Networks and cities' news

Catch up on the latest updates from cities working together in URBACT Networks. The articles and news that are showcased below are published directly by URBACT’s beneficiaries and do not necessarily reflect the programme’s position.

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    Innovating Urban Security: CITISENSE at Smart City Expo World Congress 2025

    5 November 2025 | “Connecting European Cities Towards Community-Based Urban Security” Session 

    Dimitra Kounavi

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  • Co-creating Safer, More Liveable Cities: Transnational Meeting in Manresa

    3–5 November 2025 | Manresa & Barcelona, Spain

    Dimitra Kounavi

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  • Young test VR headsets branded “URBACT METACITY”; one smiles while holding a controller, the other adjusts the visor.

    Razlog brings education into Virtual Reality through the MetaCity Project under URBACT IV

    The Municipality of Razlog is bridging the gap between education, cultural heritage, and digital innovation as a proud partner in the “MetaCity” project, funded under the URBACT IV Programme. Focused on promoting digital transformation in education, the initiative engages young people in meaningful, hands-on experiences that connect tradition with technology.

    Michaela Gil

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  • 4th Hydro-Heritage Cities meeting: Going deeper into planning, evaluation and financing

    Sombor hosted the fourth Hydro-Heritage Cities meeting between 23 – 25 October. Read below what happened: the deep insights in monitoring and evaluation, project sustainability and financing strategies and of course a view of Sombor's hydro-heritage sites and potential. 

    Christos Giovanopoulos

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  • Conference on Citizen Driven Climate Solutions

    Maya Vestergaard Bidstrup

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  • When Planning listens: how Behaviour shapes Sustainable Mobility

    When it comes to urban mobility, building new infrastructure is only part of the story. Streets, bike lanes, and transport systems matter — but what truly shapes mobility is how people use, perceive, and adapt to them. The S.M.ALL network’s online webinar, “Shifting Minds, Shaping Cities: Nudging Behaviour for Sustainable Mobility” brought together cities, planners, and experts to explore this human dimension of change.

    PietroElisei

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