Re-growCity

Tackling long term decline in smaller cities

Edited on 22/07/2025

04/04/2018 06/04/2021

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  • Transfer Network
  • Participative governance

Re-growCity Transfer network focuses on the development of interventions that built on local capabilities to arrest and reverse long term social, economic and environmental decline. Altena has a track record of recognised good practices that facilitate the development of sustainable initiatives with a minimum of external resource input. This network will support partners to revitalise public services and the economy, regenerate the urban fabric and develop civil society in a context of long term decline.

 

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Altena - Germany
  • Aluksne - Latvia
  • Idrija - Slovenia
  • Igoumenitsa - Greece
  • Isernia - Italy
  • Manresa - Spain
  • Melgaço - Portugal
  • Nyírbátor - Hungary

Timeline

Kick-off meeting

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