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    Cities and social media - The Genoa Final Conference

    In this period of general crisis of social media, cities offer important solutions to promote the civic use of platforms which can increase economic development, civic participation and local

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    RetaiLink's Final Report is hot off the press!!

    We are very, very proud to present RetaiLink's final report! A document that reflects on the knowledge acquired and summarizes the process that has involved ten european medium sized cities during the

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    France’s ÉcoQuartier label, an initiative to support communities for sustainable city planning

    The concept of “écoquartier” - the term is a contraction of the two French words “quartier” and “écologique” (ecological neighbourhood) - was inspired by Northern European countries experiences of eco

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    PROJECT "VITAL CITIES" COMES TO THE END BUT LOULÉ WANTS TO KEEP INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

    The ten cities that form the European network "Vital Cities" gathered on March 19 and 20 in Loulé, for the final meeting of this project to promote physical activity. As a leading partner, Loulé was

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    Freight TAILS lead partner Cross River Partnership shares urban freight experiences

    As we approach the final few weeks of the Freight TAILS project, lead partner Cross River Partnership (acting on behalf of City of Westminster) publishes a series of case studies highlighting their

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    More Freight TAILS Focus....

    The Freight TAILS network is pleased to publish the final three 'Focus on...' reports summarising the views and experiences of our 10 partner cities on our themes of Urban Freight Transport and

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    Cities in migration - A conversation with Anne Bathily on integration

    I have first met Anne Bathily, expert on integration policies former policy officer at European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) and now at UNHCR for Northern Europe, in the early meetings of the

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    Murcia - Integrated Action Plan

    How can cities develop long-term strategies that integrate the goals of more sustainable resource use, reduced carbon emissions and more equitable social development? Learn more through this video
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    CLLD Lisbon - Integrated Action Plan

    The CLLD Lisbon Network - Community-Led Local Development aims to develop effective models of local co-governance of the city that favour the implementation of actions articulated between the social