ECONNECTING

Greener & closer communities

01/06/2023 31/12/2025

Ongoing
  • Action Planning Network
  • Climate action
  • Urban planning

ECONNECTING focuses on sustainable urban-rural mobility solutions within the 30-minute territory. Our mission is to advocate inclusive, digital, and ecological strategies, fostering the community engagement in co-designing climate-resilient towns. We promote accessible and welcoming cities, good governance for proximity territory, humanized and sustainable mobility, green communities, and a gender-balanced development.

Summary

LEAD PARTNER : Romagna Faentina - Italy
  • Razvojno raziskovalni center Ormož - Slovenia
  • Nagykálló - Hungary
  • West Mani - Greece
  • Intermunicipal Community of Viseu Dão Lafões - Portugal
  • Orihuela - Spain
  • Montenegro
  • Ennis Municipal District, Clare County Council - Ireland
  • Tori Vallavalitsus - Estonia

Timeline

  • First transnational meeting 
  • 17-19 October 2023 
  • Orihuela, Spain

Publication of the Baseline Study 

  • Second transnational meeting 
  • 20-22 February 2024 
  • CIM Viseu Dao Lafoes, Portugal
  • Third transnational meeting 
  • 17-18 April 2024 
  • Ennis, Ireland (Clare County Council)
  • Fourth transnational meeting 
  • 19 - 21 June 2024 
  • West Mani, Greece
  • Fifth transnational meeting 
  • 9 - 12 September 2024 
  • RRC ORMOŽ, Slovenia
  • Sixth transnational meeting 
  • 26 - 28 November 2024 
  • Nagykálló, Hungary
  • Seventh transnational meeting 
  • 19-20 Febraury 2025
  • Tori Vallavalitsus, Estonia

Stories

  • Article
    Mapping

    The power of mapping: co-creation for everyone involved in Integrated Urban Development

    Given the complexity of urban-rural territories, it is sometimes difficult to plan actions with a shared vision. By visualising challenges, potentials

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  • Article
    Square of Riolo Terme

    200 cubes to rethink the square: the participatory small scale action in Riolo Terme, Italy

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    Mariachiara Di Tella

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    Group photo from transnational meeting in Slovenia

    Shaping accessible and welcoming cities

    During the last transnational meeting in Ormož, the partners of the ECONNECTING network discussed inclusive mobility solutions for accessible and

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    Mariachiara Di Tella

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