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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    Meet the partners: interview with Francisco Martínez Cañavate

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    City of Utrecht

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  • Playful activities for better educational programmes in cities

    An article written by Ileana Toscano, Urban specialist and Community engagement expert and Lead expert of the Playful Paradigm Transfer Network

    CREAA

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  • NGO Houses as permanent civic hubs: some lessons from the ACTive NGOs’ Final Event

    Key points emerged at the ACTive NGOs final event highlighted by the Ad Hoc Expert Simone d’Antonio on how to create a participatory message for making hubs for civic engagement crucial for restoring trust at local level

    z.biteniece

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  • The industrial heritage of the railway station as a driver of urban regeneration and social cohesion in Cesena! by Elena Giovannini

    For the city of Cesena, KAIRÓS means a new challenge to test innovative governance models and participatory processes to regenerate the area around the railway station adjacent to the old city centre, characterised by a high historical value thanks to the presence of original industrial buildings from the 1900s and a high potential for attractiveness as gateway and arrival point mainly for tourists and students.

    Dorothee Fischer

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  • Find Your Greatness transnational meeting in Wroclaw, Poland

    On the 20th and 21st of April, within the old tram depot, Dąbie in Wroclaw took place the 4th Find Your Greatness project transnational meeting. In a hybrid – physical and online form –, representatives of the municipality, NGOs, municipal institutions, and project team members talked about the industrial cultural heritage and projects implemented by 3 partners: Wrocław (Poland), Perugia (Italy), and Budafok (Hungary).

    Liviu Stanciu

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  • Viana do Castelo's Transfer Story: from the Social City Network To a Playful and Sustainble City Vision

    An article written by Câmara Municipal de Viana do Castelo

    CREAA

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