Local community initiatives thriving global

What is the secret of those societal initiatives that could scale up and extend their local know-how and develop from a city initiative into a worldwide social movement? We analysed the key success factors and key rules that made it possible for them to scale up and set up these formats.

What’s the URBACT e-University?

We are officially less than a week away from the start of this milestone capacity-building event!

A foot in the right direction for Manchester

To achieve their Zero Carbon 2038 ambitions, Manchester City Council have looked to reduce short car journeys, specifically within the city centre. Lockdown has provided the impetus to pedestrianise parts of the city centre.

Χρειαζόμαστε τη συμμετοχική δημοκρατία για να σώσουμε την ίδια τη δημοκρατία;

Όλοι αναγνωρίζουν σήμερα ότι οι δημοκρατίες σε όλο τον κόσμο αμφισβητούνται όλο και περισσότερο. Ο αριθμός των ζητημάτων που πρέπει να αντιμετωπίσουν - και για τον οποίο αντιμετωπίζουν δυσκολίες ως προς την επίλυσή τους (κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη, οικονομική σταθερότητα, κλιματική αλλαγή κ.λπ.) - θέτουν σε κίνδυνο τις δημοκρατίες μας. Επιπλέον, ένας αυξανόμενος αριθμός ανθρώπων πιστεύει ότι δεν εισακούγονται ούτε λαμβάνονται υπόψη από τους υπεύθυνους χάραξης πολιτικής. Οι πολίτες διεκδικούν το δικαίωμα να έχουν λόγο στις δημόσιες αποφάσεις, επιλογές και πολιτικές που λαμβάνονται.

On the importance of a transversal approach for public procurement

Schaerbeek is part of the « Making Spend Matter » European funded URBACT Transfer Network, allowing the Municipality to exchange good practices concerning public procurement with fellow cities across Europe.

One of the ways our Municipality has progressed in its sustainable practices is by discussing its procedures and objectives internally and externally with our URBACT partners. This is indeed necessary, as public procurement is a complex administrative act, with many interdependent aspects.

The evaluation of a good example - housing agency for shrinking cities on the test stand

As a lead partner and official URBACT Good Practice in the URBACT Transfernetwork ALT/BAU, Chemnitz was not like the other six partner cities initially faced with the question of how the working methods of a good practice could be transferred and adapted to another city. Nevertheless the city of Chemnitz also expected to gain knowledge from the URBACT network and pondered how this could be achieved.

The evaluation on the URBACT good practice - the Housing Agency for shrinking cities in Chemnitz on the test stand

As a lead partner and official URBACT Good Practice in the URBACT Transfernetwork ALT/BAU, Chemnitz was not like the other six partner cities initially faced with the question of how the working methods of a good practice could be transferred and adapted to another city. Nevertheless the city of Chemnitz also expected to gain knowledge from the URBACT network and pondered how this could be achieved.

Πρόσκληση υποβολής προσφορών για μελέτη: Παρακολούθηση των κλειστών δικτύων URBACT

Το URBACT αναζητά εξωτερικούς εμπειρογνώμονες για τα ολοκληρωμένα δίκτυα του.

Aicinām pilsētas visā pasaulē reģistrēties EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK, kas notiks no 16. līdz 22. septembrim!

Kopš 2002. gada EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK ir centusies uzlabot sabiedrības veselību un dzīves kvalitāti, veicinot mobilitāti un attīstot ilgtspējīgu pilsētas transportu. Šī kampaņa dod cilvēkiem iespēju izpētīt pilsētas ielu lomu un izmēģināt praktiskus variantus, lai risinātu dažādas pilsētas problēmas, piemēram, gaisa piesārņojumu.

Samen met de stad werken aan de Next Economy – 1 jaar TechRevolution Schiedam

‘De markt onderneemt, de gemeente faciliteert’ is de kernachtige samenvatting van een van de deelnemende ondernemers aan de expertsessie over business support, waarin de gemeente zoekt naar een duurzame dialoog over innovatie op het gebied van economische ontwikkeling.