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    Veszprém , Hungary - Wildflower cities

    Eight URBACT Good Practices to reconnect cities with nature

    Across Europe, cities are rediscovering the power of nature: making natural spaces social spaces, converting industrial basins into biodiversity hub, rewilding suburban parks, and more. Nature-based

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    Bus Folgueroles, Osona Spain

    Osona: participatory planning for a new interurban bus system

    Osona’s rural and semi-urban areas suffer from fragmented bus services and car dependency. Five decentralized workshops with 40 of 52 municipalities co-designed proposals for demand-responsive

  • Empowering Cities Towards Circular Economy - Highlights from the URBACT In4Green Circular Economy Workshop in Larissa

    On 11 March, 2024, the city of Larissa hosted an action packed session of the URBACT In4Green transnational meeting, bringing together urban practitioners, policymakers and city stakeholders to

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    Cultural HIDRANT_Rematia theater

    Hydro-Heritage Cities: Unearthing stories of water, identity and resilience

    Sandra Rainero, Hydro-Heritage Cities' lead expert, narrates how an idea made it "from a napkin sketch to a flowing legacy" of innovative practices, giving new life to urban areas with water related

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    Wroclaw, Poland, host city of the 2025 URBACT City Festival.

    Waiting for Wrocław: Meet the host of the 2025 URBACT City Festival

    This year marks a decade of URBACT City Festivals! Between 8-10 April, over 600 city practitioners from across Europe will make their descent on Wrocław (PL). 

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    Have you heard about the Berlin Urban Nature Pact?

    Joining this new initiative to promote biodiversity in your city is perhaps the best New Year's Resolution your municipality should do…

     

    The Berlin Urban Nature Pact is an alliance of cities to

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    Climate-adaptive grassland management in urban environments

    Veszprém (HU), the “City of Queens” (ca. 56.000 inhabitants), as it is often called due to its role in Hungarian history, is located between the famous Lake Balaton and the karst area of Bakony Hills

  • Advancing Green and Smart Urban Development in Villena

    From November 18th -21st, 2024, Villena, Spain, hosted a pivotal meeting of the EcoCore Network, which included the mid-term review of the project and a masterclass on Smart and Green Industrial Zones

  • a group of people posing for a picture in from of an old building

    Nature-Based Solutions, Equal Cities & Inclusive Design

    The 5th Core Network Meeting of partners within the Green Place network took place in Nitra on October 15-16, 2024. The meeting focused on the topics of Nature-Based Solutions, Equal Cities &

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    Visit of Haute-Combe Municipal Farm hosting also the city Sustainable Food Education Centre during the City Lab in Mouans-Sartoux on 21st March 2024. Photo credit: URBACT.

    Wrapping up three EU City Labs on Local Food Systems

    Last month Milan hosted the third EU City Lab on Local Food Systems. What have we learnt about integrated sustainable food systems?