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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  • How to manage networks? Lessons from COVID-19

    Health & Greenspace Action Planning Network had its Phase II Kick-off meeting on June 16-17th. This means that 9 EU cities embark on a 2-year long journey on involving local stakeholders and planning actions together on improving urban greenspaces. Our topics remained the same from greenspace design and management related to mental and physical health, urban heat islands, air pollution, social inclusion but the context changed largely: after finishing Phase I, COVID-19 stroke and created massive crisis all over the world including our partner countries. 

      Viktoria Soos

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    • "Spheres Of Influence"

      Mantova's reflection of delivering carbon literacy training in their own city. 

      The Mantova carbon literacy training gave some basic information on the science of climate change, using interactive activities and videos with experts speaking. The second part of the session focussed on the role of arts and culture and what can be achieved within cultural organisations and through their "spheres of influences

      Laura McIntosh

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    • "All is not lost when it comes to climate change"

      Carbon Literacy: “An awareness of the carbon dioxide costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis.”

      Today, over 14,000 individuals and more than 40 organisations are Carbon Literate. We can now include the C-Change network and some of their city staff to this list. 
       

      As part of the Manchester study visit in October last year,  a bespoke carbon literacy training course was delivered to the network. 
      The original content of the course was updated to respond to the climate emergency and delivered to project partners including representatives from their arts and culture sector. 

      The training was then to be replicated in their own cities and we can hear from Agueda who have already done this successfully. 

      Laura McIntosh

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    • Murcia Pilot Action

      Murcia City Hall, ≈450k inhabitants, south-east of Spain, as partner in the Urbact Innovator Transfer Network, is using bottom-up innovation in the public administration originating from Civil Servants, operating under the working concept of Capacity Building and Empowerment of Municipal Employees through Innovative Idea and Solution Generation.

      Valeria Tarallo

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    • L'Hospitalet's EMMCA keeps up and running from home

      Since March, the Music School and Arts Centre of L’Hospitalet, EMMCA, has its doors closed and nobody inside. However, EMMCA is a big educational and artistic community that kept working, playing, practicing, creating and sharing during these months. Here are the latest news from the leading city of the URBACT OnStage network!

       

       

      c.salido

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    • Baseline study Resourceful Cities

      The Baseline study has the goal to provide partners with a shared understanding of the existing knowledge base with, regard to progressing the transition to a circular economy in cities. It gives a good insight into project and introduces the network partners, urban resource centers, the workings of the project and the goals to be achieved.

      Esmée Dijt

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