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A "City Oasis" for Prešov

An open call to re-imagine an abandoned green area in a key spot of the Slovakian city

The future of Welcoming International Talents

Our URBACT project is in the last phase, soon it will be over. However, this should not mean that cities (partners and others) should stop with welcoming internationals. Text by the project lead partner, Jan Kees Kleuver.

Adelfia: where science meets musical training for inclusion – despite Covid-19

In Adelfia (Italy), URBACT OnStage has brought together science and music pedagogy through a pioneering research project that has served to engage children with autism and ADHD in the exciting adventure of being part of an orchestra – despite Covid-19!

HEALTHY CITIES: Bridging Urban Planning and Health

WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO PLAN AND DESIGN OUR CITIES FOR HEALTH

Almost all urban planning policies and actions have an impact on human health. Do you cycle or drive to work? Do you connect with your community or commute through it? And when you’re feeling stressed, is it easy to go for a calming stroll in a green space? All too often, when people hear health policy, they think hospitals. But health is holistic, with the design of our urban environment feeding into whether and how often populations need those hospitals. Urban planners select locations, design spaces, and place services, and there’s ample scientific evidence to indicate these factors have a big impact on health. ISGLOBAL has identified air pollution, noise, heat, and lack of physical activity or natural space as health hazards presented by city living (see figure 1). Good urban planning, however, can not only mitigate the impact of those hazards, but also become a tool for generating health.

Quo vadis, housing agency Chemnitz? Or how the vote on the future profile of the Agentur StadtWohnen Chemnitz is based on scenarios.

What do you do as a lead partner with a very well running good practice in an URBACT network? Of course - you transfer your good practice to the partner cities of the network. But what can be the subject of the ULG's work? One of the goals worked out by the Chemnitz' ULG was to further develop the housing agency so that it will continue to be a good practice example in the future. Dr. Frank Feuerbach (ULG Coordinator) reports on how this development process took place.

Co-design of decisions: a model of social participation - simple steps

We often wonder where to start when we want to engage people in co-creation or know their opinion on what the city is doing. Creating a list of steps that could be a universal guide for all cities that would like to start cooperating with citizens and really give them a voice is, in our opinion, a good starting point.