Barcelona Metropolitan Area

The Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Lead Partner of the RiConnect network, is developing a forward-thinking vision for a more equal and sustainable metropolis. To do so, acting in mobility infrastructure is key, and RiConnect is part of such efforts.

A Salerno la presentazione dei risultati di BluAct: economia del mare e sviluppo sostenibile

Il legame tra i temi dell’ ‘economia del mare’ e la partecipazione civica attraverso il metodo Urbact. Questo il focus dell’evento che si è svolto sabato 17 luglio a Salerno nel corso del quale sono stati presentati i risultati del progetto Urbact BluAct nell’ambito dell’inaugurazione dell’Arena del mare.

Inscríbete en las Jornadas URBACT "Transferencias Urbanas" (7 y 8 de septiembre en Madrid)

Los próximos días 7 y 8 de septiembre organizamos en Madrid unas nuevas jornadas a escala nacional de ‘Transferencias Urbanas’ como parte del periodo de intercambio de resultados y aprendizajes (Time To Share!) de las Redes de Transferencia URBACT (Transfer Networks).

Bajo el título ‘Compartir conocimiento para mejorar la ciudad’, hemos elaborado un programa muy dinámico que incorpora presentaciones de varias instituciones nacionales e internacionales, así como espacios y talleres para presentaciones de proyectos y networking entre las ciudades asistentes.

El evento será presencial 

Breda is becoming a city in the park by 2030: this is how!

Breda (NL) wants to be the first European city in 2030 to be a city in a park. However, in order to realize this ambition, concrete measures will have to be taken. These can be read in the new ‘Groenkompas’ (Green Compass). It explains, among other things, how streets must always be ten percent greener when renovating, how at least 20 percent of the new neighborhood must be public green in the case of new construction and which new parks Breda will become richer in the coming years.

The power of short food supply chains: shortening distances to reduce uncertainty

On the occasion of the Transnational Meeting of 25 June, the Union of Bassa Romagna Municipalities presented the first Digital Study Visit focused on the thematic priority "short food supply chains” to the project partners. The study visit involved Campagna Amica, a reference point for Italian agriculture and represented an opportunity to tell a virtuous example of food sustainability in Bassa Romagna to the Food Corridors network.

Thematic Workshop on Attractiveness - Re-imagining the heritage city: from local identity to destination marketing

The third event in our series of thematic workshops which took place on 29 and 30 June 2021 was dedicated to the theme of “attractiveness”, one of the five pillars of the KAIRÓS project.

Interview s projektovým manažérom Dávidom Cintulom o zapojení mesta Kežmarok do projektu IoTxChange

Hlavným cieľom siete pre akčné plánovanie „IoTxChange“ je vzájomná výmena skúseností v oblasti digitalizácie založenej na riešeniach IoT – internetu vecí. Každý partner bude preverovať, či a ako by bolo možné vyskúšať riešenia, ktoré boli úspešne aplikované v iných mestách. V tejto súvislosti sa sieť pre akčné plánovanie „IoTxChange“ venuje zlepšeniu súčasného stavu moderných riešení založených na IoT – internete vecí aj v meste Kežmarok s cieľom skvalitniť a uľahčiť život občanom a návštevníkom mesta.

URBACT in libreria, Donzelli pubblica “Le città sono la soluzione” dedicato alle storie delle città italiane del programma

Un viaggio nell’Italia delle grandi, medie e piccole città che, in una dimensione di rete sviluppata a livello europeo, con altre città e realtà urbane, sono riuscite a sviluppare interventi capaci di migliorare la qualità della vita degli abitanti.

KAIRÓS THEMATIC WARM-UP#2 by ad-hoc expert Matthias Ripp

The second KAIRÓS warm-up webinar showed the potential and role of community involvement in heritage-based urban regeneration and how this is connected to urban resilience and sustainability.