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.

Want to learn more about the projects that are featured here? Discover the URBACT Networks.

 

 

  •

    Focus on Poznan (PL): Our respons to the housing needs of the underprivileged

    In Poznan, the department in charge of the realization of housing policy pursued by the Mayor and City Council is the Office of Housing Affairs. The Office's responsibilities include, among others, developing solutions, projects and programs to meet the housing needs of Poznan society. Moreover, the Office co-creates the rent policy in the city's housing resources and provides the Mayor with knowledge on the housing needs of Poznan inhabitants as well as ways of satisfying them.

    As part of the City of Poznan's housing policy, housing projects are implemented to suit various needs so that each person in need of housing support can find something for themselves.

    Hannelore Bonami

    See more

  • Community gardens as prime example of commons in Budapest

    The easiest way to make people in Budapest understand how urban common works is perhaps a reference to community gardens of which many dozens operate in the Hungarian capital city.

    Laura Socci

    See more

  • Cinema Victoria

    Lessons learned from the first co-management experiences in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    Laura Socci

    See more

  • The RiConnect Archive

    Welcome to the RiConnect Archive! You can download all our documents by clicking on each chapter

    Stela Salinas

    See more

  • "Best practice in Industry 4.0: Learnings from LCR4.0. Interview with Simon Reid"

    Best practice in Industry 4.0: Learnings from LCR4.0. Interview with Simon Reid by Ceri Batchelder, Ad Hoc URBACT expert

    Back in 2018, I was working on a project to try and bring together the digital and manufacturing communities in my region to collaborate. I’d heard that the city of Liverpool in the North West of the UK was making big strides in the area of Industry 4.0 and wanted to find out more. Along with a colleague, I was introduced to Simon Reid, then Head of Advanced Manufacturing, who was leading on an ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) funded project called LCR4.0 (Liverpool City Region 4.0).

    Cristina Urizar

    See more

  • Trees for the future - small-scale action of Messina

    Small scale action in Messina: planting cypress, oak and myrtle trees

    Viktoria Soos

    See more