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    Insights from the URGE network: thematic report

    Start small: The journey to scale. Experiences from the URGE: Circular Building Cities Network.
    By Dr. Eleni Feleki, Lead Expert of the URGE Action Planning Network

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    The Place-based Planning Approach - Rethinking Metropolis Planning

    RiConnect Lead Expert Roland Krebs covers the confluence between urban planning and mobility infrastructure in this article. The integration of infrastructure can lead to new urban development

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    Summary of Learning - Roeselare

    In mid-September, Bo and Gino defied the English weather and roads to meet, for the first time, with the partners of this URBACT Transfer Network. We got to know each other but also learned more about

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    Towards a Resilient Ecosystem - Rethinking for adding ecosystem functions

    How to integrate ecosystem functions in infrastructure? RiConnect Lead Expert Roland Krebs reflects on the impacts of mobility infrastructure in urban climate, and on the possible solutions to

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    More Than Voids - Rethinking for Integrating the Infrastructure

    Roland Krebs, RiConnect Lead Expert, shares his view on the leftover spaces around mobility infrastructure. A better integration of infrastructure can lead to the activation of surrounding spaces and

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    How do we move? Towards a new mobility behaviour in metropolitan areas

    Mobility planning has a great influence in the physical and social structure of urban areas. In this article, RiConnect Lead Expert Roland Krebs advocates for mobility planning as a trigger for

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    People-friendly public realm: transforming the city towards a new model

    A closer view to the public space transformations in Barcelona and its metropolitan area, which have been accelerated due to the pandemic

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    Στρέφουμε την προσοχή μας στη Θεσσαλονίκη: δοκιμή της μεθοδολογίας Housing First σε μικρή κλίμακα

    Μόλις τον περασμένο μήνα, ένας άστεγος, ο Κώστας Παυλίδης, γνωστός στους περισσότερους Θεσσαλονικείς που έκαναν βόλτα στο κέντρο της πόλης, πέθανε στον δρόμο εν μέσω ενός σπάνιου κύματος ψύχους που

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    Strengthening brand identity of 8 URBACT cities

    Find your greatness APN is supporting support 8 cities in their activities to define their brand position and to communicate their strategic brand messages. This has become even more important in the