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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    In search of co-creation and collaboration through organic grow – story of NGO centres in Dubrovnik, Croatia

    Dubrovnik shouldn't only be known for its problems with mass tourism or its UNESCO uniqueness. It should also be known for its longstanding tradition of active citizens and NGOs. In the last decade of their organisational development, NGOs have been preparing and taking the next step in the form of civil-public partnerships and social-cultural centres. In Dubrovnik, there are two successful examples: Platform for Lazareti and Youth Center. As it is common when forming new alliances and especially social-cultural centres (NGO Houses as in the case of Riga, the Lead Partner City of the ACTive NGOs URBACT network), the question of suitable governance and decision-making models is the most important, but also a rather difficult one. However, with the help of the knowledge transferred in the “ACTive NGOs” project, these centres may have found the solution for this issue.

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  • URBACT - Online Strategic Procurement Course

    URBACT are offering a free online course to equip cities with the knowledge and tools required to embed social and environmental criteria into their public procurement processes.

    Alison Taylor

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  • The first steps taken by Iaşi to experiment on urban commons

    George Marius Homocianu, Project manager of the City of Iaşi for the Civic eState Transfer Network, on how his city is working to implements policy that could help the birth and management of urban commons.

    Pic by Tudor Maciu on Unsplash

    Gregorio Turolla

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  • Do you know how to inventory and monitor your vacant buildings and flats in your city?

    This was the key question the participants of the ALT/BAU meeting in Riga, June 2019 tried to answer. Together they exchanged and discussed their practices and solutions.
    ALT/BAU Lead Expert Nils Scheffler and Martin Neubert, in charge of the ALT/BAU network, give you an overview.

    Nils Scheffler

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  • Do you have the answers how to activate and motivate owners and potentials investors to reactivate vacant buildings?

    The participating cities of the URBACT ALT/BAU network now have a few answers to these questions. During the Transnational meeting in Constanta, 18-19.09.2019, the participants exchanged their experiences about activating and supporting owners and potentials investors for the reactivation of vacant buildings and developed jointly approaches that they want to apply in the future.
    ALT/BAU Lead Expert Nils Scheffler and Martin Neubert, in charge of the ALT/BAU network give you an overview.

    Nils Scheffler

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  • You want to reactivate vacant buildings in your city? Start an ‘Alternative Building Activation Unit’!

    This was the key answer and lesson learnt from the ALT/BAU partners about Chemnitz URBACT good-practice “CityLiving agency”.
    ALT/BAU Lead Expert Nils Scheffler and Martin Neubert, in charge of Chemnitz's good-practice, the "CityLiving agency' tell you more about it. 

    Nils Scheffler

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