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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    'Volunteering Cities' a Powerful Model for European Cities

    To develop the innovative policies necessary to face the currently emerging multidimensional social needs in cities such as elderly and children care, social isolation and depression, poverty, addiction, just to name some, it is necessary to create collective learning processes based on exchange and peer to peer learning.

    Maria João

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  • Local and international initiatives in Timisoara

    By Angela Ciupa-Red

    Timisoara recently organized two relevant activities in the Kuncz neighbourhood, the area targeted by the URBinclusion project. Both activities were closely related to our project activities.

    Massimiliano Rumignani

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  • Give unused residential buildings a second chance!

    Haven't you ever experienced this: You are in a city with beautiful old buildings and many of them are empty and dilapidated? And you ask why?

    Many cities in Europe are facing this problem: vacant residential buildings (even in growing housing markets), which start to deteriorate and lose their function, even in inner city locations. This often is due to a shrinking population, suburbanisation processes or legal issues. Often older, outdated buildings are affected, which at the same time are important for the inner urban structure, the cityscape and identity of the city.

    Nils Scheffler

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  • LE PESCHERIE DE GIULIO ROMANO IN MANTOVA. The INT-HERIT gaze.

    CSI Europe Ancona Local Action Plan Executive Summary

    Antonio Zafra

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  • Social enterprise might just be the Robin Hood we need right now

    By Alicia Clyde and Ann Hyde

    The legend of Robin Hood is world-renowned and has been at the centre of many Hollywood films.  The romantic idea that he stole from the rich to give to the poor has remained a consistent part of his story.  However, history books have always struggled to pin the truth of this legend down to one man doing good for the poor. 

    Massimiliano Rumignani

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  • INT-HERIT Transnational Meeting in Espinho

    A total of 24 participants representing the nine member cities of the INT-HERIT network
    attended the transnational meeting held in Espinho between June 27th and 30th, 2018. The two
    URBACT project experts, Pedro Soutinho and Miguel Sousa, also attended, as well as an expert
    candidate to be contracted as Ad Hoc Expert in the next stage of the project, Eurico Neves. In the
    same way Ana Resende, representative of the NUP in Portugal and other collaborators and staff of
    the Municipal Chamber of Espinho, participated in the meeting.

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    Antonio Zafra

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