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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    Making Spend Matter Toolkit Step 1: How is your city using procurement to make public spend matter?

    We believe it all begins with understanding the strategic importance of public procurement!

    Alison Taylor

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  • Funding Guidelines for Small Theatres

    In 2016 the Municipal Energy Agency of the City of Frankfurt published a new guideline for funding efficient energy use in Frankfurt’s small theatres. The funding guideline in this form is unique for a German city. As of August 2020, eleven theatres have applied for and benefited from this funding.

     

    Laura McIntosh

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  • Jornada on-line sobre el presente y futuro de la vivienda en Europa

    Presente y futuro de las políticas de vivienda en Europa es una jornada de capitalización y diseminación URBACT promovida por el Ayuntamiento de Vilafranca del Penedès, vinculada a la red de transferencia ALT-BAU. La jornada se realizará el 22 de octubre de 2020, tendrá un formato 100% digital y la inscripción es gratuita. A continuación os presentamos todos los detalles del programa y os explicamos cómo os podéis inscribir.

    Jon Aguirre Such

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  • Braga sets up its participatory approach to the ULG

                                  How to structure an ULG in these times of COVID 19 outbreak? The city of Braga shares its experiences and explains step by step how to approach and structure in the best way an "emergency" ULG!

    On march 2nd we had the first meeting with the ULG local group. This first meeting, was to explain the project TFC to all stakeholders involved and if they were on board. We have had a very positive reaction given by the attendance through several inputs and preliminary suggestions, with immediate effect we felt they were committed to the project. 

    Sabrina Bruzzone

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  • Toys of the World: Larissa chooses the playful approach to promote integration and social cohesion.

    A playful approach offers unique opportunities for promoting social inclusion. Larissa applies the Good Practice using games as important tool of integrating and social cohesion.

    CREAA

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  • Capizzi (IT): Performing volunteering and solidarity activities in an organised manner. Part 2:The multiplier effect and the indirect transfer results

    How the process of transferring a good practice from the Lead partner to the partner cities has triggered an unpredictable multiplier effect, generating a series of best practices that today, thanks to the URBACT methodology, animate the  social fabric of a peripheral mountain town like Capizzi.

    s.georgiou

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