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    A school canteen to change food behaviours

    There is a typical Portuguese phrase “É de pequenino que se torce o pepino”, which means something like “it’s since a young age that good behaviors can be learned”.

    The school meals have a huge power

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    CITY PROFILE: SUCEAVA, ROMANIA

    In this period of confinement, take the opportunity to learn more about one of our more active partner cities: Suceava in Romania. So far, you will have the opportunity to visit it virtually but

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    Better coordination through “Volunteering Cities”

    Every year, since 2008, several non-profit organizations and ecologic entrepreneurs organize in October an ecologic fair in Altea. Its aim was always to create a meeting point of sustainable and

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    Aarhus: music as driver for strong learning communities

    Aarhus School of Music is strengthening well-being among children and young people by introducing music concepts for social change. A paradigm shift has begun inspired by methods from L’Hospitalet in

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    Event, Action and Process: the three key areas of Veszprém project with a special focus on culture

    The good practice Innova.To, an important landmark for all the Municipalities involved in the project, has been adopted by Veszprém and adapted to the special local context, with a particular focus on

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    How are URBACT cities reacting to Covid-19?

    At a time when the impact of the pandemic has changed our way of life, cities are showing their resilience.

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    Typology of house owners

    “For reactivating vacant buildings it could be useful to identify owners types in order to adjust your approach.” (Kristijan Radojcic, 02 December 2019)

    Since the beginning of the project (Agentur

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    Porto “Switzerland” Room, a neutral physical space to jointly analyse challenges at work and figure out solutions

    Municipality of Porto vision fits well with Innovato-r framework: to use creative and participative methods to enhance municipal employees’ engagement and motivation and to reach continuous

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    Explaining the evident: community building needs actions, not (only) words

    The successful transfer of the good practice calls for socially innovative municipalities that start with small and concrete steps like conditioning and stimulation. It is a way more complex situation