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  • RU:RBAN Transfer Network - Caen (FR)

    Urban gardeners in Caen (FR) had a busy summer!

    After several months of online meetings and communication via email, the members of Caen’s ULG (Urbact Local Group) finally met on 2nd July at the Arlette’s Gardens for what was to be a meeting with a

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    Strengthening resiliency in small tourist-led cities amid Covid-19

    URBACT is already helping smaller cities reliant on tourism to re-imagine their future in the wake of Covid-19.

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    From Rome to Barranquilla…sharing knowledge on urban agriculture

    An interesting initiative is launched by ANCI Lazio, the Association of the 376 Municipalities of the Lazio Region (Italy), as part of the last IUC (International Urban Cooperation program) Call, to

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    A NEW ROLE FOR URBAN GARDENS IN OUR CITIES?

    Can urban gardens be developed as meeting points for modern local communities, or are we " light-years away" from such novelty in terms of urban development practices? An answer to this question could

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    LOURES BRINGS CHILDREN CLOSER TO AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

    The City Council of Loures organised in January and February, when covid-19 was still something far away from our “reality”, a series of workshops in two of the RU:RBAN pilots, the Quinta do

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    Urban Heritage within URBACT projects

    Culture and Heritage are key topics for URBACT cities: from renovations of historic buildings to new management methods.

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    A Peruvian delegation visits Rome to experience the city’s urban agriculture policies and strategies

    A delegation of Mayors from the Junin district in Peru visited Rome and the Metropolitan area of Rome from 6th to 8th November 2019, meeting with Rome’s ULG members in occasion of the city’s 5th URBAC

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    Urban Agriculture is the center of attention of the National Rural Network Magazine

    The Italian National Rural Network magazine dedicates an entire issue to urban gardens, The silent revolution of the hoe, with an article on the urban garden Parco Ort9 Sergio Albani in Rome which is

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    How a small Spanish town is revolutionising its local food system

    Baena (ES) supports sustainable agriculture for a resilient city developement model close to its citizens’ needs, beyond mass production.

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    The housing paradox: what can local municipalities do?

    The negative consequences of the financialisation of housing can be felt first and foremost on a local level, in the urban housing markets. Thus the crucial questions are: what are local