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    Dabie Depot

    Let’s revitalise forgotten urban spaces for green cities, together!

    Luc Schuiten, Belgian architect, envisages that in 2100 “sustainable development will have become a pleonasm”, and as such, future cities will see new living and working habits, mobility and

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    Preparándonos para las Redes de Transferencia de Innovación (ITN)

    Del 10 de enero al 20 de marzo de 2024, URBACT lanza la convocatoria Innovation Transfer Networks (ITN). El objetivo de estas redes es transferir proyectos financiados en el marco de Acciones

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    Viladecans EU City Lab - site visit

    URBACT takes stock of 2023

    For URBACT, this has been a year of new beginnings with new networks, people, partnerships and landmark events!  

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    Urban Mobility Paradigms: navigating inclusivity and sustainability in the S.M.ALL project

    In the city of Ferrara, which leads the S.M.ALL project, the first transnational “ready for action” meeting took place on December 6th, 2023. This meeting concluded the city visits and marked the

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    Viladecans EU City Lab on Energy Transition

    How did the first EU City Lab go?

    Together with the European Urban Initiative (EUI), URBACT has launched a series of green policy events for city practitioners to increase their knowledge. Read on to learn about the very first

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    Jetzt Bewerbung für Innovation-Transfer-Netzwerk-Call vorbereiten!

    Vom 10. Januar bis zum 20. März 2024 ist der URBACT-Call für die erste Generation von sogenannten Innovation-Transfer-Netzwerken (ITN) geöffnet; Kommunen aus ganz Europa können sich darauf bewerben

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    Falling in love with downtown: the URBACT Cities@Heart network is here!

    As a part of the URBACT IV European Programme, ten European urban areas come together to form Cities@Heart, a network dedicated to sharing best practices and innovations for improving city centre

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    Baseline Study visit in Charenton-le-Pont, France

    Cities@Heart: an URBACT Network proposing solutions for city centres, the testing ground for addressing future urban challenges

    In spite of urban sprawl and a franchise economy, city centres are on the rise! Cities@Heart is here to defend proximity and mixed use, making downtown more accessible and appealing for new