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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    Amarante’s bees bloom

    Amarante is a small European city located in northern Portugal, near Porto, surrounded by amazing mountains, with a lot of history, of which honey and beekeeping are a part of. It has an urban center rich in green spaces full of autochthones melliferous plants, ideal for the bees and other pollinators, but it is in the mountains that the greatest wealth exists, honey.

    v.erhart

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  • How to use data analysis for making tourism more sustainable for cities and communities: the solutions of Tourism-friendly Cities

    In the framework of the series of webinars organized by Tourism-friendly Cities (TFC) to promote a deeper understanding of topics of common interest for its partners, the use of ICT and data analysis systems for monitoring tourist flows was the main focus of a session that fostered the debate among practitioners and experts. The cases of Dubrovnik and Venice raised most of the challenges currently at the core of the political agendas of tourism cities at European and global level.   

    Sabrina Bruzzone

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  • COVID-19 NO BARRIER TO INNOVATION IN RESILIENT CITIES: HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT BIG CRISIS

    Cities are being invited to learn from leading innovative UK peers at a special national event this May.

    Matthew Snowden

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  • DIGITAL EXPERTS INSPIRE STUDENTS

    Barnsley College students have been learning about careers across the digital spectrum from industry professionals.

    Matthew Snowden

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  • Barnsley hosts third IoT cohort

    WELCOME TO THE TRIBE:

    CONNECTED PLACES ACCELERATOR #01

    Matthew Snowden

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  • The Second Revolution

    Incoming: The Second Revolution 

    Matthew Snowden

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