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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    What do you know on children and seniors? A mobility survey from Agii Anargyri & Kamatero

    Genius-open project - a Ning User guide to setting up an online open innovation platform.

    Olaf Lewald

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  • Palermo bets on social media governance

    Palermo bets on social media governance to restore a climate of trust between citizens and institutions in the field of urban mobility. Within the process of reduction of the Local Action Plan Palermo’s URBACT Local group is working to the integration of its communication tools and to the strengthening of good practices of social media governance in order to restore a feeling of trust between citizens and the public administration in the field of urban mobility.

    fvirgilio

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  • VIDEO FOR THE TRANSNATIONAL MEETING HELD IN ARMAGH CITY

    THIS IS THE VIDEO PRODUCED AFTER THE TRANSNATIONAL MEETING OF THE NETWORK WHICH WAS HOLD BY THE ARMAGH CITY PARTNER. 

    Antonio Zafra

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  • In Glasgow, food became a symbol of urban resilience

    In Glasgow, the neighbourhoods around the Possilpark area are some of the city’s most deprived. The stresses experienced by these communities are disproportionate when compared to the rest of the city, and are consequences of decades of de-industrialisation that have resulted in poor health, low life expectancy, high levels of unemployment, and vast areas of contaminated derelict land.

    rkoskamp

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  • How to create Urban Inclusion (and not exclusion, segregation or integration)?

    January 2018, by Øystein Leonardsen, Tabitha Burke and Aleksandra Galazka

    Massimiliano Rumignani

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  • TEchTown, interview with Tracey Johnson lead Partner

    Before I answer these questions, let's back track a bit as the local context is important. Barnsley is a medium sized city - at least by UK standards in the north of England. Historically it was a mining community so with the closure of mines in the 1970s and 19430s, it suffered massive industrial decline coupled with high Levels of unemployment and deprivation.

    So, the city has had to completely re-imagine its future and think creatively about its assets so as to grow new jobs. I think this scenario will resonate with people from other medium sized cities. One initiative, which has been particularly successful, is the 'Enterprising Barnsley' business support programme (part funded through ERDF) which has helped local companies to create over 1400 jobs since 2010. Let's not forget that this is in a period when the rest of the UK economy was at best stagnant. Barnsley grew the biggest number of jobs in the whole country - 9.4% growth - we're pretty proud of that.

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