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
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
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
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).
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
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 &