iPlace

Finding our niches for sustainable local economic development

25/06/2019 05/08/2022

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  • Action Planning Network
  • Local economy
  • Small and medium-sized cities
  • Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  • Digital transition

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 understanding of the nuances that make their cities special, with the determination to use the knowledge they gained for nesting new ideas that will sprout more sustainable local economic development.

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Amarante - Portugal
  • Gabrovo - Bulgaria
  • Medina del Campo - Spain
  • Saldus - Latvia
  • Heerlen - Netherlands
  • Kočevje - Slovenia
  • Balbriggan - Ireland
  • Grosseto - Italy
  • Pärnu - Estonia
  • Pori - Finland

Timeline

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Integrated Action Plans

Gabravo Integrated Action Plan

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Gabravo - Bulgaria
Amarante Integrated Action Plan

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Amarante - Portugal
"The time is now" Pori Integrated Action Plan

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Pori - Finland
Pärnu Integrated Action Plan

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Pärnu - Estonia
Saldus Integrated Action Plan

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Saldus - Latvia
Kočevje Integrated Action Plan

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Kočevje - Slovenia
Medina Del Campo Integrated Action Plan

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Medina Del Campo - Spain
Heerlen Integrated Action Plan

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Heerlen - Netherlands
Grosseto Integrated Action Plan

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Grosseto - Italy
Balbriggan Integrated Action Plan

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Balbriggan - Ireland

Articles

  • People in Gdansk, Poland, gathering together for a bike ride

    Kā Eiropas pilsētas palīdz viena otrai virzīties uz ilgtspējīgu mobilitāti – URBACT PUMA projekta stāsts

    Lai gan transporta nozare ir būtiska ES ekonomikas sastāvdaļa – tā nodrošina 5% no IKP un nodarbina 10 miljonus cilvēku, bet tā arī vienlaikus rada ievērojamas vides problēmas. Apmēram 25% no visām ES

  • Αναδρομή στο URBACT City Festival 2025

    Από τις 8 έως τις 10 Απριλίου το URBACT City Festival υποδέχτηκε στο Βρότσλαβ της Πολωνίας 523 συμμετέχοντες που εκπροσώπησαν 321 πόλεις από 36 χώρες. Τι συνέβη λοιπόν αυτές τις τρείς μέρες; 

  • Articles

    Breaking Isolation: A Baseline Study on Social Isolation in Europe

    As part of the URBACT "Breaking Isolation" project, a baseline study was conducted to provide an overview of the state of social isolation within the partner cities of the network. This essential work