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    Covid-19 emergency in Naples: the key role of self-managed spaces and urban commons

    The lockdown put to a hard test the largest city in Southern Italy, but the response from volunteers and activists has been outstanding

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    Community-led housing – a key ingredient of urban housing policy

    An article written by URBACT's experts Laura Colini and Levente Polyak

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    Covid-19: the social and community response of the Santa Pola association network

    The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a strong blow to world economic activity, particularly in Spain, one of the most affected countries by the virus that just a few years ago, has begun to recover

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    A convergence of actions taking place in Siracusa against Covid-19

    The city of Siracusa, as many others in Italy, in Europe and actually in the entire world, is reacting to Covid-19 in many ways and with many resources: municipality, national and local public bodies

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    How to accelerate cities’ transition to the circular economy

    Cities can be pioneers in the path towards the circular economy through the creation and demonstration of new business models.

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    URBACT and the UK cities

    A message about URBACT beneficiaries and experts from the UK.

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    Communities and NGOs respond to COVID-19 – acts of kindness, agile responses and the rejuvenation of civic society

    In Brighton and Hove (UK) NGOs, established community organisations and local residents have quickly responded to those most in need. Meanwhile a new dynamism within civic society has emerged with new

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    How do RU:RBAN cities face COVID-19?

    The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked and overturned the lives of the entire globe, this is a certainty… without a doubt. The virus has affected countries on the same continent unequally, but each and one

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    Digital Builder program, how Métropole du Grand Paris gathers a community of local civil servants to develop new services

    “Digital Builders”, this is the name of the initiative launched by the Métropole du Grand Paris based on InnovaTO project. The aim of Digital Builder program is to gather a community of local civil