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    5 URBACT lessons to improve Placemaking in your city

    From methodology to strategic planning and including a gender perspective, Jon Aguire Such shares the secrets of placemaking, URBACT style.

    Jon Aguirre Such

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  • REFILL@LILLE: Policy Design Labs and URBACT exchange networks

    How civil servants from Lille Metropole benefited from the experience of URBACT REFILL network to shape a roadmap to set their temporary use policy. 

    François Jégou

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    City of Pardubice Inspired by Innovative Know-how in the UK

    Pardubice has become a successful candidate and joined the TechRevolution project under URBACT III operational programme. The project will help to find solutions in the digital and creative industries

    Matthew Snowden

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    The Educational Innovation Network towards the Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals

    Last month, the Third Report on "Local Governments and the Location of the Sustainable Development Goals", elaborated by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), was presented in New York at the

    s.mendez

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  • Participative governance

    Cascais’ Participatory Budget: an inspiring example

    How one medium Portuguese city's participatory budget acts as a platform for democratic change by shifting attitudes.

    Eddy Adams

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    Urban Agriculture is the center of attention of the National Rural Network Magazine

    The Italian National Rural Network magazine dedicates an entire issue to urban gardens, The silent revolution of the hoe, with an article on the urban garden Parco Ort9 Sergio Albani in Rome which is

    Patricia Hernandez

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    Vilnius welcomes a new urban garden

    The initiative, called “Bed of ideas”, arises from the proactivity of two members of the city’s ULG (Urbact Local Group), Laura and Beatričė, following Laura’s know-how gained through her experience

    Patricia Hernandez

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    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: art practice as a tool for improving community life and social cohesion

    L'Hospitalet enjoyed its Jazz Manouche shared orchestra, celebrated a fascinating day with young and adult musicians and discovered a very musical version of Shakespeare's ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’

    c.salido

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    ON BOARD Eduprojects

    Halmstad meeting was critical in terms of setting the model for the Educational Innovation Network in each Transfer City. Each partner dedicated some time to reflect and understand how to adapt the

    s.mendez

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