Networks

Discover the URBACT Networks, their cities, their plans,  and recommendations. An URBACT network brings together EU cities willing to exchange ideas and produce integrated local policies with the help of their peers, local stakeholders and URBACT experts. Cities can join three types of URBACT Networks, Action Planning, Transfer and the Innovation Transfer Mechanism, following calls for proposals.

Interested in taking part in an URBACT Network? Find out more about the upcoming calls for Networks, how to join a Network as an expert or how to become a Local URBACT Group member, get involved!   

 

  • Urban N.O.S.E.

    Towards an urban economic system of Social Incubators
     

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  • SHIFT-R

    SHIFT-R is a Transfer Network inspired by Fundão’s (PT) award-winning model of building a place-based innovation ecosystem to revitalise small cities.The network focuses on creating dynamic ecosystems that combine technology, talent and territory, transforming these cities into hubs of attraction for startups, companies and digital nomads. The initiative fosters innovation as an engine for economic and social development.

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  • CALL

    The CALL Transfer Network supports cities to deliver more accessible and inclusive urban environments. It brings partner cities together to connect people and ideas, transfer proven practices, and transform public spaces, services, and mobility. Through peer learning and local adaptation, CALL helps cities remove barriers and ensure that everyone can participate fully and equally in their city, every day. 

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  • Smart Mobility on Demand

    Smart Mobility on Demand is more than a mobility service. It connects rural and urban areas through a flexible and inclusive demand-responsive transport solution. By listening to citizens and analysing local conditions, the project adapts to each territory’s specific mobility challenges. Our ambition is simple: to turn mobility into one less thing to worry about. Working together with local communities and partners, we aim to build a more connected and inclusive future, where no one is left behind.

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  • PARKS

    The PARKS network aims to transform urban greenery management by placing citizens at the heart of public space care. The project facilitates the transfer of best practices through a collaborative ecosystem involving schools, professionals, and businesses, with a primary focus on active community participation. By empowering residents to lead stewardship efforts, PARKS ensures that urban green areas are co-managed, sustainable, and deeply rooted in the needs of the people who use them.

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  • Eat4Climate

    While food systems account for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions, the Eat4Climate URBACT Transfer Network, led by Mouans-Sartoux (FR) with six European partner cities, proves that food can cut down urban footprints, starting with what’s on our plates. Through the Food City Lab, local stakeholders transition toward sustainable diets, while cities transform school meals, expand local organic farming, and ensure access for all to healthy, fair, local organic food. It's not just feeding people, it's feeding the future.​

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  • SpongeMeasures

    SpongeMeasures transfers Püspökszilágy’s (HU) efforts to tackle floods and droughts together to six partner municipalities: Vilamarxant (ES), Nuovo Circondario Imolese (IT), Razkrižje (SI), Plav (ME), Târgu Secuiesc (RO), Velykyi Bereznyi (UA). Working with local communities, the network will implement and share small-scale nature-based solutions that act like a sponge - slowing down and retaining rainwater, strengthening local resilience, and supporting biodiversity during dry periods.

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