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 Spain.  

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 cultural services, yet without forgetting the importance of community building and institutional development. 

By Edoardo Paradisi

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.

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 StadtWohnen/Housing Agency Chemnitz) we have had countless contacts with owners of vacant and decaying buildings. In our efforts to activate these owners, to refurbish their buildings or to sell them to interested parties willing and able to renovate, we got to know the most different types of owners and people. Depending on the type, different approaches proved to be successful. Or not.
 

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 improvement and process optimisation within the Municipality.

By Edoardo Paradisi 

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 to expect people being active and even proactive towards their own environment. It is always better to invite people not only to talk about their neighbourhood, but to actually DO something. We proved this for partner cities by inviting them to DO something on the main square of Gheorgheni.

Memories can't wait, heritage as urban regeneration by Lead Expert Miguel Rivas

Can heritage be an engine for urban development?

by Miguel Rivas, KAIRÓS Lead Expert

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It's time to Find your Greatness

Eight cities have joined the URBACT Action Planning Network (APN) 'Find Your Greatness' aiming to boost their sustainable urban development by defining their strategic brand position and increasing their attractiveness and competitiveness.

ROME'S ULG MEETING AT TIMES OF COVID-19

If anyone had told me, just a few weeks ago, that today I would find myself writing this article confined within the four walls of my home I probably would have burst out laughing…but there is little to laugh about. We are facing one of the worst health emergencies in the last 100 years, an unprecedented situation which no one could have foreseen when welcoming the new year, but here we are. Images of scenes of despair, pain and disbelief flow in front of us and, at the same time, of great humanity and solidarity. What is emerging of all this is the ability of the human kind to respond resiliently to new shocks such as the one we are witnessing. What is certain to all of us is that nothing will ever be the same after this, nothing should ever be the same.

A Video Storytelling of the 4th Transnational Meeting in Viana do Castelo (Portugal)

„United for Ukraine“ fördert Partnerschaften zwischen ukrainischen und europäischen Kommunen zur kurz- und langfristigen Wiederbelebung von Strukturen in den ukrainischen Städten.