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Financing the Urban Commons. Part I

How can urban commons be financed? The Civic eState team explores social impact finance and financial investment with Eutropian, the European Investment Bank and the Trias Foundation

Think Globally, Act Locally

Pilot Action Programmes were commissioned for the first time by URBACT to engage citizens in the project theme. The pilot action programme aim for C-Change was to support understanding and action on climate change in the arts and culture sector in our city. Here we hear from one of Manchester's projects that benefitted from the funding - the People's History Museum. 

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The Helsinki Design Ladder, the first time a design ladder of this kind has been applied to an entire city.

Invitation for your city to join the Bee-friendly city movement

BeePathNet is about the transfer of Ljubljana’s BEE PATH good practice to five EU cities. But we know that several cities also have inspiring Bee Stories.

Meet the partners: interview with Paulo Simoes

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Meet the partners: interview with Francisco Martínez Cañavate

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