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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    Learning Log - Zagreb

    Weave a collaborative city together with us. Explore Zagreb's solutions

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  • Designing the neighbourhood of the XXI century, through strategic innovation

    “It could be that the neighbourhood, not the individual, is the essential unit of social change. If you’re trying to improve lives, maybe you have to think about changing many elements of a single neighborhood, in a systematic way, at a steady pace.” – David Brooks

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  • EAT MAKE PLAY: A community enterprise that promotes participation and local trading for the benefit of the community

    Traditionally, we see mediators as people/organisations external to the conflict. What if it were done differently? If the center point of mediation were within the community itself?

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  • The most significant change in Come in! Transfer Network

     

    How can one capture the change reached or created thanks to a transfer process. Who is the most affected by these changes? How is it possible to detect outcomes and societal impact linked to a community-based and community-targeted intervention? Actually what is considered an impact at all and how to assess it?

    Adrienn Lorincz

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  • New life for old houses- first outcomes from the results of the evaluation of the housing agency

    One result of the evaluation of the good example of the ALT/BAU network - the housing agency Chemnitz - was that the agency should increase its public relations work in order to make its activities more visible in Chemnitz.

     

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  • Hidden pearls on the Black Sea - Constanta's Transfer Story

    Constanța was founded by Greek settlers documented in 657 BC. The city is the oldest continuously inhabited place in Romania. The historic district is located on a peninsula in the Black Sea and has about 90 ha. Traces of the turbulent history and the different populations can be seen everywhere.  Many houses have their unique personality. But the historic district with its buildings is also severely marked by decay. Participation in the ALT/BAU network represented an enormous opportunity for the municipality to do something for the hidden gem. Diana Lepadatu reports on her personal transfer story.

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