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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    4 ways to involve residents in playful activities

    An article by Simone d'Antonio, Playful Paradigm Ad Hoc Expert

    CREAA

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  • Awareness raising in the anthropocene: defending the bees is defending ourselves.

    Human activities, especially in this current era (anthropocene era), result in over exploitation of natural resources, destruction of natural habitats, the massive use of chemicals… Though it is also in human reach, that is in our heads and hands, to do otherwise. In this article the city of Cesena, one of five BeePathNet partners, is presenting their good practices on awareness raising using several instruments and tools to address different groups such as farmers, citizens, children as well as to launch a “bee friendly” vision of the city.

    v.erhart

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  • Teaching youth to take care of the environment will green each street of your city

    Find out how COVID-19 is no barrier to innovation in resilient cities and how to prepare for the next big crisis

    v.erhart

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  • Bees and pollination are important factors for biodiversity as well as for the economy

    Without bees 75% of our food plants would not yield any fruits at all, there would be a major economy lost in crop production, wildflowers would not ripen seeds and biodiversity would drastically decrease. Lately numerous great initiatives started to protect bees and their pollinator counterparts – they deserve our support as they also help us. One of these kinds of actions arose at our project partner Hegyvidék (Budapest, Hungary).

    v.erhart

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  • How can public procurement help cities achieve their sustainable goals?

    Sustainable public procurement aims to address the impact on society of the goods, services and works purchased by the public sector and can be a powerful tool both for advancing sustainable development and for achieving local social and environmental objectives. The Making Spend Matter cities came together in Bistrita, Romania, to explore public procurement as a strategic instrument to spend public money efficiently and sustainably.

    Alison Taylor

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  • Leading innovation in local administrations

    By Loris Gherra

    Meeting with Rotterdam’s experts Jochem Cooiman and John de Ruiter

    Valeria Tarallo

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