RU:RBAN Second Wave

Urban agriculture for resilient cities

Edited on 24/07/2025

14/06/2021 31/12/2022

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  • Transfer Network
  • Climate action
  • Social cohesion
  • Circular economy
  • Food
  • Jobs and skills
  • Participation

RU:RBAN's Good Practice is the Management model of Urban gardens in Rome to be transferred to newcomer cities that are geographically, historically and socio-culturally distant from each other, to ensure sharing of experiences to enhance the capacities of local governance. Transfer efforts will be ensured on the 3 well known and successful components the GP is divided into: 1. Capacity building, 2. Inspiring and training people to manage urban gardens (Gardenisers), 3. Governance & Regulations

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Summary

LEAD PARTNER : Rome - Italy
  • Alexandroupolis - Greece
  • Algeciras - Spain
  • Carlow - Ireland
  • Split - Croatia

Timeline

  • Kick off meeting 17/09
  • Algeciras Transnational Meeting 15/12
  • Transnational Meetings in Alexandroupolis 30/06, Carlow 24/05 and Split 28/09
  • RU:RBAN 2nd Wave Final Event in Rome 11/09

Network Outputs

Articles

  • A conversation on energy poverty, knowledge transfer, governance and the role of cities in Europe

    Contacted by Maximiliano Schulz, intern at the German URBACT Point, EmPowerIngUs Coordinator Fernando Gonzalez Ferreira and Ad Hoc Expert Chiara Lucchini had the chance to dialogue and reflect about

  • THE COM’ON CHRONICLE (Issue #1: November 2025 – August 2026)

    Understanding before translating: How five European cities want to improve and rebuild their youth participatory budgeting (YPB) based on the Com’ON Cluj good practice

  • Articles

    Grüne Transformation in der Praxis: 47 URBACT-Städte zeigen, wie es geht

    Von der Revitalisierung brachliegender Flächen über die Transformation von Industriestandorten bis zur Kreislaufwirtschaft: Fünf URBACT-Netzwerke zeigen, wie Städte die Ökologisierung ihrer