Sustainable Food in Urban Communities

Edited on 28/07/2025

01/02/2013 30/04/2015

Closed
  • Climate action
  • Urban planning
  • Culture & Heritage
  • Education
  • Energy transition
  • Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  • Food
  • Health
  • Urban-rural

Developing low-carbon and resource-efficient urban food systems, by focusing on three areas: growing, delivering and enjoying food.

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Brussels - Belgium
  • Amersfoort - Netherlands
  • Athens - Greece
  • Bristol
  • Gothenburg - Sweden
  • Lyon - France
  • Messina - Italy
  • Oslo - Norway
  • Ourense - Spain
  • Vaslui - Romania

Timeline

Project launch

Project completed

Introduction

The thematic network "Sustainable Food in Urban Communities" involves ten European cities that wish to grow, deliver and enjoy more sustainable food.

We are looking for joint, effective and sustainable solutions to develop low-carbon and resource-efficient urban food systems.

 

Network Outputs

Blog

Articles

  • What’s Past Is Prologue

    By SANDRA RAINERO. The Hydro-Heritage Cities' expert last article on:  How six cities reinvent their water heritage. 

    Christos Giovanopoulos

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  • Transfer Diary TNM#2 Pentágono Urbano , 11 & 12 June 2026

     

    We arrived in the Pentágono Urbano; a pioneering inter-municipal urban area connecting five cities: Braga, Guimarães, Famalicão, Viana do Castelo and Barcelos, with a shared professional agenda

    Eleftheria Gkiosou

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  • Articles
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    Call for Action Networks now Closed!

    The new URBACT Action Network (AN) call closed on 17 June after three months of information sessions, partner matchmaking, and consortium-building between towns and cities across Europe.

    Judy Cassar

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URBACT stories

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    Can public procurement leverage local food transition - COVER

    Can public procurement be a leverage for local food transition?

    Discover how cities have taken on the challenge to push for more organic, local and sustainable food systems.

    Marcelline Bonneau

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  • Articles

    Urban Sustainable Food systems – join URBACT’s movement towards COP26!

    Food will be a key thematic topic for URBACT in 2021 – Programme Expert Marcelline Bonneau tells us what to expect.

    Marcelline Bonneau

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  • Articles

    Reinforcing local food ecosystems: a recipe for success?

    Discover how URBACT cities are using sustainable food and urban agriculture to address an array of local challenges.

    Marcelline Bonneau

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