Network was to explore how social impact bonds can be used to improve public service delivery in areas such as employment

U-RLP

Utrecht Refugee Launch Pad

Global Goals for Cities

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call of

NEXT AGRI

The NEXT AGRI UIA - URBACT Transfer Mechanism pilot network builds from the experience of Milan. The city decided to set up an urban coalition with a series of

USE-IT

Larger capital projects in poor neighbourhoods often do not lead to an improvement in the socio-economic situation of the local population. The USE-IT UIA -

Health&Greenspace

How can we improve urban green spaces in order to promote mental and physical health for our communities? Health&Greenspace Action Planning Network links green

iPlace

iPlace is a journey where the partner cities are fellow travellers who are always seeking to find niches appropriate for their cities, while deepening their

Healthy Cities

This Action Planning network aims to deepen the relationship between health and the urban environment, planning actions that focus on improving the population’s

ACCESS

The ACCESS Action Planning Network believes that a more inclusive culture has the ability to facilitate greater understanding of individuals and their lives

Welcoming International Talent

This Transfer network focus on Higher education and knowledge economy, both have become a global competition for talent. Whereas the main European cities

Internationalisation for sustainable future

Active management of internationalization in a medium sized university city in order to remain the vibrant local hub in the global knowledge economy

From smart land-use to sustainable communities

An integrated approach to sustainable urban development and upward social mobility

Street art murals for urban renewal

Building community engagement, fostering urban regeneration through mural street art

Urban Green Labs

Promoting citizens engagement in upgrading urban green spaces

CASH

Propose new solutions and promote new policies for the sustainable renovation of social and affordable housing units in the European Union.

CSI Europe

The aim of the JESSICA initiative is to support “sustainable investment in cities”. Through the implementation of the initiative, Urban Development Funds are

EUniverCities

Improve the university-city nexus. By applying to the URBACT programme, they want to learn from each other's experiences and practices, and move forward as

4D Cities

Promoting innovation and the knowledge economy in health field for the local social and economic development.

4D Cities project aims at stimulating the key

CityLogo

CityLogo is a transnational learning experience on citybranding and -marketing in modern urban politics. It is about a better positioning of cities in the (post

Creative SpIN

Creative "Spillovers" for Innovation aims to create a Thematic Network across Europe which will address the challenges of how best to connect cultural and

CoNet

Exploring current approaches to strengthen social cohesion in neighbourhoods

HOPUS

The challenge set out by the Leipzig Charter may seem vast; nevertheless, it is only through joint efforts that we can truly aspire to better new housing